DHS in the News
Journalists worldwide write about The DHS Program results. The dissemination of DHS, SPA and HIV data is often widely covered by media in survey countries, but journalists also use The DHS Program data throughout the year as background information for their stories, or to compare health and development indicators across countries. These data are also used by journalists in the United States and other developed countries, as it is considered the gold standard of population, health and nutrition data. Below are some examples of recent news coverage. Please note: The links below are to websites outside The DHS Program.
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Jul 04, 2016
Aiming to end the circle of violence, UNICEF launches its latest campaign to save children DAILY NEWS EGYPT (Giza, Egypt) "...93% of children are exposed to different types of abuse under the name of discipline. 78% of these children age 14 and under are victims of physical violence, according to the 2014 Egypt Demographic and Health Survey..." |
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Jul 04, 2016
Tanzania launches crackdown on child marriage with 30-year jail terms THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION (Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania) "...21 percent of girls aged 15 to 19 have given birth, according to a 2015/16 survey conducted by the Tanzania Bureau of Statistics..." |
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Jun 29, 2016
Gov’t commits to end child marriages NEW VISION (Kampala, Uganda) "...According to the 2011 Uganda Demographic and Health Survey, one in four girls aged 15 to 19 is pregnant or has had a child. "Each pregnancy poses great risks to a girl. It endangers her health. It takes psychological toll on her. Very often it forces her to leave school," she said. Statistics further show that 50% of married women and those in union get married before their 18th birthday..." |
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Jun 28, 2016
Addressing malnutrition to improve national health CAPITAL FM (Nairobi, Kenya) "...Much of this is based on the declining rates of stunting, wasting and underweight reported in the latest Kenya Demographic Health Survey (KDHS) 2014. The Survey indicates that more than a quarter (26pc) of the children below five years are stunted down from 35pc in the 2008-09 KDHS, 11pc are underweight down from 16pc, and 4pc are wasted down from 7pc..." |
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Jun 24, 2016
Afghan babies have been dying in huge numbers for decades. Now, something is changing. THE WASHINGTON POST (Washington, DC) "...In a few isolated provinces the mortality rate is still high, but a recent Afghan government survey found that between 2001 and 2015, the nationwide mortality rate for all infants had fallen from 66 to 45 deaths per 1,000 live births, and from 87 to 55 deaths per 1,000 for all children under 5 years old..." https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/06/24/afghan-babies-have-been-dying-in-huge-numbers-for-decades-now-something-is-changing/.cfm |