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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May 17, 2016
'They Always Protect One of Their Own': Police and Rape in Kenya Anna Dubuis |
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May 17, 2016
First-Ever Demographic and Health Survey Completed in Afghanistan; Children’s Survival Improving WADSAM (Afghanistan) |
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May 14, 2016
Ministry recommends sex education to reduce abortions DAILY NATION (Nairobi, Kenya) "...The 2014 Kenya Demographic and Health Survey shows that the country's maternal deaths stand at 362 deaths per 100,000 live births..." |
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May 10, 2016
[PHOTOS]: Fertility rates decline among Rwandan women - survey THE NEW TIMES (Kigali, Rwanda) "...From a sample of 13,497 women aged 15 to 49 in 12,699 households and 6,217 men aged 15 to 59 in half of the selected households, there was significant reduction in maternal and infant mortality, improvement in use of insecticide treated mosquito nets and access to contraceptives..." |
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May 10, 2016
EDITORIAL: Decline in fertility rate will improve quality of population "...Notable in the report is the decline in the fertility rates from 6.1 in 2010 to 4.2 in 2014/2015...." |