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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Dec 11, 2015
It's a boy! Family planning and contraception in Egypt "...The study found that while 90 percent of women and 87 percent of men between the ages of 15 and 49 considered it appropriate to start using family planning methods after the first birth, just eight percent of women and ten percent of men regarded such methods as appropriate before the first baby..." |
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Dec 06, 2015
US partnership with Bangladesh to continue Bernicat "...There have been vast improvements in childhood nutrition over the past decade, but as the 2014 Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey indicates, too many children continue to suffer from chronic malnutrition, where 36 percent of children under the age of 5 are stunted." |
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Dec 04, 2015
Why men for women Engaging men and boys in addressing sexual and gender based violence in conflict WORLD BANK VOICES-PERSPECTIVES ON DEVELOPMENT (WASHINGTON, DC, USA) "...In Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) the 2012-13 Demographic and Health Survey indicates that more than half of women have ever experienced physical violence since the age of 15, while nearly 30 percent of women have ever experienced sexual violence. These figures, however, likely belie the extent of the challenge as most survivors are unlikely to seek formal support or care due to fear of stigmatization, rejection or re-victimization..." |
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Nov 27, 2015
Thirty percent of Egyptian married women suffer from spousal violence "A new survey has revealed that 30 percent of married women in Egypt are subjected to domestic violence carried out by their spouses. The results came from the Egypt Demographic and Health Survey 2014, which covered violence in the household in 2014, said that the abuse ranged from physical and sexual abuse, to psychological abuse and other violence..." |
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Nov 26, 2015
Fourteen percent of teenage girls are already mothers "...According to her, statistics from the Ghana Demographic and Health Survey 2014 indicated that 14 per cent of girls aged 15-19 had started child bearing. 'The situation is a source of worry for policy makers, social workers and other human service providers due to its negative repercussion on the girl-child,' she stated..." |