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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Sep 18, 2015
Better data improves womens lives DATA WATCH "The Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) program
gathers sex-disaggregated information from 82 countries on HIV/AIDS,
female genital cutting, and gender-based violence..." |
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Sep 14, 2015
Levels and trends in child mortality UN INTERAGENCY GROUP FOR CHILD MORTALITY ESTIMATION (GENEVA, SWITZERLAND) "Child mortality is a core indicator for child health and well-being. In 2000, world leaders agreed on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and called for reducing the under-five mortality rate by two thirds between 1990 and 2015 –known as the MDG 4 target..." http://www.unicef.org/publications/files/Child_Mortality_Report_2015_Web_8_Sept_15.pdf |
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Aug 28, 2015
Will Kenya end female genital mutilation ROBERT GODEC AND SIDDHARTH CHATTERJEE "...UNFPA and UNICEF estimate that 130 million girls and women globally have been subjected to it.
Fortunately, years of heroic work by many organisations and individuals
is offering hope that this harmful tradition will end. The recent Kenya
Demographic Health Survey for 2014 survey indicates FGM nationwide has
fallen to 21 percent of the current population..." |
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Aug 18, 2015
World population data sheet 2015 POPULATION REFERENCE BUREAU (WASHINGTON, D.C.) "Every year, Population Reference Bureau (PRB)
provides the latest demographic data for the world, global regions, and
more than 200 countries. This year’s data include indicators on the
status of women in key areas such as education, employment, and
government. Looking at the numbers across the world, we can get a
picture of women’s progress towards equality..." |
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Jul 17, 2015
Family planning and education pay CATHERINE MWESIGWA KIZZA "...By
the age of 19, 60% of girls have started having children. Fifteen per
cent of married women aged 20 to 29, according to the 2011 Uganda Demographic Health Survey
report, were married by 15 years, while 49% were married by 18 years.
The contraceptive prevalence rate (proportion of married women of
reproductive age using at least one contraceptive method) is only 26%
for modern methods and 4% for traditional methods. This is after over 50
years of availability of modern contraception services in the
country..." |