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.
Bangladesh: Delay or prevent, your choice!
BDNEWS24 (Bangladesh)
...The latest Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey (BDHS) showed less than one in five family planning users choose a long-acting and permanent method, though there is high unmet need for delaying, spacing and limiting pregnancies.
It also showed that over 80 percent of people know about those methods.
"The campaign will help bridge the gap," he said...