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.
Early marriage precludes education for young Nepalis
Hanna Ingber
GLOBAL POST
....Child marriage is extremely common in Nepal, which has a population of 30 million. The United Nation's Children's Fund (UNICEF) has found that 51 percent of Nepalese married as children. Nepal's 2006 Demographic and Health Survey found that among Nepalese women age 20 to 49, 60 percent were married by the time they reached 18....
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