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.
Govt. justifies move to drop questions on disability from NFHS-6, rights activists cry foul
Ambika Pandit
THE TIMES OF INDIA (Mumbai, India)
"...In a detailed response the statistics division in an office memorandum dated June 22 said that the questions on disability were included for the first time in NFHS-5 (2019-21) and on the basis of the survey report, it was observed that the disability prevalence was only 1% for rural areas and 0.9% for urban, while, NSSO estimates for the year 2018 showed 2.3% for rural and 2% for urban..."
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