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: HIV testing resumes after 3 years
Nurul Islam Hasib
BDNEWS24 (Bangladesh)
...But after 20 years, the success of HIV prevention methods still remains low.
According to the latest Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey, only 41 percent men aged between 15 and 49 know all three methods –- abstinence, being faithful and using condoms -- of preventing HIV while the rate is only 14 percent among women of the same group...