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.

Jan 31, 2020
In Egypt, 12-year-old girl dies after genital circumcision

Noha Elhennawy
ASSOCIATED PRESS (Cairo, Egypt)

"...a 2015 government survey found that 87% percent of all Egyptian women between 15 and 49 years of age have been circumcised..."

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