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.

Aug 1, 2012
In Ethiopia more HIV positive mothers deliver babies free of the virus

Indrias Getachew
UNICEF NEWSLINE

...Making sure that these women deliver at a health facility is an important part of the group's activities. Less than 10 per cent of Ethiopian women give birth in a health facility, which is a contributing factor to the country's high maternal mortality ratio. According to the 2011 Demographic and Health survey, that number stands at 676 per 100,000 live births...

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