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.

Nov 6, 2012
Mixed progress in male circumcision campaign

IRIN PlusNews
Kampala, Uganda

...Convincing men in a largely non-circumcising country to accept the procedure will be an uphill battle for the ministry; according to Uganda's 2011 AIDS Indicator Survey, about 50 percent of men are unwilling to undergo the procedure...

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