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.

Dec 19, 2014
'My rights were violated and I am scarred for life'

Lucy Murunga
STANDARD DIGITAL (Kenya)

"...According to the 2008/2009 Kenya Demographic and Health Survey (KDHS), an estimated 39.7 per cent of girls and women in the larger Meru community had undergone FGC. However, the practice is even more widespread in pockets of Tharaka Nithi especially in Tharaka South and North and also in Chuka’s Igambang’ombe area..."

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