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: Population policy being revamped
BDNEWS24 (Bangladesh)
...According to the Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey, contraceptive use rate was only 55.8 percent in 2007. Population growth rate is 1.39 percent and total fertility rate is 2.7 per woman.
BDHS findings also showed that poor have one more child than rich, suggesting inequity of interventions between rich and poor...