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.
Short-term birth control methods popular in Africa
Christabel Ligami
THE EAST AFRICAN
....The long-term methods used in the study included the intrauterine devices, implants and sterilisation, usually used to limit childbearing while the short-term methods included pills, condoms, spermicides and injectables. Data from the Demographic and Health Survey for all women of reproductive age was obtained for the analysis....
....About 12 million women between the ages of 15 and 49 in sub-Saharan Africa, roughly 6 per cent of all women in that age group, said they used injectable hormones....
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