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 22, 2010
Uganda needs to implement the Domestic Violence Act

Florence Nakaayi
NEW VISION (Uganda)

...Busoga registered the highest GBV prevalence of over 70%, according to the Uganda Demographic and Health Survey, 2006.

The Survey also established that 60% of Ugandan women face sexual abuse.

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