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.

May 1, 2011
Kenya: Why living with an infected partner is not a death sentence

Michael Oriedo
THE STANDARD (Kenya)

...The Kenya Demographic and Health Survey of 2009 indicates that six percent of all cohabiting couples in Kenya are in a discordant relationship.

The survey puts Nairobi and Nyanza as having the highest number of people living in discordant unions, at 13 and 11 percent respectively...

http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/archives/mag/InsidePage.php?id=2000026067&cid=470&