The DHS Program

 

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

The USAID-funded Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) Program is searching for potential participants to take part in the DHS Data Processing Procedures Online Course focusing on Data Tabulation. The course will be held from May 2nd -June 24th ,2022 to provide professionals involved during the data processing of a DHS survey, the competencies necessary to produce standard and country-specific tables.

 

The data management and tabulation software to be taught during this course is CSPro. CSPro is a survey processing package with very powerful features to handle hierarchical dataset and complex tabulation plan. In addition, CSPro has the power to support large and complex surveys and censuses.

 

Key aspects of the course will focus on CSPro syntax, sampling weights, general information related to DHS recode dataset, and producing the standard and country-specific tables. Although the attention will be directed towards DHS methodology and procedures, the acquired skills can be applicable to other types of surveys dataset.

 

Eligibility and Requirements

Interested applicants must meet the following criteria:

• Must live or work in Cameroon, Kenya, Tanzania, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Nepal, Jordan, Ethiopia, or Nigeria.
• Must have an excellent level of written and spoken English
• Preference will be given to applicants who are currently or will be actively involved in their country’s upcoming DHS survey. Two to four participants will be selected from each country to attend. Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
• Must be able to commit 3-4 hours a week for the course.

 

Timeline