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Research and Further Analysis
The DHS Program's in-house Research and Analysis team conducts rigorous, timely, and innovative mixed-methods research on topics related to global public health, demography, and social epidemiology. Our team also trains, mentors, and closely collaborates with fellow researchers and stakeholders who are driven to utilize DHS Program surveys and other survey data to inform programs and policies in various countries and contexts.
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DHS Research Reports
Sep 2004
Infecundity, Infertility, and Childlessness in Developing CountriesThis study utilizes data from 47 Demographic and Health Surveys in developing countries to examine levels, trends, and differentials in women’s inability to bear children.
Topics: Fertility and Fertility Preferences
Sep 2004
Female Genital Cutting in the Demographic and Health Surveys: A Critical and Comparative AnalysisThis comparative report summarizes data on FGC from Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) implemented between 1989 and 2002.
Topics: Female Genital Cutting
Sep 2004
Signs of Illness, Treatment, and Support for Young Children in Guinea: A Prospective Community StudyThis prospective study of childhood illness was undertaken to examine how childhood illnesses are recognized and treated by Maninka-speaking mothers and others in central Guinea.
Topics: Child Health and Development
Aug 2004
The DHS Wealth IndexThe DHS wealth index is an attempt to make better use of existing data in the Demographic and Health Surveys in a systematic fashion to determine a household’s relative economic status.
Topics: Household and Respondent Characteristics, Wealth/Socioeconomics
Jun 2004
Voluntary Counselling and Testing (VCT) for HIV in Malawi: Public Perspectives and Recent VCT ExperiencesThis study was conducted to estimate the degree of interest among adults for getting an HIV test, the circumstances that brought individuals in for testing, and to monitor the experience of clients who came to VCT centers.
Topics: HIV/AIDS
May 2004
Contextual Influences on the Use of Antenatal Care in NepalThis report explores the degree to which contextual factors are determinants of individual behavior, specifically regarding the use of antenatal services.
Topics: Gender, Geographic Information, Maternal Health
Jan 2004
Obtenir le consentement éclaire pour le test VIH; L'expérience de l'Enquête Démographique et de Santé au Mali(French language text) This study examined the process of administering an informed consent statement for giving blood for an anemia and an HIV test in a survey context, and was meant to assess interviewer performance and respondent understanding of the statement.
Topics: HIV/AIDS
Dec 2003
Spatial Analysis of Childhood Mortality in West AfricaWest African countries experience mortality two to three times higher than countries in northern Africa and much of southern Africa.
Topics: Geographic Information, Infant and Child Mortality
Dec 2003
Childhood Mortality in the Developing WorldThis report is a review of childhood mortality in 56 developing countries.
Topics: Infant and Child Mortality
Sep 2003
Water, Koko, and Appetite: Complementary Feeding Practices in Kumasi, GhanaThe study of complementary feeding of infants in two sites in the Kumasi area of Ghana examined the interaction between mother and child among well nourished and malnourished children 3-18 months old.
Topics: Nutrition