The DHS Program

DHS Research Reports

Aug 2017

Comparisons of DHS Estimates of Fertility and Mortality with Other Estimates

DHS surveys provide many indicators that are used for program planning and monitoring.

Topics: Fertility and Fertility Preferences, Infant and Child Mortality, Maternal Mortality

Aug 2017

Assessing the Impact of Imperfect Immunoassays on HIV Prevalence Estimates from Surveys Conducted by The DHS Program

The DHS Program has supported the conduct of numerous large-scale HIV seroprevalence surveys.

Topics: HIV/AIDS

Jul 2017

Women's Marital Status, Contraceptive Use, and Unmet Need in Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean

This comparative report analyzes contraceptive use and unmet need for family planning among sexually active women age 15- 49 in 21 countries of sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean.

Topics: Family Planning, Household and Respondent Characteristics

Aug 2016

Urban Child Poverty, Health, and Survival in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

This report examines levels and trends in poverty, health status, and use of health services among children under age 5 living in large cities in low- and middle-income countries, and compares their health status and use of services to those of their other urban, rural, and non-poor counterparts.

Topics: Child Health and Development, Infant and Child Mortality, Nutrition, Wealth/Socioeconomics

Aug 2016

Levels and Trends in Newborn Care Service Availability and Readiness in Bangladesh, Haiti, Malawi, Senegal, and Tanzania

This study examines levels and trends in two dimensions of newborn care quality—service availability and service readiness—in Bangladesh, Haiti, Malawi, Senegal, and Tanzania, the five USAID maternal and child health (MCH) priority countries with Service Provision Assessment (SPA) surveys conducted since 2011.

Topics: Infant and Child Mortality

Aug 2016

Levels and Trends in Maternal and Child Health Disparities by Wealth and Region in Eleven Countries with DHS Surveys

This report describes recent levels and trends in 11 maternal and child health (MCH) indicators in 11 countries, using the two most recent DHS surveys from each country.

Topics: Child Health and Development, Family Planning, Maternal Health, Nutrition, Wealth/Socioeconomics

Aug 2016

Factors Associated with Prior Testing among HIV-Positive Adults in Sub-Saharan Africa

With evidence on the benefits of the early diagnosis of HIV and the initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART) mounting, HIV testing is a primary entry point for the prevention of HIV transmission.

Topics: HIV/AIDS

Aug 2016

Geospatial Modeling of Child Mortality across 27 Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa

Preventable mortality of children has been targeted as one of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals for the 2015-30 period.

Topics: Geographic Information, Infant and Child Mortality

Aug 2016

Guidance for Use of The DHS Program Modeled Map Surfaces

Improved understanding of geographic variation and inequity in health status, wealth, and access to resources within countries is central to meeting sustainable development goals.

Topics: Geographic Information

Aug 2016

Marriage and Fertility Dynamics: The Influence of Marriage Age on the Timing of First Birth and Birth Spacing

In a context of rising marriage age for women and a compression of first birth intervals, this study uses survival analysis, hazard models, and multivariate decomposition techniques to investigate the influence of marriage age on the first birth interval over time, and the implications of both marriage age and first birth interval on the second birth interval.

Topics: Family Planning, Fertility and Fertility Preferences, Youth

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