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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 2014
Contraceptive Dynamics Following HIV TestingThis study uses Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) data to investigate how receipt of HIV test results influences subsequent contraceptive behavior.
Topics: Family Planning, Fertility and Fertility Preferences, HIV/AIDS, Maternal Health
Jul 2014
Results of the Pilot Survey of an Experimental Module of Sexual Activity QuestionsThe DHS Program conducted a pilot survey to investigate whether a revision of the standard set of questions on sexual activity would result in improved measurement of key sexual activity indicators, including extramarital sexual partners among women and sex with paid sex workers among men.
Topics: HIV/AIDS
Dec 2013
HIV Status and Cohabitation in Sub-Saharan AfricaThe HIV status of cohabiting partners can be described as discordant if one partner is HIV-negative and the other is HIV-positive.
Topics: HIV/AIDS
Sep 2013
Spousal Violence and HIV: Exploring the Linkages in Five Sub-Saharan African CountriesA consensus has emerged that intimate partner violence contributes to women’s vulnerability to HIV.
Topics: Domestic Violence, HIV/AIDS
Sep 2013
HIV Prevalence Patterns by Age and Sex: Exploring Differences among 19 CountriesParameters of interest in estimating model- based projections of HIV prevalence include HIV incidence patterns by age, which we express as HIV incidence in an age group relative to HIV incidence in age 25-29.
Topics: HIV/AIDS
Sep 2013
Cost-Effectiveness of Integrating PMTCT and MNCH Services: An Application of the LiST Model for Malawi, Mozambique, and UgandaIntegrating health care services is thought to result in both cost savings and better outcomes through improving efficiency, quality, uptake and effectiveness of services.
Topics: HIV/AIDS
Apr 2013
Demographic Patterns of HIV Testing Uptake in Sub-Saharan AfricaHIV testing is an integral component of HIV prevention strategies and provides a gateway to treatment and care.
Topics: HIV/AIDS
Sep 2012
HIV-Related Knowledge and Behaviors among People Living with HIV in Eight High HIV Prevalence Countries in Sub-Saharan AfricaThis study uses data from the Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) and AIDS Indicator Surveys (AIS) in eight high HIV prevalence countries in sub-Saharan Africa (Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe) to assess HIV-related knowledge and behaviors among people living with HIV (PLHIV).
Topics: HIV/AIDS
Sep 2012
Integration of HIV and Family Planning Health Services in Sub-Saharan AfricaThis report provides a review of the current literature on integration of HIV-related services with other areas of service delivery that have important synergies with HIV services.
Topics: Family Planning, HIV/AIDS
Feb 2012
Measuring Concurrent Sexual Partnerships: Experience of the MEASURE DHS Project to DateThe purpose of the report is to summarize the Reference Group recommendations, to explain the specific procedures the MEASURE DHS project uses to calculate the standard indicators, to present the data on concurrency available at the present time, and to discuss some of the challenges and limitations.
Topics: HIV/AIDS