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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
Impact of Scale-up of Maternal and Delivery Care on Reductions in Neonatal Mortality in USAID MCH Priority Countries, 2000-2010Globally, the impressive gains in under-five mortality between 2000 and 2010 have been accompanied by more modest reductions in neonatal mortality.
Topics: Child Health and Development, Infant and Child Mortality, Maternal Health
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
Sep 2014
Child Survival by HIV Status of the Mother: Evidence from DHS and AIS SurveysMother-to-child transmission of HIV is the predominant cause of HIV infection in children.
Topics: HIV/AIDS, Infant and Child Mortality, Maternal Health
Sep 2014
Use of Family Planning in the Postpartum PeriodThis report used reproductive calendar data from 43 Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) representing 61 percent of the developing world’s population (excluding China) to examine the use of family planning in the postpartum period.
Topics: Family Planning, Maternal Health
Jan 2014
Association between Economic Growth, Coverage of Maternal and Child Health Interventions, and Under-Five Mortality: A Repeated Cross-Sectional Analysis of 36 Sub-Saharan African CountriesIn this report, using data from 99 Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) conducted in 36 sub-Saharan African countries, we investigate factors that have contributed to the declines in under-five mortality rates (U5MR) in sub-Saharan Africa.
Topics: Child Health and Development, Infant and Child Mortality, Maternal Health, Wealth/Socioeconomics
Jun 2011
Levels and Trends in the Use of Maternal Health Services in Developing CountriesThis study aims to contribute to the understanding of use of key maternal health services in the past two decades in developing countries.
Topics: Child Health and Development, Infant and Child Mortality, Maternal Health, Maternal Mortality
Mar 2010
Women's Recall of Delivery and Neonatal Care in Bangladesh and MalawiThis study was conducted for Save the Children US/Saving Newborn Lives (SNL) to provide information for use in the formulation of survey questions about giving birth, immediate newborn care practices, and postnatal care.
Topics: Maternal Health
Dec 2008
An Assessment of the Quality of Data on Health and Nutrition in the DHS Surveys, 1993-2003The purpose of this methodological report is to provide an overview of the quality of the maternal and child health data collected during DHS III and MEASURE DHS+.
Topics: Child Health and Development, Maternal Health, Nutrition
Dec 2006
Postpartum Care: Levels and Determinants in Developing CountriesMaternal mortality continues to be high in many countries of the developing world.
Topics: Maternal Health
Feb 2005
Recent Trends in Abortion and Contraception in 12 CountriesThis report is an analysis of recent trends in abortion and contraception in 12 countries of central Asia and eastern Europe—Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Moldova, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan—where abortion had long been a major if not the principal method of birth control.
Topics: Maternal Health