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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
Aug 2016
Provider Counseling and Knowledge Transfer in Health Facilities of Haiti, Malawi, and SenegalEffective counseling by health care providers can increase client’s knowledge and improve health outcomes.
Topics: Child Health and Development, Family Planning, Maternal Health
Jan 2016
Understanding Unmet Need in Ghana: Results from a Follow-up Study to the 2014 Ghana Demographic and Health SurveyUnmet need, a central concept in family planning research and a key indicator for programmatic interventions, is a composite measure based on apparent contradictions between women’s reproductive intentions and non-use of family planning.
Topics: Family Planning, Fertility and Fertility Preferences
Sep 2015
Men and Contraception: Trends in Attitudes and UseUsing DHS data from 58 men’s surveys in 18 countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America and the Caribbean, this analytical study describes current patterns and trends over time in multiple themes around men and contraception.
Topics: Family Planning
Sep 2015
Contraception Needed to Avoid High-Fertility-Risk Births, and Maternal and Child Deaths That Would Be AvertedThis report estimates the number of maternal and child deaths that could be averted by satisfying the unmet need for contraception based on four high-risk fertility behavior categories, i.
Topics: Family Planning, Fertility and Fertility Preferences, Infant and Child Mortality, Maternal Mortality
Sep 2015
The Relationship between the Health Service Environment and Service Utilization: Linking Population Data to Health Facilities Data in Haiti and MalawiAccess to and quality of health services are key determinants in utilization of health services and consequently, health outcomes.
Topics: Child Health and Development, Family Planning, Geographic Information, HIV/AIDS, Malaria, Maternal Health
Sep 2015
Uptake and Discontinuation of Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptives (LARCs) in Low-Income CountriesLong-acting reversible contraceptive (LARC) methods—intrauterine devices (IUDs), implants, and injectables—together comprise a growing share of contraceptive use in low- income countries.
Topics: Family Planning, Fertility and Fertility Preferences
Sep 2015
Quality of Care in Family Planning Services at Health Facilities in SenegalAnalysis of quality of care in family planning services in Senegal was conducted using data from two rounds of the Senegal Service Provision Assessment (SPA) surveys of 2012-2013 and 2014.
Topics: Family Planning
Sep 2015
Contraceptive Use and Perinatal Mortality in the DHS: An Assessment of the Quality and Consistency of Calendars and HistoriesThis study analyzes the quality of perinatal mortality and retrospective contraceptive prevalence rates calculated from various instruments used in the Demographic and Health Surveys.
Topics: Family Planning, Fertility and Fertility Preferences
Sep 2014
Assessing the Quality of Care in Family Planning, Antenatal, and Sick Child Services at Health Facilities in Kenya, Namibia, and SenegalThis study assessed the quality of care at health facilities in providing family planning, antenatal care, and sick child care, using data from nationally representative Service Provision Assessment (SPA) surveys in Kenya, Namibia, and Senegal.
Topics: Child Health and Development, Family Planning, 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