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The DHS Fellows Program
The DHS Fellows Program is an important component of the capacity strengthening strategy of The DHS Program. The objective of the Fellows Program is to increase capacity of university faculty from DHS countries and to build long-term institutional sustainability for universities to train students and faculty to further analyze DHS data.
The primary objectives of The DHS Fellows Program are as follows:
- To teach Fellows to analyze and conduct research using DHS datasets
- To strengthen skills that Fellows will use to integrate DHS data in teaching
- To increase the ability of Fellows to strengthen the capacity of others for using DHS data at their home universities
Since 2011, the Fellows Program has trained more than 150 researchers from over 45 universities in 29 DHS countries in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East.
The Program provides intensive mentorship to teams of three university faculty members that are selected on a competitive basis from four to six universities every year. The fellowship includes two separate workshops and preparation of publication-quality research papers with mentoring from DHS Program researchers.
Between 2011 and 2022, Fellows have produced 62 high-quality working papers, most of which have been published in peer-reviewed journals. In addition to original research projects, Fellows are also required to design and implement a range of internal capacity strengthening activities at their home universities. Over the years, DHS Fellows have implemented their own capacity strengthening activities in various forms at their home universities and have contributed to the increased use of DHS data in academia in developing countries.
To learn more about the history of the DHS Fellows Program as well as the successes, challenges, and lessons learned, please read the short report published in Global Health: Science and Practice.
*Denotes the working paper has been accepted and published in a peer-reviewed journal.
2022
- Women's Empowerment, Modern Energy, and Demand for Maternal Health Services in Benin
- Women's Empowerment and Nutritional Status of Children in The Gambia: Further Analysis of 2019-2020 Demographic and Health Survey
- Harmful Cultural Traditions: An Analysis of Female Circumcision Practice in Maldives
- Individual- and Community-level Correlates of Premarital Childbearing in South Africa
- Information Communication Technologies and Intimate Partner Violence among Women in sub-Saharan African Countries
2021
The DHS Fellows Program was not conducted this year.
2020
- Non-use of Contraceptives among Married Women: An Analysis of the 2018 Guinea Demographic and Health Survey
- Inequities in Utilization of Essential Antenatal Services for Women with Disabilities: An Analysis of the 2017-18 Pakistan Demographic and Health Survey
- Disparities in Cesarean Section among Women in Jordan: Analysis of the 2017-18 Jordan Population and Family Health Survey
- Prevalence and Determinants of Adolescent Fertility: Analysis of the 2014 Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey
- Factors Associated with the Use of Insecticide-treated Nets: Analysis of the 2017-18 Burkina Faso Malaria Indicator Survey
- Social and Individual Factors Associated with Condom Use among Single Youths: An Analysis of the 2018 Cameroon Demographic and Health Survey
2019
- Factors Influencing Vaccination Coverage among Children Age 12–23 Months in Afghanistan: Further Analysis of the 2015 Demographic and Health Survey
- Predictors of Modern Contraceptive Use and Fertility Preferences among Men in Myanmar: Further Analysis of the 2015-16 Demographic and Health Survey
- Determinants of Nutritional Status among Children under Age 5 in Ethiopia: Further Analysis of the 2016 Demographic and Health Survey*
- Coverage and Associated Factors for HIV Screening in Senegal: Further Analysis of the 2017 Demographic and Health Survey
- Uptake of Intermittent Preventive Treatment in Pregnancy for Malaria in Ghana: Further Analysis of the 2016 Malaria Indicator Survey
- Determinants of Contraceptive Discontinuation in Indonesia: Further Analysis of the 2017 Demographic and Health Survey
2018
- Feeding Practices and Nutritional Status of Children Age 6-23 Months in Myanmar: Further Analysis of the 2015-16 Demographic and Health Survey*
- Facility Delivery and Postnatal Care Services Use among Mothers Who Attended Four or More Antenatal Care Visits in Ethiopia: Further Analysis of the 2016 Demographic and Health Survey*
- The Effect of Internal Migration on the Use of Reproductive and Maternal Health Services in Nepal*
- Factors Affecting Contraceptive Use and Unmet Need among Currently Married Women in Afghanistan: Further Analysis of the 2015 Afghanistan Demographic and Health Survey*
- The Association Between Women's Empowerment and Uptake of Child Health Services: A Demographic and Health Survey-Based Synthesis
- Determinants of Risky Sexual Behavior Among the Youth in Malawi*
2017
- Continuum of Maternal Health Care and the Use of Postpartum Family Planning in Nepal
- Changes in Contraceptive Use Dynamics in Egypt: Analysis of the 2008 and 2014 Demographic and Health Surveys
- Low Birth Weight of Institutional Births in Cambodia: Analysis of the 2010 and 2014 Demographic and Health Surveys*
- Knowledge about HIV and Discriminatory Attitudes toward People Living with HIV in Pakistan
- Ten Years of Traditional Contraceptive Method Use in the Philippines: Continuity and Change*
- Women’s Empowerment and the Use of Antenatal Care Services in Southeast Asian Countries
2016
Factors Associated with Postnatal Care for Newborns in Zambia: Analysis of the 2013-14 Demographic and Health Survey *- An Assessment of Contraceptive Use by Marriage Type among Sexually Active Men in Nigeria: Analysis of the 2013 Demographic and Health Survey*
- Male Circumcision and HIV in Lesotho: Is the Relationship Real or Spurious? Analysis of the 2009 Demographic and Health Survey
- Factors Associated with Stunting in Children under Age 2 in the Cambodia and Kenya 2014 Demographic and Health Surveys
- Factors Associated with HIV Infection among Educated Malawians: Analysis of the 2010 Demographic and Health Survey
2015
- Gender Relations, Sexual Behaviour, and Risk of Contracting Sexually Transmitted Infections among Women in Union in Uganda*
- Predictors of Time to Contraceptive Use from Resumption of Sexual Intercourse after Birth among Women in Uganda*
- Factors Associated with Changes in Uptake of HIV Testing among Young Women (age 15-24) in Tanzania from 2003 to 2012*
- Contextual Factors Influencing Modern Contraceptive Use in Nigeria
- Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) in Zambia: Sociodemographic Determinants and Association with Use of Maternal Health Care
2014
- Trends and Determinants of Contraceptive Use among Young Married Women (Age 15-24) Based on the 2000, 2005, and 2011 Ethiopian Demographic and Health Surveys: A Multivariate Decomposition Analysis*
- Individual and Community-Level Predictors of Home Delivery in Ethiopia: A Multilevel Mixed-Effects Analysis of the 2011 Ethiopia National Demographic and Health Survey*
- HIV Knowledge and Risky Sexual Behavior among Men in Rwanda*
- Intimate Partner Violence and Empowerment among Women in Tanzania: Prevalence and Effects on Utilization of Reproductive and Maternal Health Services
2013
- Household Nucleation, Dependency and Child Health Outcomes in Ghana*
- Relationship between Women's Socioeconomic Status and Empowerment in Burkina Faso: A Focus on Participation in Decision-Making and Experience of Domestic Violence*
- Male Circumcision, Sexual Behavior, and HIV Status in Uganda*
- The Role of Women's Empowerment in Influencing HIV Testing*
- Male Circumcision and Risky Sexual Behavior in Zimbabwe: Evidence from the 2010-11 Zimbabwe Demographic and Health Survey*
2012
- Influence of Use of Maternal Health Care on Postpartum Contraception in Nigeria*
- Male Involvement in Maternal Health Care as a Determinant of Utilization of Skilled Birth Attendants in Kenya*
- Measuring the Success of Family Planning Initiatives in Rwanda: A Multivariate Decomposition Analysis*
- Socio-Demographic Factors Associated with Contraceptive Use among Young Women in Comparison with Older Women in Uganda*
2011
- Fertility Transition and Its Determinants in Kenya: 2003-2008/9
- Levels and Determinants of Use of Institutional Delivery Care Services among Women of Childbearing Age in Ethiopia: Analysis of EDHS 2000 and 2005 Data
- The Impact of Maternal Education on Child Nutrition: Evidence from Malawi, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe
- HIV Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors: Analysis of Change over Time in Mainland Tanzania
- The Role of Antenatal Care in Predicting Health Facility Delivery among Women in Kenya: Further Analysis of Data from the 2008-09 KDHS
- Trends and Correlates of Contraceptive Use among Married Women in Malawi: Evidence from 2000-2010 Malawi Demographic and Health Surveys
- Poverty and Risky Sexual Behaviours: Evidence from Tanzania
- Trends and Determinants of Malnutrition among Children Age 0-59 Months in Kenya (KDHS 1993, 2003 and 2008-09)*
- Differentials of Early Teenage Pregnancy in Ethiopia, 2000, and 2005
- Women's Autonomy and Reproductive Healthcare-Seeking Behavior in Ethiopia
2019
- Determinants of nutritional status among children under age 5 in Ethiopia: further analysis of the 2016 Ethiopia demographic and health survey
BMC Globalization and Health, Zerihun Yohannes Amare, Mossa Endris Ahmed, and Adey Belete Mehari - Predictors of modern contraceptive use and fertility preferences among men in Myanmar: further analysis of the 2015-16 demographic and health survey
International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health, May S. Aung, Pa P. Soe, and Myo M. Moh - Uptake of intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy for malaria: further analysis of the 2016 Ghana Malaria Indicator Survey
Journal of Public Health: From Theory to Practice, Eugene Kofuor Maafo Darteh, Isaac Buabeng, and Clara Akuamoah-Boateng
2018
- Facility delivery and postnatal care services use among mothers who attended four or more antenatal care visits in Ethiopia: further analysis of the 2016 Demographic and Health Survey
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, Gedefaw Abeje Fekadu, Fentie Ambaw, and Seblewongiel Ayenalem Kidanie
- Factors affecting contraceptive use and unmet need among currently married women in Afghanistan: further analysis of the 2015 Afghanistan Demographic and Health Survey
Journal of Global Health Reports, Sabawoon Ajmal, Anwar Idris, and Behzad Ajmal - Factors influencing risky sexual behaviours among youths and adults men in Malawi
Studies on Ethno-Medicine, Beston B. Maonga, Tapiwa Sphiwe Gondwe, and Kennedy Machira - Feeding practices and nutritional status of children age 6-23 months in Myanmar: A secondary analysis of the 2015-16 Demographic and Health Survey
PLOS ONE, Kyaw Swa Mya, Aung Tin Kyaw, and Thandar Tun - Influence of internal migration on the use of reproductive and maternal health services in Nepal: An analysis of the Nepal Demographic and Health Survey 2016
PLOS ONE, Naba Raj Thapa, Sunil Adhikari, and Pawan Kumar Budhathoki
2017
- Low birth weight of institutional births in Cambodia: Analysis of the Demographic and Health Surveys 2010-2014
PLOS One, Chhorvann Chhea, Por Ir, Heng Sopheab - Ten Years of Traditional Contraceptive Method Use in the Philippines: Continuity and Change
Studies in Family Planning, Marquez, M. P., Kabamaln, M. M. and Laguna, E. P.
2016
- Assessment of Contraceptive Use by Marriage Type among Sexually Active Men in Nigeria
International Quarterly of Community Health Education, Asa, S. S., Titilayo, A. and Kupoluyi, J. A. - Factors associated with postnatal care for newborns in Zambia: analysis of the 2013-14 Zambia demographic and health survey
BMC Pregnancy and ChildbirthBMC series, Bupe B. Bwalya, Mulenga C. Mulenga and James N. Mulenga
2015
- Predictors of Time-to-Contraceptive Use from Resumption of Sexual Intercourse after Birth among Women in Uganda
International Journal of Population Research, Robert Wamala, Allen Kabagenyi, and Simon Kasasa of Makerere University, Uganda - Factors associated with changes in uptake of HIV testing among young women (aged 15-24) in Tanzania from 2003 to 2012
Infectious Diseases of Poverty, Michael Mahande, Rune Philemon, and Habib Omari of Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College, Tanzania - Gender relations, sexual behaviour, and risk of contracting sexually transmitted infections among women in union in Uganda
BMC Public Health, Olivia Nankinga, Cyprian Misinde, and Betty Kwagala of Makerere University, Uganda
2014
- HIV knowledge and risky sexual behavior among men in Rwanda
PanAfrican Medical Journal, Etienne Rugigana, Francine Birungi, and Manasse Nzayirambaho of the University of Rwanda, Rwanda - Trends of modern contraceptive use among young married women based on the 2000, 2005, and 2011 Ethiopian Demographic and Health Surveys: A multivariate decomposition analysis
PLoS One, Abebaw Gebeyehu Worku, Gizachew Assefa Tessema, and Atinkut Alamirrew Zeleke of University of Gondar, Ethiopia - Why do women deliver at home? Multilevel modeling of Ethiopian National Demographic and Health Survey data
PLoS One, Henock Yebyo, Mussie Alemayehu, and Alemayehu Kahsay of Mekelle University, Ethiopia
2013
- Household nucleation, dependency and child health outcomes in Ghana
Journal of Biosocial Science, Kofi Awusabo-Asare, Samuel Kobina Annim, and Joshua Amo-Adjei of University of Cape Coast, Ghana - Differences in risky sexual behaviors and HIV prevalence of circumcised and uncircumcised men in Uganda: evidence from a 2011 cross-sectional national survey
Reproductive Health, Simon Peter Kibira, Elizabeth Nansubuga, and Nazarius Mbona Tumwesigye of Makerere University, Uganda - Does women's empowerment improve nutrition status among under-five children?
International Journal of Physical Social Sciences, Domitilla A. R. Bashemera, Grace Benedict, and Martha J. Nhembo of Institute of Rural Development Planning, Tanzania - Male Circumcision and Risky Sexual Behavior in Zimbabwe: Evidence from the 2010-11 Zimbabwe Demographic and Health Survey
African Population Studies, Antony Chikutsa, Shepard Mutsau, and Alfred C. Ncube of Zimbabwe Open University, Zimbabwe - Relationship between women's socioeconomic status and empowerment in Burkina Faso: A focus on participation in decision-making and experience of domestic violence
African Population Studies, Madeleine Wayack-Pambè, Bilampoa Gnoumou Thiombiano, and Idrissa Kabore of University of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso - Association between wanting circumcision and risky sexual behaviour in Zimbabwe: evidence from the 2010–11 Zimbabwe Demographic and Health Survey
Reproductive Health, Antony Chikutsa, Shepard Mutsau, and Alfred C. Ncube of Zimbabwe Open University, Zimbabwe
2012
- Measuring the success of family planning initiatives in Rwanda: a multivariate decomposition analysis
Journal of Population Research, Dieudonne Ndaruhuye Muhoza, Pierre Claver Rutayisire, and Aline Umubyeyi of University of Rwanda, Rwanda - Male involvement in maternal health care as a determinant of utilization of skilled birth attendants in Kenya
East African Medical Journal, Judy Mangeni, Ann Mwangi, Samwel Mbugua, and Vincent Mukthar of Moi University and Egerton University, Kenya - Use of maternal health care as a predictor of postpartum contraception in Nigeria
African Population Studies, Ambrose Akinlo, Adeleke Bisiriyu, and Olapeju Esimai of Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria - Factors associated with modern contraceptive use among young and older women in Uganda: a comparative analysis
BMC Public Health, John Bosco Asiimwe, Patricia Ndugga, and John Mushomi of Makerere University, Uganda
2011
- Trends and determinants of undernutrition among young Kenya children: Kenya Demographic and Health Survey; 1993, 1998, 2003, and 2008-09
Public Health Nutrition, Peninah K. Masibo and Donald Makoka of Moi University, Kenya