DHS in the News
Journalists worldwide write about The DHS Program results. The dissemination of DHS, SPA and HIV data is often widely covered by media in survey countries, but journalists also use The DHS Program data throughout the year as background information for their stories, or to compare health and development indicators across countries. These data are also used by journalists in the United States and other developed countries, as it is considered the gold standard of population, health and nutrition data. Below are some examples of recent news coverage. Please note: The links below are to websites outside The DHS Program.
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Jan 22, 2013
The right to food in Bangladesh IRIN "...According to the most recently published National Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) from 2011, 40 percent of children are too short for their age (known medically as "stunting"), a harbinger of lifelong development delays and one of the leading causes globally of brain damage. Some 36 percent of the surveyed children in Bangladesh under five were underweight for their age (showing signs of stunting, and/or "wasting" - weighing too little for their height)..." http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97303/Analysis-The-right-to-food-in-Bangladesh |
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Dec 26, 2012
Where do population data come from Population Reference Bureau Many people want to know: Where, exactly, do population data come from? The census is the foundation of demographic statistics, but census-taking is a complicated and difficult process. In this Distilled Demographics, PRB senior demographer Carl Haub explains how demographic data from countries are obtained, highlighting major global surveys and other means. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwMUV1ks3vo&feature=share&list=SP75500EACFAA7552F |
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Dec 17, 2012
World malaria report 2012 World Health Organization "The World Malaria Report 2012 summarizes information received from 104 malaria-endemic countries and other sources, and updates the analyses presented in the 2011 report. It highlights the progress made towards the global malaria targets set for 2015 and describes current challenges for global malaria control and elimination." http://www.who.int/malaria/publications/world_malaria_report_2012/en/ |
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Dec 16, 2012
Landmark law crucial for womens health in Philippines Human Rights Watch "...Contraception use in the Philippines is low because of erratic implementation of reproductive and population programs over the decades. The United Nations Population Fund has said that only 21 percent of women in the Philippines use any modern method of contraception while nearly 70 percent use no contraception at all. A 2008 demographic and health survey found that 22 percent of married women in the Philippines have an unmet need for family planning..." http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/12/16/philippines-landmark-law-crucial-women-s-health |
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Dec 14, 2012
Five reasons malnutrition still kills in Nepal IRIN PlusNews "...Levels of wasting - acute malnutrition, or low weight-to-height ratio - hardly changed from 2006 to 2011, according to the Nepal Demographic and Health Survey 2011 (DHS)..." http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97046/Analysis-Five-reasons-malnutrition-still-kills-in-Nepal |