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.

Jan 18, 2022
Study finds infants born in cities have an increased mortality rate

Health Europa

"...Neonatal Mortality rate (NMR) has been declining in sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries, where historically rural areas had a higher NMR compared with urban. The 2015–2016 Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) in Tanzania showed an exacerbation of an existing pattern with significantly higher NMR in urban areas. The study’s objective was to understand this disparity in SSA countries and examine the specific factors potentially underlying this association in Tanzania..."
 

https://www.healtheuropa.com/new-study-finds-infants-born-in-cities-at-increased-mortality-rate/112903/
Jan 08, 2022
Malaria: Long walk to eradication among displaced Nigerians

Sola Ojo
SUN NEWS ONLINE

"...Also, microscopy data from the 2018 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) show that the prevalence of malaria parasite in the blood in children under five years of age is 23 % (a decrease from 27% in 2015 and 42% in 2010)..."

https://www.sunnewsonline.com/malaria-long-walk-to-eradication-among-displaced-nigerians/
Jan 07, 2022
That Twisted Maternal Mortality Ratio from Kwara

THIS DAY (Lagos, Nigeria)
 
"...The National Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) 2018 indicates that “The maternal mortality ratio (MMR) for Nigeria is 512 deaths per 100,000 live births for the seven-year period before the survey. The confidence interval for the 2018 MMR ranges from 447 to 578 deaths per 100,000 live births”. Rafiu, let’s talk about maternal mortality: “Maternal mortality”, according to the NDHS (2018) includes “deaths of women during pregnancy, delivery, and 42 days after delivery excluding deaths that were due to accidents of violence..." 

https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2022/01/07/that-twisted-maternal-mortality-ratio-from-kwara/
Dec 31, 2021
Africa: Say What? Four claims that made us raise our eyebrows in 2021

Naledi Mashishi
AFRICA CHECK (South Africa)

"...This article is a yearly recap and links to the one listed above (by Madny Lombo and Cayley Clifford dated 2/25/2021): The first was Tanzania’s 2015/2016 Demographic and Health Survey which found 10% of girl between the ages of 15 to 19 who fell pregnant had some level of secondary education or higher..."

https://africacheck.org/fact-checks/blog/say-what-four-claims-made-us-raise-our-eyebrows-2021
Dec 30, 2021
Gender activist on leading a movement to uproot GBV

Donah Mbabazi
THE NEW TIMES (Kigali, Rwanda)

"...According to the recently published Rwanda Demographic and Health Survey 2019-20 Final Report, on domestic violence, it’s reported that 46% of ever-married women and 18% of ever-married men have experienced spousal physical, sexual, or emotional violence. The prevalence of any spousal violence among ever married women increased from 40% in 2014-15 to 46% in 2019-20 but declined slightly from 20% to 18% among men over the same period..."

https://www.newtimes.co.rw/lifestyle/gender-activist-leading-movement-uproot-gbv