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 17, 2019
New safety concerns emerge on latest HIV wonder drug Tamar Kahn "The findings have implications for both individuals and public health, given SA’s obesity epidemic: more than two thirds of women, and almost a third of men are overweight or obese, according to the 2016 Demographic and Health Survey..." https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/national/health/2019-01-17-new-safety-concerns-emerge-on-latest-hiv-wonder-drug/ |
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Jan 10, 2019
Schoolgirls in this country face compulsory tests for pregnancy genital mutilation Rebecca Ratcliffe "In Narok, four in 10 girls become pregnant as teenagers, according to Kenya’s most recent demographic and health survey, produced in 2014..." https://bhekisisa.org/article/2019-01-10-00-kenyan-schoolgirls-to-face-compulsory-tests-for-pregnancy-female-genital-mutilation |
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Dec 31, 2018
Poshan: Tackling malnourishment Deepika Reddy "In NFHS(4), 35.7% children under 5 years of age are underweight and 38.4% are stunted indicating a reduction from the previous NFHS – 3 which reported 42.5% children under 5 years of age as underweight and 48% stunted." https://telanganatoday.com/poshan-tackling-malnourishment |
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Dec 25, 2018
Choose Iron Health Campaign to create awareness on iron deficiency Yaw Ansah "The 2014 Demographic and Health Survey (DHS), discovered that 27 per cent of children were classified as mildly anaemic, 37 per cent were moderately anaemic, and two per cent were severely anaemic, which is attributed to iron deficiency." http://www.ghananewsagency.org/health/-choose-iron-health-campaign-to-create-awareness-on-iron-deficiency-143436 |
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Oct 18, 2018
Child malnutrition in Egypt: Breaking the vicious circle Ingy Deif "As for wasting, defined as low weight for height, it has increased significantly since 2000, especially among girls, standing at eight percent. Underweight stands at six per cent, and incidence of anemia at 27 percent..." http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/7/48/313609/Life--Style/Health/Child-malnutrition-in-Egypt-Breaking-the-vicious-c.aspx |