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.

Feb 6, 2012
Ghana: HIV infection to move up by 2015

Laud Nartey
PUBLIC AGENDA (Accra, Ghana)

....According to Ghana AIDS Commission's National HIV & AIDS strategic plan, the key determinants of the spread of HIV in the country are revealed in studies such as the Ghana Demographic Health Survey of 2008, Modes of Transmission Study (2009) and the HIV Epidemic Analysis of 2010....

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