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The DHS Program's in-house Research and Analysis team conducts rigorous, timely, and innovative mixed-methods research on topics related to global public health, demography, and social epidemiology. Our team also trains, mentors, and closely collaborates with fellow researchers and stakeholders who are driven to utilize DHS Program surveys and other survey data to inform programs and policies in various countries and contexts.
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DHS Research Reports
Aug 2020
Contraceptive Use, Method Mix, and Method Availability: A Multilevel AnalysisAccess to a range of contraceptives affords women greater opportunity to find a method that meets their unique reproductive needs, possibly leading to greater diversity in the method mix and increased contraceptive use at population levels.
Topics: Family Planning, Health facilities/SPA surveys
Apr 2020
Using Health Management Information Systems Data to Contextualize Survey-based Estimates of Fertility, Mortality, and WastingNA.
Topics: Child Health and Development, Family Planning, Fertility and Fertility Preferences, Health facilities/SPA surveys, Infant and Child Mortality, Maternal Health, Maternal Mortality, Nutrition, Survey Methodology, Data Quality, Analysis
Mar 2020
Predicting HIV/AIDS at Subnational Levels using DHS Covariates related to HIVAccelerating the scale-up of HIV prevention and treatment approaches will limit the epidemic to more manageable levels and enable countries to move toward the elimination phase.
Topics: Geographic Information
Sep 2019
Interpolation of DHS Survey Data at Subnational Administrative Level 2Over the last several years and within the framework of the Sustainable Development Goals, there has been a need to improve the measurement and understanding of local geographic patterns to support more decentralized decision-making and more efficient program implementation.
Topics: Geographic Information
Sep 2019
Women's Contraceptive Profiles throughout the Life Course in Burundi and NepalThis study uses sequence and cluster analysis to identify profiles that characterize women’s dynamic contraceptive use and pregnancy experiences by using 5-year, retrospective, longitudinal data from the Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) contraceptive calendars.
Topics: Family Planning, Fertility and Fertility Preferences, Survey Methodology, Data Quality, Analysis
Sep 2019
Strategies to Assess the Quality of DHS DataThe Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) Program strives to maintain the highest standards of data collection, processing, and analysis.
Topics: Survey Methodology, Data Quality, Analysis
Aug 2019
Quality of Diagnostic Services for Non-Severe Suspected Malaria Cases: An Analysis of National Health Facility Surveys from Malawi and TanzaniaGlobal malaria diagnostic and treatment guidelines recommend that every suspected malaria case be tested, every confirmed case be treated, and the disease tracked by surveillance systems.
Topics: Health facilities/SPA surveys, Malaria
Aug 2019
Regional Disparities in Fertility Preferences and Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern Methods across Levels of PovertyResearch has highlighted disparities in family planning outcomes by wealth and by region separately.
Topics: Family Planning, Fertility and Fertility Preferences
Jul 2019
Trends, Inequalities, and Contextual Determinants of Child Marriage in AsiaChild marriage—defined as marriage before age 18—is considered to be a violation of human rights and is associated with numerous adverse health, social, and economic outcomes.
Topics: Gender, Geographic Information, Youth
Nov 2018
Place of Delivery: Perceptions, Tensions, and ExperiencesThe 2014 Kenya Demographic and Health Survey (2014 KDHS) was the first national survey in Kenya to produce county-level indicator estimates.
Topics: Maternal Health