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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
May 2024
Inequalities in Effective Coverage by Urban Poverty StatusPrevious research has established intra-urban disparities in intervention coverage and quality of care between the urban poor and non-poor.
Topics: Child Health and Development, Health facilities/SPA surveys, Maternal Health
Sep 2022
Equity in Effective Coverage of Antenatal and Sick Child CareCountries are increasingly using measures of effective coverage to evaluate the performance of their health care system.
Topics: Child Health and Development, Health facilities/SPA surveys
Sep 2022
Electrification and Refrigeration: Associations with Child Nutrition and VaccinationEnsuring universal, equitable, and reliable access to electricity is a Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) for 2030.
Topics: Child Health and Development, Nutrition
Aug 2022
Urban Poverty and Child Health Indicators in Six African Countries with DHS DataThere has been a rapid growth in urban areas, especially in low- and middle-income countries.
Topics: Child Health and Development, Nutrition, Wealth/Socioeconomics
Aug 2021
Measurement Approaches for Effective Coverage EstimationEffective coverage is increasingly being used to evaluate maternal and child health programs.
Topics: Child Health and Development, Health facilities/SPA surveys, Maternal Health
Aug 2021
Understanding the Link between Children's Living Arrangements and Children's Vulnerability, Care, and Well-being: The Role of Household-based SurveysThis paper examines the role that household surveys – such as the Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) and the Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS) – can play in increasing our understanding of the influence of living arrangements on children’s vulnerability, care, and well-being.
Topics: Child Health and Development
Sep 2020
Household Wealth Relative to Community Wealth: Associations with Specific Asset Ownership and Maternal and Child Health IndicatorsThis report describes inequalities in asset ownership and maternal and child health indicator coverage in 11 countries, using the most recent Demographic and Health surveys from each country.
Topics: Child Health and Development, Maternal Health, Wealth/Socioeconomics
Aug 2020
Variations in Health Outcomes with Alternative Measures of Urbanicity, Using Demographic and Health Surveys 2013-18The literature has firmly established the link between urban/rural place of residence and health indicators, and the association of poor health outcomes and health services in rural areas.
Topics: Child Health and Development, Family Planning, Geographic Information, Maternal Health, Nutrition, Wealth/Socioeconomics
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
Sep 2018
Thermal Care and Umbilical Cord Care Practices and Their Association with Newborn MortalityAlthough child mortality has decreased considerably in the last several decades, newborn mortality has declined less substantially and its share of all under-5 mortality consequently has grown.
Topics: Child Health and Development, Infant and Child Mortality