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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 2001
The Substitution of Contraception for Abortion in Kazakhstan in the 1990'sBecause of the heavy reliance on induced abortion in the former Soviet Union in the past century, there is special interest in the growing substitution of contraception for abortion in that part of the world.
Topics: Family Planning, Gender, Maternal Health
Feb 2001
Contraceptive Practice in Quirino Province, Philippines: Experiences of Side EffectsThis study examined the contraceptive practices and the experiences of women in Quirino province of the Philippines in their use of contraceptives.
Topics: Family Planning, Female Genital Cutting, Gender
Dec 1999
Female Genital Cutting and Coming of Age in GuineaThe study of female genital cutting (FGC) in Guinea was conducted mainly to better understand how to ask and answer questions about types of FGC in a DHS survey.
Topics: Female Genital Cutting, Gender
Jun 1998
EducationThe goal of this report is to provide basic information on school attendance and education attainment for countries surveyed in the DHS II and DHS III projects.
Topics: Education, Gender, Household and Respondent Characteristics
Dec 1997
Maternal Nutritional StatusThis report presents cross-country comparisons of the nutritional status of women who have children born in the five years preceding the survey.
Topics: Anemia, Gender, Nutrition
Sep 1997
Maternal Health CareThe purpose of this report is to present and discuss the data related to maternal health which have been collected in the second and third phases of the DHS.
Topics: Gender, Maternal Health
Aug 1997
Gender Preferences for ChildrenParental preferences for daughters or sons exhibit a wide variety of patterns throughout the world.
Topics: Fertility and Fertility Preferences, Gender
Dec 1996
Status of Women: Indicators for Twenty-five CountriesThis study utilizes the household and individual level information available in the Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) program to compare women's status across 25 countries throughout the developing world..
Topics: Education, Gender, Wealth/Socioeconomics
Apr 1996
Urban Women's Employment Trajectories in Ghana and BoliviaThis study explores the nature, intensity and continuity of women's labor force participation in developing countries by examining data from the 1998 Ghana DHS and the 1989 Bolivia DHS..
Topics: Gender
Mar 1996
Men's Fertility, Contraceptive Use, and Reproductive PreferencesThe role of men in the family-building process has been a concern in areas of the world where men are believed to hold views antagonistic to family planning.
Topics: Gender