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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 2004
Contextual Influences on the Use of Antenatal Care in NepalThis report explores the degree to which contextual factors are determinants of individual behavior, specifically regarding the use of antenatal services.
Topics: Gender, Geographic Information, Maternal Health
Sep 2003
Trends in Delivery Care in Six CountriesIncreasing the proportion of deliveries with skilled attendants present is being advocated as the most important step in preventing maternal deaths worldwide.
Topics: Maternal Health, Wealth/Socioeconomics
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
Jan 2000
Contraception-Abortion Connections In ArmeniaIn Armenia, as in other countries in the orbit of the former Soviet Union, induced abortion is an important method of birth control.
Topics: Maternal Health
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
Jun 1993
The Availability of Family Planning and Maternal and Child Health ServicesThe DHS service availability questionnaire was designed to measure the availability of family planning and health services in developing countries.
Topics: Child Health and Development, Family Planning, Maternal Health
Jun 1993
High-Risk Births and Maternity CareThis report uses data from 28 DHS surveys between 1985 and 1990 to examine the potential mortality reductions which could be achieved through increased use of family planning and wider access to maternity care.
Topics: Maternal Health