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.
65 babies born with HIV everyday in Uganda
Catherine Mwesigwa Kizza
NEW VISION (Uganda)
...The new Uganda AIDS Indicators' Survey 2011, HIV prevalence has increased to 7.3%. There are 130,000 new HIV infections in the country every year. HIV prevalence is highest among women at 8.3% while it is 6.1% among men. Urban women have a higher prevalence at 11% than their rural counterparts at 8%. However there are no urban-rural differences among the men...
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