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.

Jan 19, 2023
Les dégâts des mutilations génitales féminines n’épargnent pas les bébés

Maria Bolevich
SCI DEVNET (MALI)

"...Selon l’Enquête démographique et de santé au Mali 2018, le taux d’acceptation de l’excision est encore élevé dans le pays. 76% des femmes et 74% des hommes âgés de 15 à 49 ans pensent que la pratique de l’excision devrait se poursuivre..."

https://www.scidev.net/afrique-sub-saharienne/news/les-degats-des-mutilations-genitales-feminines-nepargnent-par-les-nouveau-nes/
Jan 18, 2023
Kenya’s fertility rate dropping

Hellen Shikanda  NATIONAL MEDIA GROUP (KENYA) 
  "...The KDHS data also shows that four in every ten teenage pregnancies are from women who have no form of education as compared to only five per cent of women who have more than secondary education...'' 

https://nation.africa/kenya/news/kenya-s-fertility-rate-dropping-4089792
Jan 18, 2023
Why Kenya is likely to face a HIV crisis

Leon Lidigu  NATIONAL MEDIA GROUP (KENYA)

"...Nearly half of Kenyan teenagers aged 15 to 17 years do not know how to protect themselves from HIV/Aids infection, the Kenya Demographic and Health Survey (KDHS) 2022 shows... "

https://nation.africa/kenya/news/why-kenya-is-likely-to-face-a-hiv-crisis-4089754
Jan 11, 2023
Le taux de mortalité néonatale et infantile reste alarmant

Mandimbisoa R.
TRIBUNE MADAGASCAR (MAGASCAR)

"...Le taux de mortalité néonatale, c’est-à-dire, le décès entre le jour de la naissance et le 28e jour de vie, est de 26 pour 1 000 naissances vivantes en 2021, confirme l’Unicef, en citant les résultats de l’Enquête Démographique et de Santé 2021. Cette même enquête précise que le taux de mortalité infantile, c’est-à-dire le taux de mortalité pour les enfants de moins d’un an, est de 47 pour 1 000 naissances vivantes..."

https://www.madagascar-tribune.com/Le-taux-de-mortalite-neonatale-et-infantile-reste-alarmant
Feb 07, 2022
Zimbabwe, Rwanda exchange knowledge on tackling GBV

Alice Kagina
THE NEW TIMES

"...According to the latest Rwanda Demographic and Health Survey 2019-20 Final Report, on domestic violence, it’s reported that 46 per cent of ever-married women and 18 per cent of ever-married men have experienced spousal physical, sexual, or emotional violence..."

https://www.newtimes.co.rw/news/zimbabwe-rwanda-exchange-knowledge-tackling-gbv