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.

Aug 27, 2023
AD695: gender-based violence tops women's-rights issues in Liberia - citizens say it is a criminal matter

Maame Akua Amoah Twum and Georgina Candy Coker
AFROBAROMETER (Liberia)

"...Liberia's 2020 Demographic and Health Survey found that 60% of women aged 15-49 had experienced physical violence, including 33% who had experienced such violence in the 12 months before the survey. The survey also highlights the underreporting of rape and other forms of GBV, which are often seen as family matters. Only 42% of women aged 15-49 who had experienced physical or sexual violence had sought help..."

https://www.afrobarometer.org/publication/ad695-gender-based-violence-tops-womens-rights-issues-in-liberia-citizens-say-it-is-a-criminal-matter/
Aug 22, 2023
Known as Assam's pad woman, this reformer is breaking taboos around menstruation for good

Srishti B Dutta
INDIATIMES (India)

"...In India, 50% of women still use cloth during their period, according to the National Family Health Survey-5 (2019-21). This number is even higher in Assam, where 69.1% of women use cloth. Further, as compared to 90 per cent of urban women who use a hygienic method of menstrual protection, only 73% do so in rural areas..."

https://www.indiatimes.com/news/north-east/assams-pad-woman-is-breaking-taboos-around-menstruation-612724.html
Aug 11, 2023
Nyandarua county launches nutrition enrichment project

KNA1
KENYA NEWS AGENCY (Nairobi, Kenya)

"...According to the Kenya Demographic and Health Survey of 2022 (KDHS), stunting in children is higher among children in rural areas (20%) than among children in urban areas (12%). Stunted growth in children in Nyandarua County stands at 18%, according to the KDHS survey of 2022..."

https://www.kenyanews.go.ke/nyandarua-county-launches-nutrition-enrichment-project/
Aug 09, 2023
Unemployed Filipinos down in June

Anna Leah Gonzales
PHILIPPINE NEWS AGENCY (Philippines)

"...Citing the results of the 2022 National Demographic and Health Survey conducted by the PSA, NEDA said it was found that the total fertility rate of Filipino women aged 15 years to 49 years declined from 2.7 children per woman in 2017 to 1.9 children per woman in 2022..."

https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1207436
Aug 07, 2023
Health ministry working on national menstrual policy

TDG Network
THE DAILY GUARDIAN (London, England)

"...According to the National Family Health Survey 5, 78 percent of women in the 15–24 age group use a hygienic method of protection during their menstrual cycle. This marks a rise from 58 percent in the National Family Health Survey 4. According to the latest survey, 64 percent of these women use sanitary napkins, 50 percent use cloth, and 15 percent use locally prepared napkins. The survey also revealed that women who have received 12 or more years of schooling are more than twice as likely to use a hygienic method compared to those with no schooling, stressing the importance of education for girls. In terms of location, 73 percent of rural women and 90 percent of urban women use a hygienic method of menstrual protection..."

https://thedailyguardian.com/health-ministry-working-on-national-menstrual-policy/