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.
Ghana sustains prior gains in malaria prevention
GHANAWEB (Ghana)
"...The 2019 GMIS was conducted between September and November 2019 at the peak of malaria season. All children age 6-59 months living in selected households were eligible for anaemia and malaria testing.
"Malaria prevalence according to microscopy among children age 6-59 months has declined from 27% in 2014 to 14% in 2019. Malaria prevalence is more than three times higher among rural children (20%) than urban children (6%). By region, malaria prevalence ranges from a low of 2% in Greater Accra region to a high of 27% in Western region. Overall, 4% of children in Ghana have low haemoglobin. The prevalence of low haemoglobin has decreased by half since 2014, from 8% to the current level.
"Prior gains in household ownership and use of insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) have sustained since the 2016 GMIS. Three in four Ghanaian households own at least one ITN, and half of households have at least one ITN for every two people who stayed in the household the night before the survey. Over half (54%) of children under 5 and 49% of pregnant women age 15-49 slept under an ITN the night before the survey. ITN use among children under 5 and pregnant women has stagnated since 2016..."
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