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.
In Kenya new life at an old hospital
Jayme Poisson
THE STAR (Kenya)
....A recent Kenya Demographic Health survey found only two out of five births were attended by a skilled health-care worker. For the poorest fifth of the population, a trained attendant was present just 21 per cent of the time....
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