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.
Kenya: Level the playing field for women
Rob Macaire
Commentary
BUSINESS DAILY AFRICA (Kenya)
...The Kenya Demographic and Health Survey (2008-9) found that only 44 percent of babies were delivered in the presence of a health professional.
Most Kenyan women (57 percent) have their babies at home.
Often, when complications occur, this endangers their lives, and those of their babies.
Only 17 percent of mothers in North Eastern and 25 percent in Western province delivered their babies in health centres, according to the Demographic and Health Survey.
It seems unacceptable in the 21st century that for so many women, pregnancy and childbirth should still represent such risks...