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.
Rape cases in Cordillera drop; cops worry about young victims
Vincent Cabreza
PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER (Philippines)
"...The results of the 2022 National Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS), which was presented during a July 11 press briefing by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) here, indicated that the percentage of Cordillera women ages 15 to 49 who suffered sexual violence shot up to 4.4 percent last year, from 2 percent in 2017.
"The health demographic results showed 46 percent of Cordillera women “sought help to stop the violence,” while 38 percent kept the attacks to themselves and never alerted anyone..."
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