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The DHS Program's in-house Research and Analysis team conducts rigorous, timely, and innovative mixed-methods research on topics related to global public health, demography, and social epidemiology. Our team also trains, mentors, and closely collaborates with fellow researchers and stakeholders who are driven to utilize DHS Program surveys and other survey data to inform programs and policies in various countries and contexts.
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DHS Research Reports
Jul 2018
Does Men's Involvement Improve the Health Outcomes of Their Partners and Children?Men’s involvement in the health of their partners and children can play an important role in improving health outcomes.
Topics: Child Health and Development, Family Planning, Gender, Maternal Health
May 2018
Barriers to Family Planning Use in Eastern Nepal: Results from a Mixed Methods StudyFaced with stagnant contraceptive prevalence, the Government of Nepal has recently ramped up efforts to reduce barriers to family planning, to increase methods and services available, and to satisfy the demand for modern contraception.
Topics: Family Planning
Aug 2017
Trends, Determinants, and Dynamics of Traditional Contraceptive Method UseMillions of women worldwide use a traditional method of family planning for fertility regulation.
Topics: Family Planning, Fertility and Fertility Preferences
Aug 2017
Sexual and Reproductive Health in Early and Later Adolescence: DHS Data on Youth Age 10-19Adolescence is a period of transition from childhood to adulthood when many behaviors and events set the stage for adult health.
Topics: Domestic Violence, Family Planning, Fertility and Fertility Preferences, Gender, Youth
Aug 2017
A Comparison of Summary Measures of Quality of Service and Quality of Care for Family Planning in Haiti, Malawi, and TanzaniaResearchers generally agree on a framework of domains and indicators of quality of care in family planning, although there is less consensus on methodological approaches for creating summary measures.
Topics: Family Planning
Jul 2017
Women's Marital Status, Contraceptive Use, and Unmet Need in Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America, and the CaribbeanThis comparative report analyzes contraceptive use and unmet need for family planning among sexually active women age 15- 49 in 21 countries of sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean.
Topics: Family Planning, Household and Respondent Characteristics
Aug 2016
Levels and Trends in Maternal and Child Health Disparities by Wealth and Region in Eleven Countries with DHS SurveysThis report describes recent levels and trends in 11 maternal and child health (MCH) indicators in 11 countries, using the two most recent DHS surveys from each country.
Topics: Child Health and Development, Family Planning, Maternal Health, Nutrition, Wealth/Socioeconomics
Aug 2016
Marriage and Fertility Dynamics: The Influence of Marriage Age on the Timing of First Birth and Birth SpacingIn a context of rising marriage age for women and a compression of first birth intervals, this study uses survival analysis, hazard models, and multivariate decomposition techniques to investigate the influence of marriage age on the first birth interval over time, and the implications of both marriage age and first birth interval on the second birth interval.
Topics: Family Planning, Fertility and Fertility Preferences, Youth
Aug 2016
Intimate Partner Violence and Interruption to Contraceptive UseThis study explores the relationship between intimate partner violence (IPV) and contraceptive discontinuation using data from 11 Demographic and Health Surveys.
Topics: Domestic Violence, Family Planning
Aug 2016
Long Term Trajectories of Fertility and Contraceptive UseDHS estimates of current fertility and contraceptive use have immediate interest after the release of each survey.
Topics: Family Planning, Fertility and Fertility Preferences