Since 1984, the Demographic and Health Surveys project (MEASURE DHS) has provided technical assistance to over 240 surveys in 84 countries. DHS surveys collect data on fertility, family planning, maternal & child health, nutrition, malaria, and HIV.
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Fertility is a hot topic in the recently released 2009-09 Kenya DHS Preliminary Report: http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Editorial/-
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The preliminary report for the 2008-09 Kenya DHS has been released and received tons of press coverage. Check out all these videos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6UxTVrrk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6eyve5fsQ
Source: www.youtube.com
A new survey shows that the number of children born per family in Kenya has dropped largely due to increased use of contraceptives by women. According to the 2008/2009 demographic and health survey, the ...
Demographic and Health Surveys- MEASURE DHS Do you live in Kenya and want to learn more about understanding and using the DHS? Then check out this course that's being offered in Nairobi: http://bit.ly/ztbcF
Today is World Pneumonia Day (http://worldpneumoniaday.org/). Did you know that all DHS surveys include pneumonia-related data for children? DHS collects data on the prevalence of acute respiratory infection (ARI), a proxy for pneumonia, and also on the treatment of ARI...
Demographic and Health Surveys- MEASURE DHS A MEASURE DHS GIS specialist is in Kenya working with over 60 participants on how to combine GIS data with health information systems data to understand disease burden at the facility-level. These skills will allow the Kenyan Ministry of Health to link data on malaria infection at the facility-level with the distribution and utilization of antimalarial drugs. To learn more about GIS and the DHS, check out:
Source: bit.ly
MEASURE DHS assists developing countries worldwide in the collection and use of data to monitor and evaluate population, health, and nutrition programs.
HIV Trend Analysis Shows Little Improvement in HIV Knowledge, Behaviors in Africa Major findings of this new Comparative Report include: - Condom use has increased somewhat in recent years, but remains very low...
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Article highlights data on attitudes toward wife beating from the 2007 Bangladesh DHS. http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/heal
Source: www.thaindian.com
Dhaka, Oct 22 (IANS) Thirty-six percent of Bangladeshi women say it is all right for a man to beat his wife if she is disrespectful to elders, goes out without permission or neglects children, states a government survey. It also says that 46 per
Gender Inequalities Still Troubling in India Did you know that, in India: - the sex ratio in is declining, and ultrasounds are increasingly used for sex selection? - more boys than girls attend school, and 41% of women have never been to school compared to only 18% of men...
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New Analysis on Contraceptive Discontinuation Contraceptive discontinuation remains high and is increasing in some countries where family planning efforts have decreased. This study examines levels and trends in contraceptive switching, contraceptive failure, and abandonment of contraception while still in need of pregnancy prevention. Download the full study at: http://www.measuredhs.com/pubs/pdf/AS20/
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The 2007 Albania DHS preliminary report was launched on Monday. Read more at: http://albania.usaid.gov/shfaqart/390/26
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For those of you who speak Albanian, here's a link to a video with the director of the Institute of Public H...ealth speaking about the survey: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0asKXjBr
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For those of you who speak Albanian, here's a link to a video with the director of the Institute of Public H...ealth speaking about the survey: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0asKXjBr
Source: www.youtube.com
Studimi Demografik dhe Shëndetësor 2008/2009 (ADHS) dëshmon se vdekja foshnjore në vendin tonë është 18 vdekje për 1000 lindje. Zyrtarisht të dhëna dhe për kequshqyerjen si dhe numrin e lindjeve në vend
New DHS reveals progress in Ghana Infant and child deaths have decreased dramatically in the last two decades, according to Ghana’s latest Demographic and Health Survey (GDHS). The 2008 nationwide survey also shows increasing rates of vaccination and use of insecticide-treated mosquito nets. ...
