[procaare] MEASURE DHS Announces New Publications

["Megan D. Meline" <Megan.D.Meline@macrointernational.com>]

MEASURE DHS Announces New Publications
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MEASURE DHS is proud to announce the following new publications. All
publications can be downloaded free of charge from the DHS website
(www.measuredhs.com) or from the links provided below.

A major challenge for population-based HIV surveys is bias resulting
from non-response, both from refusal and absence. In a new study, the
authors evaluate national HIV prevalence estimates from DHS and AIS
surveys for bias resulting from non-response in the surveys. Data is
analyzed from 17 recent national DHS and AIS surveys with HIV testing
that were conducted between 2001 and 2006. The study, Evaluating HIV
Estimates from National Population-Based Surveys for Bias Resulting from
Non-Response, found in 14 countries HIV prevalence estimates adjusted
for non-response bias were on average only 3 percent and 2 percent
higher than the observed, non-adjusted estimates for men and women,
respectively. Overall, the study finds that non-response for HIV testing
tends to have small, non-significant effects on national HIV
seroprevalence estimates obtained from national household surveys.
AS12: Evaluating HIV Estimates from National Population-Based Surveys
for Bias Resulting from Non-Response (English)
<http://www.measuredhs.com/pubs/pub_details.cfm?id=831&srchTp=home> 

 
Contraceptive use during the postpartum period has been of considerable
interest to both demographers and family planning managers. The risk of
unwanted pregnancy is high during the year following the birth of a
child, and many women have unmet need for contraception during this
period. A new study, Contraceptive Use, Breastfeeding, Amenorrhea and
Abstinence During the Postpartum Period: An Analysis of Four Countries,
examines the determinants of time to first use of a contraceptive method
after a birth, duration of breastfeeding, and postpartum amenorrhea. The
authors use data from month-to-month detailed retrospective histories of
contraceptive use by women age 15-49. The data come from recent
Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) in Kenya, Indonesia, the Dominican
Republic, and Peru. AS14: Contraceptive Use, Breastfeeding, Amenorrhea
and Abstinence During the Postpartum Period: An Analysis of Four
Countries (English)
<http://www.measuredhs.com/pubs/pub_details.cfm?id=834&srchTp=home> 


A new report, Fertility Changes in Sub-Saharan Africa, provides an
overview of major fertility trends in sub-Saharan Africa in the second
half of the 20th century. The date of onset of the fertility decline
varied greatly by region and country, ranging from the early 1960s in
the first urban areas to the late 1990s in the last rural areas. A few
rural communities had not started the transition at the time covered by
the last available survey. The speed of the fertility decline,
approximately 1 child per decade, also varied markedly among countries,
from 1.5 children per decade to less than 0.5 children per decade. CR18:
Fertility Changes in Sub-Saharan Africa (English)
<http://www.measuredhs.com/pubs/pub_details.cfm?id=829&srchTp=home> 

The Ethiopia Atlas of Key Demographic and Health Indicators 2005
presents maps of more than 20 important health indicators based on the
2005 Ethiopia DHS. The indicators include teenage pregnancy and
motherhood, unmet need for family planning, assistance during delivery,
and nutrition for children and mothers. The maps show the results for
each of Ethiopia's 11 regions, and allow for quick and easy comparison
among the different areas of the country. GS10: Ethiopia Atlas of Key
Demographic and Health Indicators 2005 (English)
<http://www.measuredhs.com/pubs/pub_details.cfm?id=830&srchTp=home> 

A new chartbook, Nutrition of Young Children and Women in Ethiopia:
Findings from the 2005 DHS, highlights significant nutrition findings
from the 2005 EDHS. The chartbook examines different aspects of
nutrition, including malnutrition, undernutrition, anemia, and Infant
and Young Child Feeding practices.
http://www.measuredhs.com/pubs/pub_details.cfm?id=642&srchTp=home

A recent DHS Working Paper, Trends and Determinants of Unmet Need in
Kenya, examines the levels, trends, and determinants of unmet need for
family planning in Kenya between 1993 and 2003. Data come from the 1993,
1998, and 2003 Kenya Demographic and Health Surveys (KDHS). A starting
point for this study is the observation that contraceptive prevalence
and fertility in Kenya have leveled off in the recent past. These trends
have implications for the Kenyan family planning program, and in
particular the demand for contraception and access to services.
http://www.measuredhs.com/pubs/pub_details.cfm?ID=819&srchTp=advanced

 

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Megan D. Meline, MPH
Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS)
11785 Beltsville Drive, Calverton, MD 20705
301-572-0931 (ph); 301-572-0993 (fax)
megan.d.meline@macrointernational.com
www.measuredhs.com