A systematic review of Demographic and Health Surveys: data availability and utilization for research
Madeleine Short Fabic, YoonJoung Choi & Sandra Bird
Volume 90, Number 8, August 2012, 604-612
Table 1. Number of publications using Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) data, by research topic and special study population, 1985–2010
| Publications (n = 1 117) | No. |
|---|---|
| Research topic | |
| Fertility and family planning | 289 |
| Sexual behaviour and knowledge | 81 |
| HIV/AIDS | 88 |
| Maternal health and mortality | 123 |
| Child health and mortality | 305 |
| Nutrition | 141 |
| Malaria | 24 |
| Gender | 107 |
| Poverty and equity | 69 |
| Adult health and mortality | 45 |
| Water and sanitation | 6 |
| Summary of single DHS survey | 151 |
| Survey and statistical methods | 70 |
| Special study population | |
| Couples | 19 |
| Men | 21 |
| Neonates | 20 |
| Youth (aged 15–24 years) | 32 |
AIDS, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; HIV, human immunodeficiency virus.
Note: Categories are not mutually exclusive.