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        <description>Population and Health InfoShare : Newest 15 Documents by MEASURE DHS (Demographic And Health Surveys). Sharing Knowledge to Improve Public Health Worldwide</description>
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            <title>The Effect of Family Size and Composition on Fertility Desires, Contraceptive Adoption, and ...</title>
            <link>http://www.measuredhs.com/pubs/pub_details.cfm?id=755&amp;srchTp=home</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Many countries in East and South Asia demonstrate a strong cultural preference for sons. The authors examine the influence of family size and composition on reproductive behavior in three South Asian countries—Nepal, India, and Bangladesh—that are known for strong son preference. Using data from recent Demographic and Health Surveys, the authors analyze whether the choice of contraceptive method adopted (modern versus traditional; temporary versus permanent) and desire for another child differ by parity and sex composition of surviving children. The authors conclude that son preference remains widespread in all three countries, and it has a major influence on reproductive behavior. The preference for boys is embedded in the cultural and traditional beliefs of these countries. Reducing such preference would require a change in social norms and attitudes of the people and an improvement of the status of women within the household.]]></description>
            <author>erica.nybro@orcmacro.com (MEASURE DHS (Demographic and Health Surveys))</author>
            <pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2008 19:44:55 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Numbers of Women Circumcised in Africa: The Production of a Total</title>
            <link>http://www.measuredhs.com/pubs/pub_details.cfm?id=754&amp;srchTp=home</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Numerous international organizations have estimated the “number of women and girls worldwide” who have undergone female genital cutting (FGC), but those estimates vary widely and do not include information on how the numbers were obtained. Given the limitations of the data on FGC in some African countries, the team at Macro agreed to provide a number, but a number for women 15 years old and older, not one for “women and girls worldwide.” In order to provide a methodological context for that number, the authors have also written a brief report about how the numbers were produced for each country.
Readers can then judge for themselves if the calculations seemed reasonable. In countries where FGC data are available from a national survey with a representative sample of women, most often from a Demographic and Health Survey (DHS), the calculations are straightforward. Where such data are lacking, the calculations involve a series of assumptions related to the various estimates available and the ethnic composition of the population.]]></description>
            <author>erica.nybro@orcmacro.com (MEASURE DHS (Demographic and Health Surveys))</author>
            <pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2008 19:42:57 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title>HIV/AIDS in Haiti: Key Findings of the Mortality, Morbidity, and Utilization of Services Survey ...</title>
            <link>http://www.measuredhs.com/pubs/pub_details.cfm?id=767&amp;srchTp=home</link>
            <description><![CDATA[This report presents survey findings on HIV prevalence in Haiti and other related results, including knowledge of HIV/AIDS, attitudes toward people living with HIV, and sexual behavior. HIV prevalence is also discussed. The results show that 2.2 percent of adults age 15-49 are HIV positive. The seroprevalence rate among women 15-49 is estimated at 2.3 percent, compared to 2.0 percent among men age 15-49.  However, HIV prevalence among men 50-59 is 3.1 percent, which brings the total prevalence of men 15-59 to 2.1 percent. 
Based on these prevalence rates, an estimated 103,669 adults in Haiti are HIV positive— 54,475 women age 15-49 and 49,194 men age 15-59, by the end of 2005.
HIV prevalence increases with age. The prevalence among women peaks at 30-34 years at 4.1 percent. Men’s highest prevalence occurs at the age of 40-44, at 4.4 percent. Prevalence among women is higher than among until the age of 35.]]></description>
            <author>erica.nybro@orcmacro.com (MEASURE DHS (Demographic and Health Surveys))</author>
            <pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2008 19:39:59 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title>2006 Mali DHS Final Report</title>
            <link>http://www.measuredhs.com/pubs/pub_details.cfm?id=759&amp;srchTp=home</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The Ministry of Health of the Republic of Mali recently released the final report for the 2006 Mali Demographic and Health Survey (EDSM-IV) in Bamako. The EDSM-IV interviewed 14,000 women ages 15 to 49 and 4,000 men ages 15 to 59. Significant gains were made in rural areas for both maternal and child health. Immunization coverage of children ages 12 to 23 months increased markedly since 2001 as did women’s use of antenatal care during pregnancy. The survey results show reductions in morbidity and mortality but other areas, such as fertility and malnutrition rates, saw little change.]]></description>
            <author>erica.nybro@orcmacro.com (MEASURE DHS (Demographic and Health Surveys))</author>
            <pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 15:51:36 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Trends in Youth Reproductive Health in Ethiopia, 2000 and 2005</title>
            <link>http://www.measuredhs.com/pubs/pub_details.cfm?id=761&amp;srchTp=home</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Young adults’ reproductive health is steadily improving in Ethiopia, but there is still much room for improvement. Trends in Youth Reproductive Health in Ethiopia, 2000 and 2005 compares results from the 2000 and 2005 Ethiopia Demographic and Health Surveys (EDHS) for young adults ages 15-24. It was funded by the Packard Foundation. The report looks closely at changes in key indicators, such as sexual activity, use of contraception, and unmet need for family planning.  Sexual activity among young men has dropped dramatically since 2000, when 44 percent had ever had sexual intercourse. By contrast, five years later, 23 percent of young men had had sex. Sexual activity among young women also decreased during that time while their use of contraception increased.]]></description>
            <author>erica.nybro@orcmacro.com (MEASURE DHS (Demographic and Health Surveys))</author>
            <pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 15:49:40 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Men’s Condom Use In Higher-Risk Sex: Trends and Determinants in Five Sub-Saharan Countries</title>
            <link>http://www.measuredhs.com/pubs/pub_details.cfm?id=766&amp;srchTp=home</link>
            <description><![CDATA[This working paper examines men’s condom use at last higher-risk sex (i.e., nonmarital, noncohabiting partner) in five sub-Saharan countries: Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Kenya, Tanzania, and Zambia. The two most recent DHS surveys in each country are analyzed to show trends in various indicators. Use of condoms has increased substantially in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, and Tanzania, with smaller increases in Kenya and Zambia. Multivariate analysis shows that higher education is a consistently strong, positive predictor of condom use at last higher-risk sex, whereas higher wealth status is not significant in most surveys.]]></description>
            <author>erica.nybro@orcmacro.com (MEASURE DHS (Demographic and Health Surveys))</author>
            <pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 15:45:52 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Fertility and Family Planning in Ethiopia: A new look at data from the 2005 Ethiopia ...</title>
            <link>http://www.measuredhs.com/pubs/pub_details.cfm?id=742&amp;srchTp=home</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Fertility continues to be relatively high in Ethiopia, with women having an average of 5.4 children during their lifetime. This is, in part, because women continue to marry and give birth at a young age, have polygynous unions, and have their children close together. Yet more than three-quarters of married women report that they either want no more children or want to wait at least two years before their next birth. Despite high knowledge of family planning, currently only 15 percent of married women are using any contraceptive method. This booklet extracts and summarizes the major findings from the Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey (EDHS) 2005 on current fertility, use and knowledge of family planning, and family planning preferences among Ethiopian men and women.]]></description>
            <author>erica.nybro@orcmacro.com (MEASURE DHS (Demographic and Health Surveys))</author>
            <pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2008 16:49:09 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title>The Impact of Education on Health Reforms: A new look at data from the 2005 Ethiopia ...</title>
            <link>http://www.measuredhs.com/pubs/pub_details.cfm?id=741&amp;srchTp=home</link>
            <description><![CDATA[In Ethiopia, the most educated women (those with secondary or higher education) usually are in the best health. However, only 12 percent of women have received this level of education. Using data collected in the 2005 EDHS, this booklet provides an overview of education and literacy in Ethiopia, and then presents the major demographic and health indicators by the educational levels of the respondents, or, in the case of children’s health, by the educational level of the mother. This analysis does not control for the confounding effects of urbanity, wealth, culture, or other related variables requiring more sophisticated statistical techniques, which is beyond the scope of this report.]]></description>
            <author>erica.nybro@orcmacro.com (MEASURE DHS (Demographic and Health Surveys))</author>
            <pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2008 16:47:38 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Children’s Health and Nutritional Status: A new look at data from the 2005 Ethiopia ...</title>
            <link>http://www.measuredhs.com/pubs/pub_details.cfm?id=740&amp;srchTp=home</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Ethiopia has made remarkable progress in childhood vaccination coverage in the last five years. Despite the progress,  four in five children are not fully vaccinated against the six major causes of childhood deaths and one in eight children dies before their fifth birthday. Children in Ethiopia are least likely to be fully vaccinated when compared with children in Rwanda, Uganda, Eritrea, Tanzania, and Kenya. Data from the 2005 EDHS provide the current health and nutritional status of children in Ethiopia, and, together with data from the 2000 EDHS, trace changes over the last five years. The discussion focuses on several areas of importance: nutritional status of children; vaccination coverage; the prevalence and treatment of fever; acute respiratory infection (ARI) and diarrhoea; and childhood mortality.]]></description>
            <author>erica.nybro@orcmacro.com (MEASURE DHS (Demographic and Health Surveys))</author>
            <pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2008 16:45:41 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Contraceptive Trends in Developing Countries</title>
            <link>http://www.measuredhs.com/pubs/pub_details.cfm?id=736</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Across the developing world, women's knowledge of modern family planning methods is high, and use of modern methods is increasing, according to a new report analyzing data from the Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS). Contraceptive Trends in Developing Countries reviews recent survey results from 35 countries in Asia, Africa, Latin America, and Eastern Europe. The report's findings verify that investments in family planning programs over the past decades have paid off and continue to help women and their families around the world.]]></description>
            <author>erica.nybro@orcmacro.com (MEASURE DHS (Demographic and Health Surveys))</author>
            <pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2008 16:42:31 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title>2006-07 Angola Malaria Indicator Survey</title>
            <link>http://www.measuredhs.com/pubs/pub_details.cfm?id=743&amp;srchTp=home.</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The 2006-07 Angola Malaria Indicator Survey (AMIS) is the first survey in Angola designed to collect nationally representative information on malaria-specific indicators, as part of the MEASURE DHS project. The objectives of the AMIS were to assess household ownership of mosquito nets and their use by children under five and pregnant women; to assess the coverage and timing of indoor residual spraying (IRS); to estimate the prevalence of anemia, malaria, and fever (and the type and timing of treatment) among children under age five, women of reproductive age, and pregnant women; and to assess the use of intermittent preventive treatment (IPT) for malaria among pregnant women. In addition, the survey included questions to assess who attended a woman’s last delivery and where that delivery took place.]]></description>
            <author>erica.nybro@orcmacro.com (MEASURE DHS (Demographic and Health Surveys))</author>
            <pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2008 16:38:34 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Nepal Trend Report: Trends in Demographic and Reproductive Health Indicators in Nepal: Further ...</title>
            <link>http://www.measuredhs.com/pubs/pub_details.cfm?ID=732</link>
            <description><![CDATA[This report highlights trends in key demographic and health indicators in Nepal from data collected in the three demographic and health surveys: the 1996 Nepal Family Health Survey (NFHS), the 2001 Nepal Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) and the 2006 NDHS. Specifically, the report discusses changes in demographic and reproductive health outcomes over the last decade, including changes in fertility, knowledge and practice of family planning, maternal and child health, nutrition, and infant, child and adult mortality. The report also explores the knowledge of HIV/AIDS over the decade in the country. In addition, this report compares Nepal with other South and Southeast Asian countries that have data from similarly conducted demographic and health surveys. These include India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Cambodia, Indonesia, Vietnam and the Philippines.

The primary objective of this report is to provide information needed by planners, policymakers and program administrators to assess the current situation and trends in Nepal, and to design more effective population and reproductive health programs aimed at achieving positive outcomes in the future. The study aims to present the relative importance of socio-demographic and economic variables in highlighting inter-regional differences in Nepal in 1996-2006 and to gauge the country’s progress in achieving the Millennium Development Goals.]]></description>
            <author>erica.nybro@orcmacro.com (MEASURE DHS (Demographic and Health Surveys))</author>
            <pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2008 15:46:53 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Spousal Agreement on Waiting Time to Next Birth in Sub-Saharan Africa</title>
            <link>http://www.measuredhs.com/pubs/pub_details.cfm?ID=728</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Decision-making regarding fertility and family planning involves a complex process of discussion and negotiation by married couples. This study investigates how various social, demographic, and economic factors influence spousal agreement on waiting time to next birth. The authors also explore how the practice of polygyny in the society affects spousal agreement on waiting time to next birth. The study uses nationally-representative samples of matched cohabiting couples included in 14 recent Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) in sub-Saharan Africa (Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Mali, and Chad from west and central Africa; and Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Zambia, and Namibia from eastern and southern Africa), conducted during 1999 to 2004.]]></description>
            <author>erica.nybro@orcmacro.com (MEASURE DHS (Demographic and Health Surveys))</author>
            <pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2008 15:43:23 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Trends in Primary and Secondary Abstinence among Kenya Youth</title>
            <link>http://www.measuredhs.com/pubs/pub_details.cfm?ID=729</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Both primary and secondary abstinence levels have risen in the past 10 years in Kenya. The abstinence levels were higher among female youth than among male youth. Multivariate analyses show that knowledge that abstinence can prevent HIV infection was positively associated with the likelihood of practicing abstinence (both primary and secondary). However, knowledge that condom use can prevent HIV infection was associated with lower abstinence practice.]]></description>
            <author>erica.nybro@orcmacro.com (MEASURE DHS (Demographic and Health Surveys))</author>
            <pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2008 15:41:58 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Internal Migration and the Use of Reproductive and Child Health Services in Peru</title>
            <link>http://www.measuredhs.com/pubs/pub_details.cfm?ID=730</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Urban migrants and their children constitute 11% of the population of Peru, according to the 2000 DHS survey in Peru. Given that there are substantial differences in fertility and mortality rates between people living in urban areas and those living in rural areas, rural migrants to Peru's cities are likely to be affected by the change in residence. A better understanding of the role that internal migration plays in the use of reproductive and child health services would help inform primary health care program interventions, and advance knowledge of the migration process. This study uses data from the Peru 2000 DHS survey to investigate the relationship between rural-to-urban migration and the utilization of reproductive and child health services.]]></description>
            <author>erica.nybro@orcmacro.com (MEASURE DHS (Demographic and Health Surveys))</author>
            <pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2008 15:40:23 +0100</pubDate>
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