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Census 2011 Profile of persons with disabilities | Statistics South Africa

Statistics South Africa (2014) CC
Stats SA has released an in-depth report on persons with disabilities. The report, written using Census 2011 data, is the first in a series of in-depth analyses of various Census 2011 variables, such as ageing and education. The report provides statistical evidence relating to the ... more
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Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting: What might the future hold?

UN Children's Fund UNICEF (2014) C_UNICEF
By 2050, nearly 1 in 3 births worldwide will occur in the 29 countries in Africa and the Middle East where FGM/C is concentrated, and nearly 500 million more girls and women will be living in these countries than there are today. In Somalia alone, where FGM/C ... more
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National Guidelines for the Treatment of Malaria - 2019

South African Malaria Elimination Committee (SAMC) National Department of Health South Africa (2019) CC
These guidelines are based on the 3rd Edition of the WHO Guidelines (Published 2015) World Health Organization’s Guidelines for the treatment of malaria. Additional literature surveys have been undertaken. Factors that were considered in the choic ... more
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Global Report on assistive technology
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World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO
The report notes that the number of people in need of one or more assistive products is likely to rise to 3.5 billion by 2050, due to populations ageing and the prevalence of noncommunicable diseases rising across the world. The report also highligh ... more
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Using recency assays for HIV surveillance: 2022 technical guidance

World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO
Recency assays use one or more biomarkers to identify whether HIV infection in a person is recent (usually within a year or less) or longstanding. Recency assays have been used to estimate incidence in representative cross-sectional surveys and in e ... more
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Accelerating anaemia reduction: a comprehensive framework for action

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2023) C_WHO
This document is an output of a WHO cross-programme initiative aiming to improve the prevention, diagnosis and management of anaemia and thereby accelerate reduction in its prevalence. It comes at an important time, midway through the era of the Sus ... more
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Panorama of Diabetes in the Americas

Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) (2022) C_WHO
The burden of diabetes is enormous, positioning it as one of the main challenges facing public health today. Currently, it is estimated that 62 million people are living with diabetes in the Region of the Americas and projections show its prevalence ... more
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Panorama of Diabetes in the Americas by Pan American Health Organization

Pan American Health Organization PAHO (2022) C_WHO
The burden of diabetes is enormous, positioning it as one of the main challenges facing public health today. Currently, it is estimated that 62 million people are living with diabetes in the Region of the Americas and projections show its prevalence ... more
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Measuring violence against women with disability: Data availability, methodological issues, and recommendations for good practice

UN Women (2024) CC
Developed as part of the UN Women–WHO Global Joint Programme on Violence Against Women Data, this briefing note focuses on the measurement of violence against women with disability and is one in a series of methodological briefing notes for strengthening the measurement and data collection of viol ... more
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Global Report on Diabetes World Health Organization 2016 1. Diabetes Mellitus – epidemiology. 2. Diabetes Mellitus – prevention and control. 3. Diabetes, Gestational. 4. Chronic Disease.

World Health Organization WHO (2016) C_WHO
The document "Global Report on Diabetes" by the World Health Organization (WHO) provides an in-depth analysis of diabetes as a global health challenge. It covers the rising prevalence of the disease, the associated risk factors, and the increasing b ... more
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Understanding and controlling asthma in Latin America: A review of recent research informed by the SCAALA programme

Cooper, P. J.; Figueiredo, C. A.; Rodriguez, A.; et al. (2023) CC2
Asthma is the most common chronic respiratory disease (CRD) worldwide and is estimated to affect 262 million causing significant mortality and morbidity, and has emerged as an important public health problem in many Latin American (LA) countries over the last 30 or so years. LA is a highly diverse r ... more
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The reality of managing asthma in sub-Saharan Africa – Priorities and strategies for improving care

Mortimer, K.; Masekela, R.; Ozoh, O.; et al. (2022) CC2
Asthma is the most common non-communicable disease in children and remains one of the most common throughout the life course. The great majority of the burden of this disease is seen in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs), which have disproportionately high asthma-related mortality relati ... more
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The burden of severe asthma in sub-Saharan Africa: Findings from the African Severe Asthma Project

Kirenga, B.J.; Chakaya, J.; Yimer, G. et al. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: Global (2024) CC
Severe asthma is associated with high morbidity, mortality, and health care utilization, but its burden in Africa is unknown. This article wants to determine the burden (prevalence, mortality, and activity and work impairment) of severe asthma in 3 ... more
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National Strategic Plan for Tuberculosis 2016-2020

The Republic of the Union of Myanmar, Ministry of Health and Sports (2016) C1
National Tuberculosis Programme
The National Strategic Plan (NSP) for Tuberculosis (TB) 2016-2020 builds on the past experiences for the National Tuberculosis Programme and its partners. This NSP provides a roadmap for delivering quality TB prevention and care service to the entire population, ... more
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Guidelines for Implementing Collaborative TB and HIV Programme Activities

Stop TB Partnership. Working Group on TBHIV. Scientific Panel WHO (2003) C_WHO
The main aim of these guidelines is to enable the central units of national TB and HIV/AIDS programmes to support districts to plan, coordinate and implement collaborative TB/HIV activities. These guidelines reinforce current medical understanding, that highly active antiretroviral treatment (HAART) ... more
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Nutrition Program Design Assistant: A Tool for Program Planners (NPDA)

CORE Group Nutrition Working Group, Food and Nutrition Technical Assistance III Project (FANTA), and Save the Children (2015)
Reference Guide Version 2. Revised. The Nutrition Program Design Assistant is a tool to help organizations design the nutrition component of their community-based maternal and child health, food security, or other development program. The tool focuses on prevention and also provides guidance on recu ... more
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Antibiotic resistance: Multi-country public awareness survey
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World Health Organization (WHO) (2015) C_WHO
WHO commissioned a survey, carried out in September/October 2015, among some 10 000 members of the public in 12 countries (2 per WHO Region: Barbados, China, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Nigeria, the Russian Federation, Serbia, South Africa, Sudan and Viet Nam) on their use of antibiotics, knowl ... more
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A Comparison of Summary Measures of Quality of Service and Quality of Care for Family Planning in Haiti, Malawi, and Tanzania

Mallick, Lindsay, Wenjuan Wang, Temsah, Gheda (2017) C1
DHS Methodological Report No. 20

This study used Service Provision Assessment (SPA) and Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) data from Haiti, Malawi, and Tanzania to compare traditionally used additive methods with a data reduction method—principal component analysis (PCA).
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Noncommunicable diseases risk behaviours among youth in the South-East Asia Region: findings from GSHS and GYTS

World Health Organization (WHO), Regional Office for South-East-Asia (2016) C_WHO
The publication conveys the quantitative surveillance results focusing on tobacco use and noncommunicable disease (NCD) related behaviours among youth (13–15 years) in Member States of the WHO South-East Asia Region, namely, the Global School-based Student Health Survey (GSHS) and the Global Youth ... more
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State Epidemiological Fact Sheets – Volume 2, West & South Regions

Government of India, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO) (2017) C1
West: Drada & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu, Goa, Gujarat, Maharashtra
South: Andhra Pradesh & Telangana, Karnataka, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
This technical document consists of epidemiological profiles (fact-sheets) for States and districts based on information available from multiple d ... more
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State Epidemiological Fact Sheets – Volume 3, Northern, Central & Eastern Region

Government of India, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO) (2017) C1
Northern: Chandigarh, Delhi, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Rajasthan, and Uttarakhand
Central: Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh
Eastern: Andaman & Nicobar, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha and West Bengal
This technical document consists of epidemiological ... more
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Determinants of anemia among women and children in Nepal and Pakistan: An analysis of recent national survey data

Harding, Kassandra L.; Aguayo, Victor M. et al. (2017) CC
Maternal Child Nutrition. 2017;e12478
This paper analyzes individual level and household level determinants of anemia among children and women in Nepal and Pakistan. Applying multivariate modified Poisson models to recent national survey data, we find that the ... more
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Children under Siege: Pre-adolescence, PTSD, and Violent Conditions

Elisabeth Pitts Duke University (2013) C1
DIAGNOSING PTSD IN CHILDHOOD | The following literature review addresses the developmental and domain-specific consequences of previous and current diagnostic criteria for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in pre-adolescent children. PTSD was introduced in 1980 to capture extreme responses follow ... more
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Removing Barriers: The Path towards Inclusive Access. Jordan Report, July 2018

Australian Agency for International Development, Handicap International - Humanity & Inclusion, iMMAP (2018) C1
22.9% of surveyed Syrian refugees aged 2 years and above had disabilities (1,374 persons out of 6,003 persons): 13.8% in Azraq camp, 23.5% in Irbid and 30.5% in Zaatari camp. Understanding disability as the level of difficulties a person is facing when performing basic activities that could put him/ ... more
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Needs and barriers for mental health and psychosocial support among syrian refugees in lebanon: perspectives for future interventions

European Union Civil protection and Humanitarian Aid European Union Civil protection and Humanitarian Aid (2018) CC
Results Recommendations• NGOs should provide MHPSS services with a focus on empowerment and self-reliance • Introduce interventions focusing on pain mechanisms, coping strategies and physical resilience • Implement livelihood programmes • Increase service accessibility and outreach activ ... more
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Disability and Related Factors among Road Traffic Accident Victims in Benin: Study from Five Public and Faith-Based Hospitals in Urban and Suburban Areas

Yolaine Glèlè-Ahanhanzo, Alphonse Kpozèhouen, Noël Moussiliou Paraïso, Patrick Makoutodé, Chabi O. Alphonse Biaou, Eric Remacle, Edgard-Marius Ouendo, Alain Levêque Scientific Research Publishing (2018) C2
Open Journal of Epidemiology, 2018, 8, 226-241 Abstract Introduction: Road traffic accidents (RTAs) are a major public health issue in developing countries, where roads tend to be built haphazardly and accidents take a heavy toll on victims—including leaving them disabled. This study seeks ... more
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A profile of female genital mutilation in Ethiopia

UNICEF (2020) CC
Ethiopia is home to 25 million girls and women who have experienced FGM. More than half are in the regions of Oromia and Amhara. Overall, 65 per cent of girls and women aged 15 to 49 have undergone FGM. The highest prevalence is in the Somali (99 pe ... more
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The global distribution of lymphatic filariasis, 2000–2018: a geospatial analysis

The Lancet Global Health (2020) C1
Lymphatic filariasis is a neglected tropical disease that can cause permanent disability through disruption of the lymphatic system. This disease is caused by parasitic filarial worms that are transmitted by mosquitos. Mass drug administration (MDA) of antihelmintics is recommended by WHO to elimina ... more
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An integrated, Sustainable Framework to Elimination of Communicable Diseases in the Americas. Concept Note

Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) (2019) C_WHO
The objective of this concept note and the framework it outlines is the elimination of a group of CDs and the negative health effects they generate, which together create a tangible burden on affected individuals, their families and communities, and on health care systems throughout the Region. Thou ... more
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Visceral leishmaniasis: a global overview

Wamai, R.; Khan, J.; McGloin, J.; Ziaggi, G. (2020) CC
J Glob Health Sci. 2020 Jun;2(1):e3. A group of enzootic and zoonotic protozoan infections, the leishmaniases constitute among the most severely neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) and are found in all continents except Oceania. Representing the most common infectious diseases, NTDs comprise an open- ... more
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Stunting as a Risk Factor of Soil-Transmitted Helminthiasis in Children: A Literature Review

Fauziah, N.; Ar-Rizqi, M.A.; Hana, S. et al. Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases (2022) CC
As a high-burden neglected tropical disease, soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections remain a major problem in the world, especially among children under five years of age. Since young children are at high risk of being infected, STH infection can have a long-term negative impact on their life, i ... more
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A health promotion approach for reducing youth exposure to alcogenic environments: Snapshot series on alcohol policies and practice

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2023) C_WHO
The environment in which young people live, learn and play significantly affects their decisions about whether to consume alcohol. Environmental factors are the main risk factors driving alcohol consumption and related harm among young people. Environments that normalize alcohol consumption – term ... more
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Public knowledge of cardiovascular disease and response to acute cardiac events in three municipalities in Brazil

Bartlett, E. S.; Flor, L.S.; Souto Medeiros, D. et al. Open Heart (2020) CC
Objective: To conduct a landscape assessment of public knowledge of cardiovascular disease risk factors and acute myocardial infarction symptoms, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and automated external defibrillator (AED) awareness and training in three underserved communities in Brazil. Metho ... more
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Global report on diabetes World Health Organization 2016

World Health Organization WHO (2016) C_WHO
Diabetes is a serious, chronic disease that occurs either when the pancreas does not produce enough insulin (a hormone that regulates blood sugar, or glucose), or when the body cannot effectively use the insulin it produces. Diabetes is an important public health problem, one of four priority noncom ... more
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Global report on diabetes 1. Diabetes Mellitus – epidemiology. 2. Diabetes Mellitus – prevention and control. 3. Diabetes, Gestational. 4. Chronic Disease

World Health Organization WHO (2016) C_WHO
Diabetes is a serious, chronic disease that occurs either when the pancreas does not produce enough insulin (a hormone that regulates blood sugar, or glucose), or when the body cannot effectively use the insulin it produces. Diabetes is an important public health problem, one of four priority noncom ... more
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Global air pollution exposure and poverty

Rentschler, J.; Leonova, N. Nature Communications (2023) CC
Air pollution is one of the leading causes of health complications and mortality worldwide, especially affecting lower-income groups, who tend to be more exposed and vulnerable. This study documents the relationship between ambient air pollution exposure and poverty in 211 countries and territories. ... more
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National strategic Plan for the Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable diseases 2020-2025; South Africa National NCD Strategic Plan

World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO
Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), including mental disorders, currently pose one of the biggest threats to health and development globally, particularly in low and middle income countries2. It is predicted that unless proven interventions are rapidly implemented in countries, in the short to medium ... more
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The increasing burden of asthma in South African children: A call to action

Masekela, R.; Gray, C.L.; Green, R.J. et al. The South African Medical Journal (2018) CC
BACKGROUND. Asthma is a heterogeneous condition characterised by chronic inflammation and variable expiratory airflow limitation, as well as airway reversibility. The burden of asthma in children is increasing in low- and middle-income countries and remains under-recognised and poorly managed. OBJE ... more
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Asthma management in low and middle income countries: case for change

Mortimer, K.; Reddel, H. K.; Pitrez, P. M.; et al. (2022) CC2
Asthma is the most common noncommunicable disease in children, and among the most common in adults. According to the most recent estimates from the Global Asthma Network Phase I study, around one in 10 children and adults have symptoms of asthma and one in 20 school-aged children have severe asthma ... more
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Improving the global diagnosis and management of asthma in children

Lenney, W.; Bush, A.; Fitzgerald, D.A. et al. BMJ Journals (2018) CC
Asthma is the most common chronic condition in children worldwide. It affects daytime activities, sleep and school attendance and causes anxiety to parents, families and other carers. The quality of asthma diagnosis and management globally still needs substantial improvement. From infancy to the tee ... more
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Publication: Gendered Impacts of the COVID-19 Crisis in Uganda and Opportunities for an Inclusive and Sustainable Recovery

Alys, W.; Aziz, A.; Caran Ann, M. (2022) CC2
As Uganda builds back from the COVID-19 shock, the Ugandan government is strengthening its commitment to a more gender-inclusive and sustainable economy. This report supports these efforts by describing the gendered impacts of COVID-19 and provides recommendations for Ugandan policy makers and World ... more
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HEARTS. Technical package for cardiovascular disease management in primary health care. Systems of Monitoring

World Health Organization WHO, et al. (2018) C_WHO
Monitoring is a crucial element in any successful programme. It is important to know if health care facilities – and ultimately countries – are meeting the agreed goals and objectives for preventing and managing cardiovascular diseases (CVD). Monitoring is the on-going collection, management ... more
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2010 Rwanda Demographic and Health Survey (RDHS) Fact Sheet

National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda (NISR) & MEASURE DHS - ICF International (2012) C2
General fact sheet in booklet form about the 2014-2015 Demographic and Health Survey conducted in Rwanda. The 2010 Rwanda Demographic and Health Survey (RDHS) provides up-to-date information on the population and health situation in Rwanda. The 2010 RDHS is the fifth national Demographic and Health ... more
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Diabetes - Key Facts - Noncommunicable Diseases - English

World Health Organisation (WHO) World Health Organization (WHO) (2024) C_WHO
The World Health Organization's Regional Office for Africa webpage on diabetes provides an overview of the disease's impact in the African Region. It highlights that diabetes is a serious, chronic, and costly condition, with projections estimating cases to rise to 23.9 million by 2030. The page outl ... more
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Ghana: 2016 Malaria Indicator Survey Fact Sheet

The DHS Program (2017) C2
2016 Ghana Malaria Indicator Survey (GMIS)
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Liberia MIS 2016 Malaria Fact Sheet

National Malaria Control Program Ministry of Health (MOH), The DHS Program (2017) C2
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Zimbabwe: DHS 2015 - HIV Fact Sheet (English)

Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZIMSTAT) & The DHS Program (2016) C2
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2014-15 Demographic and Health Survey Fact Sheet Rwanda

National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda (NISR) & The DHS Program (2016) C2
General fact sheet in booklet form about the 2014-2015 Demographic and Health Survey conducted in Rwanda. The 2014-15 Rwanda Demographic and Health Survey (RDHS) provides data for monitoring the health situation of the population in Rwanda. The 2014-15 RDHS is the 5th Demographic and Health Survey c ... more
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2017 Tanzania Malaria Indicator Survey (TMIS)

The DHS Program (2018) CC
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Kenya Malaria Indicator Survey 2015 Fact Sheet

The DHS Program (2016) C1
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2014 Lesotho Demographic and Health Survey HIV Factsheet

The DHS Program, Rockville, USA (2016) C2
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Ghana MIS 2016 - Infographic (English)

The DHS Program (2017) C2
FAST FACTS FROM THE 2016 GHANA MIS
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Liberia MIS 2016 - Infographic

The DHS Program (2017) C2
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Malawi DHS 2015-16 - Infographic

The DHS Program (2017) C2
FAST FACTS FROM THE 2015-16 MALAWI MDHS
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Lesotho Demographic and Health Survey 2004

Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (MOHSW), Bureau of Statistics (BOS) and ORC Macro (2005) C2
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Liberia Demographic and Health Survey 2013. HIV Fact Sheet

The DHS Program (2014) C1
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Tanzania HIV/AIDS and Malaria Indicator Survey 2011-12: Policy Briefs

Tanzania Commission for AIDS (TACAIDS), Zanzibar AIDS Commission (ZAC), National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), Office of the Chief Government Statistician (OCGS), and ICF International (2013) C2
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Ghana DHS 2014 Fact Sheet

The DHS Program (2015) C1
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Kenya Malaria Indicator Survey 2015 Infographic

The DHS Program, et al. (2016) C1
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Nigeria: Fast Facts from the 2015 Nigeria Malaria Indicator Survey

World Health Organisation (WHO), USAID, The Global Fund (2015) C_WHO
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Malawi Demographic and Health Survey 2015-2016. Wall chart

USAID; UNICEF; UNFPA; et al. (2017) C1
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2013 Liberia Demographic and Health Survey. Key Results

Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo-Information Services (LISGIS); Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (MOHSW); ICF International (2014)
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Philippines: National Demographic and Health Survey 2003

National Statistics Office Manila, Philippines; ORC Macro International USAID (2004) C1
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Male Circumcision and HIV in Lesotho: Is the Relationship Real or Spurious? Analysis of the 2009 Demographic and Health Survey

Makatjane, T. J., T. Hlabana, and E. M. Letete Rockville, Maryland, USA: ICF International (2016) C2
DHS Working Papers No. 125
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Bangladesh 2014 DHS - Wall Chart (English)

The DHS Program (2016) C1
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Malawi Malaria Indicator Survey 2017 - Key Indicators

Ministry of Health National Malaria Control Programme, The DHS Program (2017) C2
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Nigeria 2015 Malaria Indicator Survey - Fact Sheet

National Malaria Elimination Programme, National Population Commission (NPC), The DHS Program (2016) C2
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Sierra Leone Malaria Indicator Survey 2016

National Malaria Control Programme (NMCP) [Sierra Leone], Statistics Sierra Leone, University of Sierra Leone, Catholic Relief Services, and ICF. (2016) C2
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Trends in Maternal Health Indicators in Sierra Leone, 2008-2013

Assaf, Shireen and Rebecca Winter ICF International (2015) C2
DHS Further Analysis Reports No. 97
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Swaziland: DHS, 2006-07 - HIV Fact Sheet (English)

Central Statistical Office (CSO) & MEASURE DHS (2007) C2
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Swaziland Briefing Kit 2006-07

MEASURE DHS (2008) C2
2006-07 Swaziland Demographic and Health Survey
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Male Circumcision and Risky Sexual Behavior in Zimbabwe: Evidence from the 2010-11 Zimbabwe Demographic and Health Survey

Chikutsa, Antony, Alfred C. Ncube, and Shepard Mutsau ICF International (2013) C2
DHS Working Papers No. 102
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Rwanda Malaria Indicator Survey (RMIS) - Key Indicators 2017

Malaria and Other Parasitic Diseases Division of the Rwanda Biomedical Center (Ministry of Health of Rwanda) & The DHS Program (2018) C2
Key Malaria Indicators from the 2017 Rwanda Malaria Indicator Survey - The table in this key indicator report provides estimates of key indicators for the country as a whole and for each of the five provinces in Rwanda.
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Measuring the Success of Family Planning Initiatives in Rwanda: A Multivariate Decomposition Analysis.

uhoza, Dieudonné Ndaruhuye, Pierre Claver Rutayisire, and Aline Umubyeyi. Calverton, Maryland, USA: ICF International (2013) C2
DHS Working Papers No. 94 - This study described the family planning initiatives in Rwanda and analyzed the 2005 and 2010 RDHS data to identify factors that contribute to the increase in contraceptive use. The Blinder-Oaxaca technique was used to decompose the contributions of women’s characterist ... more
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Programme Overview: Health - Nutrition - Burkina Faso

Unicef - Unite for children (2020) C_UNICEF
Accessed on 11.03.2020 Burkina Faso will not achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) on reducing maternal mortality of children under five, which is still too high.
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Zambia Demographic and Health Survey 2001-2002

Central Statistical Office Lusaka; Ministry of Health Zambia; Tropical Diseases Research Centre, Zambia, DHS; et al. (2003) C1
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South Africa Demographic and Health Survey 2003

Dept. of Health, Republic of South Africa (2007) C1
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Ghana DHS 2014 - Infographic

The DHS Program (2015) C1
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Liberia Demographic and Health Survey 2013. Infographic

The DHS Program (2014) C1
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Facts and Figures: the Sierra Leone Demographic and Health Survey 2013

MamaYe Sierra Leone, Statistics Sierra Leone, Measure DHS and ICF Macro (2014) C_WHO
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Namibia Nutrition Country Profile 2015

International Food Policy Research Institute (2015) C1
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Lesotho Demographic and Health Survey 2014 - Supplement on HIV Viral Load

Ministry of Health (MoH), Lesotho and ICF International (2016) C2
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HIV/AIDS in Ethiopia

MEASURE DHS (2013) C2
Data from the 2011 Ethiopia Demographic and Health Survey
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2011 Ethiopia Demographic and Health Survey: Key Findings

Ethiopia Central Statistical Agency and ICF International (2012) C2
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Atlas of Youth Reproductive Health: Data from the 2011 Ethiopia Demographic and Health Survey

ICF International (2012) C2
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Atlas of Gender and Health Indicators: Data from the 2011 Ethiopia Demographic and Health Survey

ICF International (2012) C1
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Ghana Malaria Indicator Survey 2016

Ghana Statistical Service (GSS), Ghana Health Service (GHS), and ICF (2017) C2
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Ghana 2016 MIS - Wall Chart (English)

The DHS Program (2017) C2
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2014 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) Key Findings

Ghana Statistical Service (GSS), Ghana Health Service (GHS), and ICF International. (2015) C2
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Factors Associated with HIV Infection among Educated Malawians: Analysis of the 2010 Demographic and Health Survey

Chapotera, Gertrude, Vinitha Jayachandran, and John Phuka ICF International (2016) C2
DHS Working Papers No. 127
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Uganda Demographic and Health Survey 2016: Key Indicators Report

Uganda Bureau of Statistcs (UBOS) and ICF (2017) C2
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Zambia 2013-14 ZDHS - Key Findings

Central Statistical Office (CSO), Ministry of Health (MOH), and ICF International (2015) C2
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Tanzania DHS 2015-16 - Infographic (English)

The DHS Program (2016) C2
FAST FACTS FROM THE 2015-16 TANZANIA DHS-MIS
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Tanzania: 2015-16 TDHS-MIS Key Findings

Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children (MoHCDGEC), [Tanzania Mainland, Ministry of Health (MoH) [Zanzibar], National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), Office of the Chief Government Statistician (OCGS) and ICF. (2016) C2
2015-16 Demographic and Health Survey and Malaria Indicator Survey
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Swaziland Demographic and Health Survey 2006-07

Central Statistical Office (CSO) [Swaziland], and Macro International Inc (2008) C2
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Swaziland Demographic and Health Survey 2006-07: Key Findings (siSwati) (English)

Central Statistical Office (CSO) [Swaziland] and Macro International (2008) C2
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Zimbabwe DHS 2015 - Infographic (English)

(2016) C2
FAST FACTS FROM THE 2015 ZIMBABWE DHS
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Zimbabwe 2015 Demographic and Health Survey Key Findings

Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency and ICF International (2015) C2
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Burkina Faso - National Anemia Profile

SPRING - Strengthening Partnerships, Results and Innovations in Nutrition Globally USAID - from the americain people (2015) C2
A multisectoral approach to prevent anemia will save lives and improve the wellbeing of mothers, infants, and children
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Challenges of DHS and MIS to capture the entire pattern of malaria parasite risk and intervention effects in countries with different ecological zones: the case of Cameroon

Massoda Tonye, S.G. ; C. Kouambeng, R. Wounang et. al. Malaria Journal (2018) C1
Massoda Tonye et al. Malar J (2018) 17:156 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-018-2284-7 Background: In 2011, the demographic and health survey (DHS) in Cameroon was combined with the multiple indicator cluster survey. Malaria parasitological data were collected, but the survey period did not overl ... more