Availability and quality of global disability data: A commentary on the Demographic and Health Surveys.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.dhjo.2020.100972
Abstract: In the field of global health, there are very little data available regarding disability. Global health datasets including disability indicators operationalize the term disability in a variety of ways, making calculating global trends and cross-country… read more here.
Keywords: quality; demographic health; disability; health surveys ... See more keywords
Lessons from demographic and health surveys on child health and the sustainable development goals: call for papers
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DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2019-318353
Abstract: Demographic and health surveys (DHS) are nationally representative surveys which provide important information on people’s lives and health at a community, region and national level. From these surveys we can understand mortality data, patterns of… read more here.
Keywords: demographic health; health surveys; lessons demographic; health ... See more keywords
Evaluating the Demographic and Health Surveys Mode Switch From PAPI to CAPI: An Experiment From Turkey
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DOI: 10.1177/08944393211009566
Abstract: The Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) have been carried out in over 90 countries since 1984, as interviewer administered household surveys conducted initially by paper and pencil interviews (PAP... read more here.
Keywords: surveys mode; demographic health; health surveys; mode switch ... See more keywords
Refusal bias in HIV data from the Demographic and Health Surveys: Evaluation, critique and recommendations
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DOI: 10.1177/0962280219844536
Abstract: Non-response is a commonly encountered problem in many population-based surveys. Broadly speaking, non-response can be due to refusal or failure to contact the sample units. Although both types of non-response may lead to bias, there… read more here.
Keywords: hiv; non response; health surveys; demographic health ... See more keywords
35 Years of health surveys in Denmark: a backbone of public health practice and research
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DOI: 10.1177/14034948221083113
Abstract: Denmark has a 35-year history of monitoring health status in the general population through health surveys. In this commentary, we outline the development of health surveys in Denmark from the beginning in 1987 to the… read more here.
Keywords: health; health surveys; public health; health practice ... See more keywords
Factors affecting tobacco smoking in Ethiopia: evidence from the demographic and health surveys
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DOI: 10.1186/s12889-019-7200-8
Abstract: BackgroundTobacco smoking is growing at an alarming rate in the developing world and sub-Saharan Africa. Although Ethiopia has a relatively low rate in the region, it is not immune to the tobacco epidemic. The government… read more here.
Keywords: tobacco; khat use; demographic health; tobacco smoking ... See more keywords
A bootstrapping approach for generating an inverse distance weight matrix when multiple observations have an identical location in large health surveys
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DOI: 10.1186/s12942-019-0189-5
Abstract: Spatial weight matrices play a key role in econometrics to capture spatial effects. However, these constructs are prone to clustering and can be challenging to analyse in common statistical packages such as STATA. Multiple observations… read more here.
Keywords: multiple observations; large health; health surveys; inverse distance ... See more keywords
Depends Who's Asking: Interviewer Effects in Demographic and Health Surveys Abortion Data.
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DOI: 10.1215/00703370-8937468
Abstract: Responses to survey questions about abortion are affected by a wide range of factors, including stigma, fear, and cultural norms. However, we know little about how interviewers might affect responses to survey questions on abortion.… read more here.
Keywords: abortion; demographic health; depends asking; health surveys ... See more keywords
Health Surveys Using Mobile Phones in Developing Countries: Automated Active Strata Monitoring and Other Statistical Considerations for Improving Precision and Reducing Biases
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DOI: 10.2196/jmir.7329
Abstract: In low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), historically, household surveys have been carried out by face-to-face interviews to collect survey data related to risk factors for noncommunicable diseases. The proliferation of mobile phone ownership and the… read more here.
Keywords: automated active; strata monitoring; surveys using; health surveys ... See more keywords
Drivers of Under-Five Stunting Trend in 14 Low- and Middle-Income Countries since the Turn of the Millennium: A Multilevel Pooled Analysis of 50 Demographic and Health Surveys
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DOI: 10.3390/nu11102485
Abstract: Background: Understanding the drivers contributing to the decreasing trend in stunting is paramount to meeting the World Health Assembly’s global target of 40% stunting reduction by 2025. Methods: We pooled data from 50 Demographic and… read more here.
Keywords: demographic health; trend; health surveys; stunting trend ... See more keywords