OBJECTIVE: To systematically review the public health literature to assess trends in the use
of Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) data for research from 1984 to 2010 and to …

This study assesses the utility of Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) questions regarding
women's empowerment in the context of sub‐Saharan Africa. We examine the use of, and …

This study assesses the quality of Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) data regarding
self‐reported current use of the lactational amenorrhea method (LAM). LAM is an important …

Fertility awareness methods—the Lactational Amenorrhea Method, the Standard Days
Method, and the Two Day Method—are safe and effective, and they have important additional …

Expanding access to family planning (FP) is a driving aim of global and national FP efforts.
The definition and measurement of access, however, remain nebulous, largely due to …

Background In order to track progress towards the target of universal access to sexual and
reproductive health care services of the post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a …

The information challenges facing health workers worldwide include lack of routine systems
for seeking and sharing information, lack of high-quality and current health information, and …

Jargon—the specialized language used by people in the same work or profession—is only
communicative if the people working in that profession have a common understanding of its …

Objectives The contraceptive prevalence rate (CPR) is generally reported among in-union
women ages 15–49. Here, union status and age serve as proxies for exposure to the risk of …

What is labeled “global health” has largely concerned the practice of public health work
elsewhere, generally in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). 1 Indeed, global health’s key …