Most people don’t know just how many collaborating institutions are involved in the day-to-day implementation of The DHS Program. ICF International is the prime contractor for The DHS Program. But 20% of us who sit at ICF’s office in Rockville, Maryland, are actually employed by other partner organizations. Who are these partners? Avenir Health (formerly the Futures Institute) specializes […]
The DHS Program regularly gets questions from users about sampling and weighting. “How do I apply sample weights in multilevel analyses?” or “What is the difference between self weighting data and non-self weighting data?” On June 3, 2015, three DHS experts will answer users’ questions on “Weights and other adjustments for the survey design” in […]
Name(s): Saikou Trawally, Alieu Saho, and Momodou L. Cham Country of origin: The Gambia Position titles and organizations: Officials of The Gambia Bureau of Statistics and National Population Commission Secretariat When not working, favorite place to visit: Shopping sites, relatives and friends, and site seeing cultural centers. First time you worked with The DHS Program’s data: Momodou: […]
Anthropometry measurement (height and weight) is a core component of DHS surveys that is used to generate indicators on nutritional status. The Biomarker Questionnaire now includes questions on clothing and hairstyle interference on measurements for both women and children for improved interpretation.