New DHS findings: Zimbabwe, postpartum care, HIV
Posted July 16th, 2007 by Tara Murray in DHS, Health, Sub-Saharan Africa, Women's IssuesThe 2005/06 Zimbabwe Demographic and Health Survey is the first national survey to use population-based testing to determine HIV prevalence. The survey found that 1 in 6 adults in Zimbabwe has HIV. Other findings include that children’s health is worsening as vaccination rates drop and malnutrition and anemia increase. The final report is available from MEASURE DHS.
Postpartum Care: Levels and Determinants in Developing Countries, another new report from DHS, says that postpartum care is scarce in developing countries.
And in another DHS study, researchers found that women may be responsible for spreading more HIV within marriages than previously suspected (Economist.com).
