Repository details
Demographic and Health Surveys
Name of repository
Demographic and Health Surveys
Additional name(s)
- The DHS Program
- MEASURE DHS
Repository URL
Subject(s)
Description
MEASURE DHS is advancing global understanding of health and population trends in developing countries through nationally-representative household surveys that provide data for a wide range of monitoring and impact evaluation indicators in the areas of population, health, HIV, and nutrition. The database collects, analyzes, and disseminates data from more than 300 surveys in over 90 countries. MEASURE DHS distributes, at no cost, survey data files for legitimate academic research.
Keyword(s)
Repository type(s)
- disciplinary
Mission statement for designated community
Research data repository language(s)
- English
Data and/or service provider
- dataProvider
Institutions (2)
Additional name(s)
- ICFI
Country
Type(s) of responsibility
- general
Type of institution
commercial
Additional name(s)
- USAID
Country
Type(s) of responsibility
- funding
Type of institution
non-profit
Policies (1)
Policy Name
Database access
Type of access to research data repository
open
Data access (1)
Type of access to data
restricted
Data access restriction type(s)
- other
Data licenses (1)
DataLicense
Data upload (1)
Type of data upload
closed
Persistent identifier system(s)
- none
Name of the repository software
- unknown
Data citation guideline
Enhanced Publication
no
Quality management
yes
Application programming interfaces (1)
Remarks
Entry date
2014-08-13
Last update
2021-08-04
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