Introduction to the Demographic and Health Surveys Program

Course

Self-paced e-learning

Other Partner

The Demographic and Health Surveys Program

Length: 40 min
Effort: 40 min
Level: Introductory
Language: English; French
Region: Africa; Asia and the Pacific; Europe and North America; Latin America and the Caribbean; Western Asia

Certificate: No
Price: Free

This eLearning provides an overview of The DHS Program for anyone interested, specifically data users taking an eLearning course through The Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) Program Learning Hub.

Sustainable Development Goals: Zero hunger; Good health and well-being for people; Gender equality

Statistics: Demographic and social statistics; Household surveys

Subject: Health and Demographic Statistics

Keywords: demography; health; statistics; research; household survey

About this course

This course has been designed to give a synopsis of The DHS Program, its objectives, and scope. It consists of 3 modules, ranging from 10-15 minutes duration each.

Target audience

Stakeholders that are using DHS Program reports and datasets for research or academics.

Learning objectives

This course will support participants in their ongoing work to:

Explain what The Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) Program is
List the objectives of The DHS Program
Describe the different surveys that make up The DHS Program
List a sample of the many topics covered under The DHS Program and questions that DHS Program data can answer
Describe the four-stage process for conducting a DHS Program survey