INTRODUCTION TO THE SPECIAL ISSUE ON DHS IN AFRICA
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INTRODUCTION TO THE SPECIAL ISSUE ON DHS IN AFRICA
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ANTHONY CHIKUTSA
Description
The DHS program has conducted nationally-representative surveys worldwide, including Africa, since the mid-1980s.
The data are open access and provide a rich resource for policymakers and scholars alike; however there has never
been a special issue of a journal focusing on analysis of DHS data. The idea for a special issue on the theme of DHS
in Africa emerged during the 2013 DHS Fellows program. It was determined that the African Population Studies
Journal, as the only peer-reviewed bilingual journal of population studies in Africa, would be the most appropriate
host for a special issue. On behalf of the team from the Zimbabwe Open University, I approached the Editor-in-Chief
of the African Population Studies Journal, Prof. Clifford Odimegwu, about hosting this special issue
The data are open access and provide a rich resource for policymakers and scholars alike; however there has never
been a special issue of a journal focusing on analysis of DHS data. The idea for a special issue on the theme of DHS
in Africa emerged during the 2013 DHS Fellows program. It was determined that the African Population Studies
Journal, as the only peer-reviewed bilingual journal of population studies in Africa, would be the most appropriate
host for a special issue. On behalf of the team from the Zimbabwe Open University, I approached the Editor-in-Chief
of the African Population Studies Journal, Prof. Clifford Odimegwu, about hosting this special issue
Publisher
African Population Studies
Date
2014
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ANTHONY CHIKUTSA , “INTRODUCTION TO THE SPECIAL ISSUE ON DHS IN AFRICA,” ZOU Institutional Repository, accessed July 6, 2025, https://ir.zou.ac.zw/items/show/65.
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