When health data go dark: the importance of the DHS Program and imagining its future.

Khaki JJ, Molenaar J, Karki S, Olal E, Straneo M, Mosuse MA, Fouogue JT, Hensen B, Baguiya A, Musau Nkola A, Wong KLM, Ba OA, Kikula A, Grovogui FM, Semaan A, Asefa A, Macharia PM, Chikwari CD, Ouédraogo MO, Christou A, Okiro EA, Mutua MK, Amodu A, Phiri M, Athanase R, Kitara DL, Owolabi O, Pembe AB, Afolabi BB, Beňová L

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DOI: 10.1186/s12916-025-04062-6
Published: 2025 Apr 24
Container: BMC medicine
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@article{allodium:10.1186/s12916-025-04062-6,
  title = {When health data go dark: the importance of the DHS Program and imagining its future.},
  author = {Khaki JJ and Molenaar J and Karki S and Olal E and Straneo M and Mosuse MA and Fouogue JT and Hensen B and Baguiya A and Musau Nkola A and Wong KLM and Ba OA and Kikula A and Grovogui FM and Semaan A and Asefa A and Macharia PM and Chikwari CD and Ouédraogo MO and Christou A and Okiro EA and Mutua MK and Amodu A and Phiri M and Athanase R and Kitara DL and Owolabi O and Pembe AB and Afolabi BB and Beňová L},
  year = {2025},
  journal = {BMC medicine},
  doi = {10.1186/s12916-025-04062-6},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-025-04062-6}
}

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TI  - When health data go dark: the importance of the DHS Program and imagining its future.
AU  - Khaki JJ
AU  - Molenaar J
AU  - Karki S
AU  - Olal E
AU  - Straneo M
AU  - Mosuse MA
AU  - Fouogue JT
AU  - Hensen B
AU  - Baguiya A
AU  - Musau Nkola A
AU  - Wong KLM
AU  - Ba OA
AU  - Kikula A
AU  - Grovogui FM
AU  - Semaan A
AU  - Asefa A
AU  - Macharia PM
AU  - Chikwari CD
AU  - Ouédraogo MO
AU  - Christou A
AU  - Okiro EA
AU  - Mutua MK
AU  - Amodu A
AU  - Phiri M
AU  - Athanase R
AU  - Kitara DL
AU  - Owolabi O
AU  - Pembe AB
AU  - Afolabi BB
AU  - Beňová L
PY  - 2025
JO  - BMC medicine
DO  - 10.1186/s12916-025-04062-6
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JJ, K., J, M., S, K., E, O., M, S., MA, M., JT, F., B, H., A, B., A, M. N., KLM, W., OA, B., A, K., FM, G., A, S., A, A., PM, M., CD, C., MO, O., A, C., EA, O., MK, M., A, A., M, P., R, A., DL, K., O, O., AB, P., BB, A., & L, B. (2025). When health data go dark: the importance of the DHS Program and imagining its future.. BMC medicine. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-025-04062-6

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