[2] Since 2001, The DHS Program has worked in over 15 countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America and Caribbean conducting population-based HIV testing.
The project also collects data on the capacity of health care facilities to deliver HIV prevention and treatment services.
In recent years, additional questions on indoor residual spraying, and biomarker testing for anemia and malaria have been conducted.
For countries interested in more in-depth data on gender, modules of questions are available on specific topics such as status of women, domestic violence, and female genital mutilation.
[4] The DHS Program has interviewed thousands of young people and gathered information about their education, employment, media exposure, nutrition, sexual activity, fertility, unions, and general reproductive health, including HIV prevalence.
[5] The Youth Corner is part of the broader effort by the Interagency Youth Working Group (IYWG) to help program managers, donors, national and local governments, teachers, religious leaders, and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) plan and implement programs to improve the reproductive health of young adults.
[citation needed] Using field-friendly technologies, the DHS Program is able to collect biomarker data relating to conditions and infections.