TY - RPRT AU - Hong, Rathavuth AU - Hor, Dararith CY - Calverton, Maryland, USA TI - Factors associated with the decline of under-five mortality in Cambodia, 2000-2010: Further analysis of the Cambodia Demographic and Health Surveys T2 - DHS Further Analysis Reports No. 84 PB - ICF International PY - 2013 UR - http://dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/FA84/FA84.pdf AB - This further analysis of data from the Cambodia Demographic and Health Surveys (CHDS) conducted in 2000, 2005, and 2010 examines the determinants of under-five mortality. Although the level of under-five mortality in Cambodia has declined, it remains among the highest in the Asian region. The study analyzes the relationship between under-five mortality and several socio-demographic characteristics of children, mothers, and households, as well as health and health care indicators. The results show a substantial decline in under- five mortality in Cambodia during the ten years from 2000 to 2010. This decline is likely the result of improvements in health status and health care, particularly in maternal and child health services. The analysis shows that 84 percent of the overall decline in under-five mortality between 2000-2010 can be attributed to multiple births, birth order, birth interval, age of the mother at mother’s use of contraception, antenatal care, tetanus toxoid injection, and geographic region. Between 2005 and 2010 this group of determinants together was responsible for 67 percent of the overall decline in under-five mortality. Overall, the study demonstrates that maternal and child health programs as well as reproductive health and family planning programs have had a positive impact on child survival in Cambodia in the past decade. N1 - For assistance using downloaded citations from The DHS Program, please visit http://dhsprogram.com/publications/Citing-DHS-Publications.cfm. This report presents findings from a further analysis study undertaken as part of the follow-up to the 2010 Cambodia Demographic and Health Survey (CDHS). ICF International provided technical assistance for the project. This report is part of the MEASURE DHS program, which is designed to collect, analyze, and disseminate data on fertility, family planning, maternal and child health, nutrition, and HIV/AIDS. Funding was provided by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) through the MEASURE DHS project (#GPO-C-00-03-00002-00). The opinions expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID and other cooperating agencies. Additional information about the DHS project may be obtained from ICF International, 11785 Beltsville Drive, Calverton, MD 20705 USA; Telephone: 301-572-0200, Fax: 301-572-0999, E-mail: reports@measuredhs.com, Internet: http://www.measuredhs.com. ER -