Maternal Health, Child Health and Nutrition in Lao PDR : Evidence from a Household Survey in Six Central and Southern Provinces

Despite being on-track on the child- and maternal-health Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), Lao PDR continues to have some of the worst maternal and child health (MCH) and nutrition outcome indicators, both globally as well as in the East Asia and Pacific (EAP) region. This report presents results from a household, village, and facility survey on Maternal and Child Health (MCH) and nutrition in mostly rural areas of six central and southern provinces of Lao People's Democratic Republic (PDR). The information in this report localizes MCH and nutrition-related information that are typical for sampled catchment areas of selected health centers in six central and southern provinces of the country. In addition, the report summarizes data on service availability and readiness of health centers in terms of their ability to provide key MCH & nutrition-related services. The results from this survey thus shed light on what it would take to attain the health-related MDGs. In order to improve the level and equity of maternal and child health indicators, interventions would need to address numerous demand-side barriers, including physical access barriers, financial barriers, and cultural, linguistic, and educational barriers.

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Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2013-06
Subjects:	ACCESS TO FAMILY PLANNING, ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE, ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE SERVICES, ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES, ADULT LITERACY, ADULT MORTALITY, AGED, ANEMIA, ANTENATAL CARE, ANTENATAL VISITS, ANTIGENS, ANTIMALARIALS, BABY, BASIC HEALTH, BASIC HEALTH SERVICES, BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE, BCG, BEHAVIOR CHANGE, BIRTH ATTENDANT, BIRTH ATTENDANTS, BLEEDING, BLOOD TESTS, BREASTFEEDING, CAREGIVERS, CHILD BIRTH, CHILD DEATH, CHILD GROWTH MONITORING, CHILD HEALTH, CHILD HEALTH SERVICES, CHILD MORTALITY, CHILDBIRTH, CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS, CONTRACEPTION, CONTRACEPTIVE USE, CONTRACEPTIVES, COUNSELING, DEATHS, DEBT, DENGUE, DENGUE FEVER, DEWORMING, DIARRHEA, DIET, DIETS, DISEASE, DISEASES, DISTRICTS, DRINKING WATER, DRUGS, DYSENTERY, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMIC STATUS, EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT, ESSENTIAL MEDICINES, ESSENTIAL SUPPLIES, ETHNIC GROUP, ETHNIC GROUPS, FAMILIES, FAMILY PLANNING, FEMALE, FEMALE CHILDREN, FEMALES, FERTILITY, FERTILITY RATE, FLUSH TOILETS, FOOD INSECURITY, FOOD SECURITY, FORMAL EDUCATION, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, GRID, HEADACHE, HEALTH CARE, HEALTH CARE SERVICES, HEALTH CENTERS, HEALTH EDUCATION, HEALTH EXPENDITURE, HEALTH FACILITIES, HEALTH FINANCING, HEALTH INDICATORS, HEALTH INFORMATION, HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE, HEALTH INSURANCE, HEALTH MESSAGES, HEALTH OUTCOMES, HEALTH RISKS, HEALTH SECTOR, HEALTH SECTOR REFORM, HEALTH SERVICE, HEALTH SERVICES, HEALTH SYSTEM, HEALTH WORKERS, HIGH FEVER, HIV/AIDS, HOME DELIVERIES, HOSPITAL, HOSPITALS, HOUSEHOLD SIZE, HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS, HYGIENE, ILLNESS, ILLNESSES, IMMUNIZATION, IMMUNIZATIONS, INCOME, INDIVIDUAL HOUSEHOLDS, INFANT, INFANT MORTALITY, INFANT MORTALITY RATES, INFANTS, INFECTION, INFECTIONS, INSURANCE SCHEMES, INTERVENTION, INTERVENTIONS, IRON, LACK OF KNOWLEDGE, LAMPS, LEADING CAUSES, LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH, LEGAL STATUS, LIFE EXPECTANCY, LIMBS, LITERACY RATES, LIVE BIRTHS, LIVING CONDITIONS, MALABSORPTION, MALARIA, MALNUTRITION, MALNUTRITION AMONG CHILDREN, MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH, MATERNAL HEALTH, MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES, MATERNAL MORTALITY, MATERNAL MORTALITY RATE, MATERNAL MORTALITY RATIO, MATERNAL NUTRITION, MEASLES, MEAT, MEDICAL ATTENTION, MEDICINE, MEDICINES, MIDWIFERY, MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS, MINISTRIES OF HEALTH, MINISTRY OF HEALTH, MORTALITY, MORTALITY RATE, MOSQUITO NET, MOTHER, NATIONAL PLAN, NATIONAL PLAN OF ACTION, NATIONAL POLICY, NATIONAL POPULATION, NEWBORN, NEWBORN CARE, NUTRITION, OCCUPATION, PATIENTS, PHARMACIES, PHARMACY, PILL, PIT LATRINES, PLAGUE, POLICY IMPLICATIONS, POLICY RESPONSE, POLIO, POOR HEALTH, POSTNATAL CARE, POSTPARTUM PERIOD, PREGNANCY, PREGNANT WOMEN, PREVALENCE, PRIMARY EDUCATION, PROCESS EVALUATION, PROGRESS, PROVINCIAL HOSPITALS, PUBLIC HEALTH, QUALITY OF CARE, QUALITY OF HEALTH, QUALITY OF SERVICES, QUALITY SERVICES, RADIO, REFERRAL SYSTEM, RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS, RURAL AREAS, RURAL COMMUNITIES, RURAL RESIDENTS, RURAL WOMEN, SANITATION, SANITATION FACILITIES, SECONDARY EDUCATION, SECONDARY SCHOOLING, SERVICE DELIVERY, SERVICE PROVISION, SERVICE UTILIZATION, SKILLED BIRTH ATTENDANCE, SKILLED BIRTH ATTENDANTS, SKILLED PERSONNEL, SOCIAL SECTORS, SOCIAL SECURITY, SOCIOECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, SUPPLY SYSTEMS, SYMPTOMS, TELEVISION, TETANUS, TOXINS, TRADITIONAL BIRTH ATTENDANT, TRANSPORTATION, TREATMENT, TUBERCULOSIS, UNDER-FIVE MORTALITY, URBAN AREAS, URBAN COMMUNITIES, USER FEES, VACCINATION, VACCINE, VACCINES, VILLAGE CHIEFS, VILLAGE LEVEL, VILLAGES, VOMITING, WASTE, WOMAN, WORKERS, WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION, YC, YOUNG CHILD, YOUNG CHILDREN,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/06/18672688/maternal-health-child-health-nutrition-lao-pdr-evidence-household-survey-six-central-southern-provinces https://hdl.handle.net/10986/16982
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