SEMINAR SEMINAR PRESENTATIONSPRESENTATIONS

Cambodia DHS and Measure DHS+ Survey Objectives and MethodologyHousing and Characteristics of the PopulationFertility and its DeterminantsFertility PreferencesFamily PlanningAbortionWomen’s Status Domestic ViolenceHIV/AIDS and Other STIsHealth Status and Utilization of Health

ServicesInfant, Child and Maternal MortalityMaternal and Child Health Infant Feeding & Childhood and Maternal

Nutrition

HIV infection was first detected in Cambodia in 1991;

Knowledge of HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs), as well as learning about and taking preventive measures is key to slowing the spread of these destructive diseases.

The epidemic is the fastest-growing in all of Asia.

AIDS Awareness

Knowledge of HIV/AIDS prevention

Discussion of HIV/AIDS in public

Testing for HIV/AIDS

Knowledge of signs & symptoms of STIs

Self-reporting of STIs & resulting actions taken

Sexual behavior

Knowledge & use of condoms

Knowledge of HIV/AIDS, and of important ways to avoid AIDS

55

91

71

96

89

98

knows 2 or 3programmaticallyimportant ways

to avoidHIV/AIDS*

has heard of HIV/AIDS

secondary +

primaryeducation

noeducation

*Abstaining from sex, using condoms, limiting the number of sexual partners

50% 51 to 80% 81% and +

Knowledge of 2-3 important ways to avoid HIV/AIDS varies greatly by

region:

Bantey Mean Chey

Kampong Cham

Kampong Thum

Mondol K./ Rotanak K. (21%)

Kampong Spueu (31%)

Preah V./Stueng T./Kracheh

CAMBODIA

Kaoh Kong

Pousat

Kampot/Krong K./K.P. Sihanouk Svay Rieng

Siem Reab/Otdar Mean Chey

Kampong Chhnang

Kandal

Prey Veaeng (89%)

Phnom Penh (92%)

Takaev

Bat Dambang/ Krong Pailin

Women’s responses to HIV/AIDS-related questions

4862 63 67 70

knowsomeone

personallywho has

AIDS or diedof it

HIV can betransmittedfrom mother

to childduringdelivery

healthy-looking

persons canhave HIV

HIV can betransmittedfrom motherto child by

breastfeeding

HIV can betransmittedfrom mother

to childduring

pregnancy

Women’s knowledge of HIV/AIDS, by education

374949

6363

84

they know someone personally who has AIDS or died of it

a healthy-looking person canhave HIV

no education primary education secondary +

Women’s responses to questions on social aspects of AIDS

55 54

35 23

children age

12- 14 should

be taught to

use condoms

would care

for relative

sick with

AIDS

a person with

AIDS should

be allowed to

continue

working

HIV- positive

status should

be kept

secret

Women’s responses to questions on social aspects of AIDS, by

education

24

4135

5553

74

a person with AIDS should beallowed to continue working

would care for relative sick withAIDS

no education primary education secondary education

Acceptability of discussions on HIV/AIDS via specific media or in

specific locations

72

78

90

92

92

93

93

93

94

in temple

in primary school

in newspaper

in secondary school

community setting

in health facility

on television

at workplace

on radio

% of women tested for HIV/AIDS or who desire to be tested, by

education

3

25

1

21

2

26

8

29

has been tested for HIV not tested, desires test

total no education primary secondary+

Other Sexually-Transmitted

Infections (STIs)

% of women who don’t know about STIs (other than HIV/AIDS), by age &

education

7769

5953 51

6661

53

15-19 20-24 25-29 30-39 40-49 none primary sec.+

Age Education

Knowledge, use and access of condom*

92

37

36

1

knows aboutcondoms

knows a sourceto get condoms

could getcondom herself

used condomduring last sex

*among women who know of HIV/AIDS and have had sexual intercourse

Condom knowledge, use and access*, by education

86

27

26

0

93

35

34

1

98

61

59

3

knows about condoms

knows a source to get condoms

could get condom herself

used condom during last sex

secondary+

primary

noeducation

*among women who know of HIV/AIDS and have had sexual intercourse

Main Findings: While the vast majority of women

have heard of HIV/AIDS, significantly fewer know the most important ways to avoid the virus that causes AIDS

Responses to HIV/AIDS-related questions varies greatly by education level

Cambodian women are overwhelmingly supportive of the distribution of information about HIV/AIDS by most media outlets and in most public forums

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Knowledge of STIs other than HIV/AIDS is quite low

Knowledge of condoms is high, but knowledge of a source is quite low

Women’s access to condoms is limited

Actual usage of condoms is extremely small.