Publication: Maternal Health, Child Health and Nutrition in Lao PDR : Evidence from a Household Survey in Six Central and Southern Provinces
Date
2013-06
ISSN
Published
2013-06
Author(s)
World Bank
Abstract
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.
Citation
“World Bank. 2013. Maternal Health, Child Health and Nutrition in Lao PDR : Evidence from a Household Survey in Six Central and Southern Provinces. © Washington, DC. http://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/16982 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”