World Bank2014-02-102014-02-102013-06https://hdl.handle.net/10986/16982Despite 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.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO FAMILY PLANNINGACCESS TO HEALTH CAREACCESS TO HEALTH CARE SERVICESACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICESADULT LITERACYADULT MORTALITYAGEDANEMIAANTENATAL CAREANTENATAL VISITSANTIGENSANTIMALARIALSBABYBASIC HEALTHBASIC HEALTH SERVICESBASIC INFRASTRUCTUREBCGBEHAVIOR CHANGEBIRTH ATTENDANTBIRTH ATTENDANTSBLEEDINGBLOOD TESTSBREASTFEEDINGCAREGIVERSCHILD BIRTHCHILD DEATHCHILD GROWTH MONITORINGCHILD HEALTHCHILD HEALTH SERVICESCHILD MORTALITYCHILDBIRTHCIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONSCONTRACEPTIONCONTRACEPTIVE USECONTRACEPTIVESCOUNSELINGDEATHSDEBTDENGUEDENGUE FEVERDEWORMINGDIARRHEADIETDIETSDISEASEDISEASESDISTRICTSDRINKING WATERDRUGSDYSENTERYECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC STATUSEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENTESSENTIAL MEDICINESESSENTIAL SUPPLIESETHNIC GROUPETHNIC GROUPSFAMILIESFAMILY PLANNINGFEMALEFEMALE CHILDRENFEMALESFERTILITYFERTILITY RATEFLUSH TOILETSFOOD INSECURITYFOOD SECURITYFORMAL EDUCATIONGOVERNMENT AGENCIESGRIDHEADACHEHEALTH CAREHEALTH CARE SERVICESHEALTH CENTERSHEALTH EDUCATIONHEALTH EXPENDITUREHEALTH FACILITIESHEALTH FINANCINGHEALTH INDICATORSHEALTH INFORMATIONHEALTH INFRASTRUCTUREHEALTH INSURANCEHEALTH MESSAGESHEALTH OUTCOMESHEALTH RISKSHEALTH SECTORHEALTH SECTOR REFORMHEALTH SERVICEHEALTH SERVICESHEALTH SYSTEMHEALTH WORKERSHIGH FEVERHIV/AIDSHOME DELIVERIESHOSPITALHOSPITALSHOUSEHOLD SIZEHOUSEHOLD SURVEYSHYGIENEILLNESSILLNESSESIMMUNIZATIONIMMUNIZATIONSINCOMEINDIVIDUAL HOUSEHOLDSINFANTINFANT MORTALITYINFANT MORTALITY RATESINFANTSINFECTIONINFECTIONSINSURANCE SCHEMESINTERVENTIONINTERVENTIONSIRONLACK OF KNOWLEDGELAMPSLEADING CAUSESLEADING CAUSES OF DEATHLEGAL STATUSLIFE EXPECTANCYLIMBSLITERACY RATESLIVE BIRTHSLIVING CONDITIONSMALABSORPTIONMALARIAMALNUTRITIONMALNUTRITION AMONG CHILDRENMATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTHMATERNAL HEALTHMATERNAL HEALTH SERVICESMATERNAL MORTALITYMATERNAL MORTALITY RATEMATERNAL MORTALITY RATIOMATERNAL NUTRITIONMEASLESMEATMEDICAL ATTENTIONMEDICINEMEDICINESMIDWIFERYMILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALSMINISTRIES OF HEALTHMINISTRY OF HEALTHMORTALITYMORTALITY RATEMOSQUITO NETMOTHERNATIONAL PLANNATIONAL PLAN OF ACTIONNATIONAL POLICYNATIONAL POPULATIONNEWBORNNEWBORN CARENUTRITIONOCCUPATIONPATIENTSPHARMACIESPHARMACYPILLPIT LATRINESPLAGUEPOLICY IMPLICATIONSPOLICY RESPONSEPOLIOPOOR HEALTHPOSTNATAL CAREPOSTPARTUM PERIODPREGNANCYPREGNANT WOMENPREVALENCEPRIMARY EDUCATIONPROCESS EVALUATIONPROGRESSPROVINCIAL HOSPITALSPUBLIC HEALTHQUALITY OF CAREQUALITY OF HEALTHQUALITY OF SERVICESQUALITY SERVICESRADIOREFERRAL SYSTEMRESPIRATORY INFECTIONSRURAL AREASRURAL COMMUNITIESRURAL RESIDENTSRURAL WOMENSANITATIONSANITATION FACILITIESSECONDARY EDUCATIONSECONDARY SCHOOLINGSERVICE DELIVERYSERVICE PROVISIONSERVICE UTILIZATIONSKILLED BIRTH ATTENDANCESKILLED BIRTH ATTENDANTSSKILLED PERSONNELSOCIAL SECTORSSOCIAL SECURITYSOCIOECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTSUPPLY SYSTEMSSYMPTOMSTELEVISIONTETANUSTOXINSTRADITIONAL BIRTH ATTENDANTTRANSPORTATIONTREATMENTTUBERCULOSISUNDER-FIVE MORTALITYURBAN AREASURBAN COMMUNITIESUSER FEESVACCINATIONVACCINEVACCINESVILLAGE CHIEFSVILLAGE LEVELVILLAGESVOMITINGWASTEWOMANWORKERSWORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATIONYCYOUNG CHILDYOUNG CHILDREN10.1596/16982