SEMINAR PRESENTATIONS

Cambodia DHS and Measure DHS+

Survey Objectives and Methodology
Housing and Characteristics of the Population
Fertility and its Determinants
Fertility Preferences
Family Planning
Abortion
Women’s Status
Domestic Violence
HIV/AIDS and Other STIs
Health Status and Utilization of Health Services
Infant, Child and Maternal Mortality
Maternal and Child Health
Infant Feeding & Childhood and Maternal Nutrition
 Family Planning

Knowledge & Attitudes

Use of Family Planning

Exposure to Family Planning

Messages
Knowledge of contraceptive methods

Currently married women All women

96 92 95 92

33
24

Any method Any modern method Any traditional

Percent of women age 15-49
 Which modern methods are most
familiar to married women?
Male sterilization 47

Implants 54

Female sterilization 64

Monthly pill 77

Condom 79

IUD 83

Daily pill 90

Injectables 90
Percent of currently married women age 15-49
Does knowledge of any modern method
vary by residence, region and education?
• No urban-rural difference

• Mondol Kiri/Rotanak Kiri (56%)

Banteay Mean Chey (81%) and
Preah Vihear/Stueng Traeng/Kracheh (84%)
 3 only regions with knowledge less than 90%

• Women with no education (91%) know slightly

less about modern methods than educated women
(98%)
 Do married women discuss
family planning with their husbands?

53

34

12

Never Once or twice Three or +

Percent of currently married women age 15-49 in the past year
What are couples’ attitudes toward
family planning?
Both approve 68

Both disapprove 6

One approves, other dissaproves 6

Husband's attitude unknown 11

Respondent unsure 9

Percent of women who report that they and their husband

approve or not of family planning
 Family Planning

Knowledge & Attitudes

Use of Family Planning

Exposure to Family Planning

Messages
 Use of contraception among
married women

Traditional
5
methods

Modern
19
methods

Any method 24

Percent of currently married women age 15-49

Has contraceptive use among women
increased since 1995?

1995 KAPSFCC 1998 NHS 2000 CDHS

24
22
19
16
13

Any method Any modern method

Percent of currently married women age 15-49
 Does use of contraception vary
by a woman’s level of education?
No education Primary Secondary and +

35

23 23
19 19
16

Any method Any modern method

Percent of currently married women age 15-49
Contraceptive use also varies
by residence

33% of urban women use any

method of family planning
compared to…
22% for their rural counterparts.
 Use of any family planning method varies
greatly by region:
 20% 21 to 30% 30% and +
Kampong Cham CAMBODIA Bantey
Mean Chey
Kampong Chhnang Kandal
Kampong Spueu Phnom
Takaev Penh
Kampong Thum (43%)
Kampot/Krong
Kaoh Kong K./K.P. Sihanouk Bat
Dambang/
Prey Veaeng Svay Rieng Krong
Pailin
Pousat
Mondol K./ Rotanak K. (10%)
Preah V./Stueng T./Kracheh
Siem Reab/Otdar Mean Chey
Women’s current use of modern
contraceptive methods

IUD
7% Injectables
40%
Male condom
5%
Monthly pill
15% Female
Daily pill sterilisation
24% 8%
Other
modern
methods
1%
 Source of supply for
contraceptive methods
Public sector Private medical Other private

Percent
70
65
57
44 44 47
38 37
27
18
13 17
5 5 9

Daily pill Monthly pill Injectables Condom IUD*

*First source, limited to women who started using IUD since 1995
 Intention to use contraception
in the future

45
42

13

Intends to use Does not intend Unsure

Percent of currently married women who are not

using a contraceptive method
 Preferred method of contraception
for future use

34
26

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Percent of currently married women who are not using a

contraceptive method, but who intend to use
 Some reasons cited by women for
not intending to use contraception
Health concerns 26%

Difficult to get pregnant 24%

Wants more children 10%
Opposed to family planning 9%
Infrequent sex/no sex 8%
Fear side effects 6%
Currently married women who are not using a contraceptive method
 Family Planning

Knowledge & Attitudes

Use of Family Planning

Exposure to Family Planning

Messages
 From what source do women hear
family planning messages?

From radio only 10%

From television only 5%
From both 64%

NO MESSAGE 21%
For all women who heard a message about family planning
in the last few months preceding the interview
Does exposure to family planning
messages vary by residence
and education?
Residence
Urban 86%
Rural 78%

Education
None 70%
Primary 80%
Secondary+ 92%
At the regional level, women
from:
Mondol Kiri/Rotanak Kiri (30%)
and Preah Vihear/Stueng
Traeng/Kracheh (51%)

are the least likely to hear

a message.
Does exposure to family planning
messages in the print media
vary by residence and education?

Residence
Urban 59%
Rural 36%

Education
None 28%
Primary 39%
Secondary+ 62%
 Main findings
• Knowledge of family planning is very high,
except in Mondol Kiri/Rotanak Kiri (56%)

• 19% of women use a modern method of

contraception (24% use any method)

• Use of any contraceptive method has been

increasing since 1995 (13%) to 24% in 2000

• Use varies greatly by residence, region and level

of education
 Main findings
• Injectables and the daily and monthly pills are
the 3 methods most used by women

• Slightly more than 2 women in 5 intend to use

family planning in the future

• 4 women in 5 have heard of a family planning

message in the media