Cambodia: Demographic and Health Survey 2005

The 2005 Cambodia Demographic and Health Survey (CDHS) is a nationally representative sample of 16,823 women and 6,731 men age 15-49. The 2005 CDHS is the second comprehensive survey conducted in Cambodia as part of the worldwide Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) projects. The primary purpose of the CDHS is to provide the policymakers and planners with updated and reliable data on fertility, family planning, infant, child and maternal mortality, maternal and child health, nutrition, malaria, knowledge of HIV/AIDS, prevalence of HIV, women’s status and domestic violence. The 2005 CDHS is the first survey in Cambodia to provide population-based prevalence estimates for HIV.