Overview
Council researchers in Cambodia conducted surveys to deepen the understanding of population aging issues. Photo: Zachary Zimmer
The Population Council has worked in Cambodia since 1999. Much of the early work fell under the aegis of the Council's recently concluded Horizons program, which conducted HIV/AIDS-related operations research (OR). The focus subsequently broadened to include studies on reproductive health and population aging.
Highlights of past and present work
- Conducted a situation analysis of the quality of services provided for women with reproductive tract infections. Council staff worked with USAID, the University Research Company, and the Reproductive Health Association of Cambodia to document the quality of care and identify interventions that could be piloted within an operations research framework.
- Reviewed data from Cambodia as part of a global study of the living arrangements of older adults.
- Conducted the first systematic representative survey of the situation of older persons in Cambodia with special attention given to assessing both the longer-term impacts of conflict and violence and the effects of the illness and death of adult children on the well-being of older adults.
Banner photo: © Beryl Goldberg
Projects
Evaluating Voucher-and-Accreditation Interventions to Improve Reproductive Health Service Delivery Business Models (more)
The Population Council is studying health voucher programs in East Africa and South Asia and sharing findings with national and global partners.
(11/2008 - 10/2013)
Family planning services; Health care financing; Private/commercial-sector services; Strengthening health systems
Resources
Redeeming qualities: Exploring factors that affect women's use of reproductive health vouchers in Cambodia (abstract) (HTML)Brody,Carinne D.; Freccero,Julie; Brindis,Claire D.; Bellows,Benjamin
BMC International Health and Human Rights 13(1): 13-
Publication date: 2013
Defining effective voucher management information systems: A blueprint for information systems to support scalable reproductive health voucher programs, based on system evaluations with programs in Bangladesh, Cambodia, Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania (PDF)
Ibrahim,Mahad; Bellows,Benjamin; Sandhu,Jaspal S.
Research report
Publication date: 2012
Determinants of facility deliveries and use of antenatal care in Cambodia: Implications for universal versus targeted finance strategy
Bajracharya,Ashish; Dingle,Antonia; Bellows,Benjamin
Working paper
Publication date: 2012
Health expenditure of women using reproductive health services at public health facilities in Cambodia
Chhorvann,A.C.; Vonthanak,Saphonn; Bajracharya,Ashish; Bellows,Benjamin
Working paper
Publication date: 2012
Evaluation of the impact of the voucher and accreditation approach on improving reproductive behaviors and status in Cambodia (abstract) (PDF)
Bellows,Benjamin; Warren,Charlotte; Vonthanak,Saphonn; Chhorvann,Chhea; Sokhom,Hean; Men,Chean; Bajracharya,Ashish; Rob,Ubaidur; Rathavy,Tung
BMC Public Health 11: 667-
Publication date: 2011
Equity in access to maternal and child health services in five developing countries: What works (abstract) (HTML)
Talukder,Md.Noorunnabi; Rob,Ubaidur
International Quarterly of Community Health Education 31(2): 119-131
Publication date: 2010
RH vouchers newsletter, August 2010 (PDF)
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Publication date: 2010
RH vouchers newsletter, December 2010 (PDF)
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Publication date: 2010
RH vouchers newsletter, March 2010 (PDF)
Population Council
Publication date: 2010
Adolescent experience in-depth: Using data to identify and reach the most vulnerable young people (HTML)
Series of 51 data guides by country
Publication date: 2009
Adolescent experience in-depth: Using data to identify and reach the most vulnerable young people--Cambodia 2005 (PDF) (HTML)
Publication date: 2009
Reproductive health vouchers news, December 2009
Population Council
Publication date: 2009
Support by migrants to their elderly parents in rural Cambodia and Thailand: A comparative study (PDF)
Zimmer,Zachary; Korinek,Kim; Knodel,John; Chayovan,Napaporn
Poverty, Gender, and Youth Working Paper (no. 2)
Publication date: 2007
Disability and active life expectancy among older Cambodians (abstract) (HTML)
Zimmer,Zachary
Asian Population Studies 2(2): 133-148
Publication date: 2006
Older persons AIDS knowledge and willingness to provide care in an impoverished nation: Evidence from Cambodia (PDF)
Knodel,John; Zimmer,Zachary
Population Studies Center Research Report (no. 06-602)
Publication date: 2006
Poverty, wealth inequality, and health among older adults in rural Cambodia (PDF)
Zimmer,Zachary
Policy Research Division Working Paper (no. 217)
Publication date: 2006
Surviving catastrophe: The elderly in Cambodia (PDF)
Population Briefs 12(1)
Publication date: 2006
The impact of AIDS on older-age parents in Cambodia (PDF)
Knodel,John; Zimmer,Zachary; Kim,Sovan Kiry; Puch,Sina
Population Studies Center Research Report (no. 06-594)
Publication date: 2006
The impact of past conflicts and social disruption on the elderly in Cambodia (abstract) (HTML)
Zimmer,Zachary; Knodel,John; Kim,Sovan Kiry; Puch,Sina
Population and Development Review 32(2): 333-360
Publication date: 2006
Active life expectancy and functional limitations among older Cambodians: Results from a 2004 survey (PDF)
Zimmer,Zachary
Policy Research Division Working Paper (no. 201)
Publication date: 2005
How does a risk group perceive risk: Voices of Vietnamese sex workers in Cambodia (abstract) (HTML)
Busza,Joanna
Journal of Psychology and Human Sexuality 17(1/2): 65-82
Publication date: 2005
Older persons in Cambodia: A profile from the 2004 Survey of Elderly (PDF)
Knodel,John; Kim,Sovan Kiry; Zimmer,Zachary; Puch,Sina
Population Studies Center Research Report (no. 05-576)
Publication date: 2005
The impact of past conflicts and social disruption in Cambodia on the current generation of older adults (PDF)
Zimmer,Zachary; Knodel,John; Kim,Sovan Kiry; Puch,Sina
Population Studies Center Research Report (no. 05-582)
Publication date: 2005
Protection and participation: An interactive programme introducing the female condom to migrant sex workers in Cambodia (abstract) (HTML)
Busza,Joanna; Baker,Simon
AIDS Care 16(4): 507-518
Publication date: 2004
Living arrangements and socio-demographic conditions of older adults in Cambodia (PDF)
Zimmer,Zachary; Kim,Sovan Kiry
Policy Research Division Working Paper (no. 157)
Publication date: 2002
Living arrangements and socio-demographic conditions of older adults in Cambodia (HTML)
Zimmer,Zachary; Kim,Sovan Kiry
Abstracts in Social Gerontology 45(4): 449-449
Publication date: 2002
Living arrangements and socio-demographic conditions of older adults in Cambodia (abstract) (HTML)
Zimmer,Zachary; Kim,Sovan Kiry
Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology 16(4): 353-381
Publication date: 2002
Cambodia Fast Facts
| Population (millions) | 15.0 |
|---|---|
| Total fertility rate | 3.0 |
| Infant deaths per 1,000 live births | 57 |
| Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births | 290 |
| Girls aged 20-24 married by age 18 (%) | 18 |
| HIV/AIDS prevalence (%) | 0.5 |
| Living below US $2 per day (%) | 57 |
Country statistics from Demographic and Health Surveys, 1987–2011; UNAIDS and UNICEF websites (accessed 10/22/2012); "World Population Data Sheet" (Population Reference Bureau, 2012) | |
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- Learn more about reproductive health vouchers by visiting the RH vouchers project page and blog maintained by Council program associate Ben Bellows. (more) (offsite link)
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