CNIP

Cambodia Nutrition Investment Plan (CNIP) 2003-2007


Major Nutrition Indicators; Targets For 2007

Note: Statistics are from the Demographic and Health Survey 2005 unless marked otherwise

 

Indicators 2000
CDHS 		2005
CDHS 		Target 2007
Breast-feeding
Mothers who start breast-feeding newborn child within one hour of birth 11% N/A 35%
Infants exclusively breastfed up to 5 months of age* 5% 60% 25%
Mean duration of breast-feeding 24 months N/A 24 months
Nutritional status of children under 5 years
Underweight 45.2% 35.6% 31%
Stunting 44.6% 37.2% 30%
Wasting 15% 7.3% 10% 
Nutritional status of women 15-49 years old
Women with Body Mass Index <18.5 Kg/Sq metre 21% N/A 15%
Women stunted (<145cm tall) 6% N/A 5%
Low birth-weight babies 15% N/A 10%
Iron Deficiency Anaemia (IDA)
Children 6-59 months age 63% 61.8% 42%
Women 15-49 years old 58% N/A 40%
Pregnant women 66% N/A 43%
Women taking iron supplements for at least 2 months during pregnancy 4% N/A 40%
Vitamin A Deficiency (VAD)
Night Blindness among pregnant women 8% N/A 4%
Women got a post-partum Vitamin A supplement 11% N/A 80%
Children got Vitamin A capsules 6 months prior 29% N/A 80%
Iodine Deficiency Disorder (IDD)
Households using iodized salt 12% 70% 80%
Goiter 12%** N/A 4%
       
* MOH policy is exclusive breastfeeding up to 6 months of age. CDHS indicator reported above was collected for babies exclusively breastfed up to the age of 5 months.

** Source: National Micronutrient survey 2000 and National Goiter Survey 1997.

 


Graphs/Maps of Cambodia Nutrition Investment Plan (CNIP) with data from Cambodia Demographic and Health Survey 2000
Full text of the Cambodia National Investment Plan (CNIP 2003-2007)
CNIP Annual Progress Report 2003
CNIP Second Annual Progress Report 2004