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Newest firstBackgroundHealth inequalities in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) often reflect compounding social disadvantages. Intersectionality theory emphasizes that multiple axes of disadvantage can interact to shape health experiences in ways not captured by single-factor analyses (Crenshaw, 1989, 1991). Understanding how poverty and low education combine to affect maternal and reproductive health is essential for…
Open article record in new tab ↗The breast cancer cases are increasing, and it is the third leading cause of morbidity and mortality among cancer cases in women in Cambodia. This study explores how access to digital tools, media exposure, transportation, travel time to health facilities, and autonomy in health decisions relate to breast cancer screening among Cambodian women aged 15 to 49. After excluding 204 women who were unaware of breast or…
Open article record in new tab ↗IntroductionUsing modern contraceptives is essential for promoting economics, limiting the space of pregnancies, and improving maternal and newborn health outcomes. Despite progress in Cambodia, disparities in contraceptive use persist, particularly across socio-demographic and geographic groups. MethodsThis study examined the prevalence and determinants of modern contraceptive use among married and sexually activ…
Open article record in new tab ↗IntroductionPerinatal mortality remains high in low-resource settings, with many deaths preventable. While clinical causes of stillbirths and neonatal deaths are often examined, non-medical factors such as care-seeking behaviour and barriers are less well understood. This study uses social autopsy to explore upstream, social factors associated with stillbirths and neonatal deaths in rural Cambodia. MethodsA prospe…
Diarrhea is a global public health problem that is the third leading cause of death in under five years, with an estimated 1.7 billion cases in 2023 and 1.8 million deaths from diarrhea diseases every year. To better understand child diarrhea in Cambodia, we examined descriptively temporal and geospatial trends of diarrhea and used multivariate logistic regression to analyze its association with individual and hou…
Open article record in new tab ↗ObjectiveTo assess utilization of public and private healthcare, related healthcare expenditure, and associated factors for people with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and/or hypertension (HTN) and for people without those conditions in Cambodia. MethodsA cross-sectional household survey. SettingsFive operational districts in Cambodia. ParticipantsData was from 2,360 participants aged [≥] 40 years who had used healthcare se…
Open article record in new tab ↗A nosocomial HIV outbreak recognized in late 2014 in Roka commune, Cambodia, demonstrates the potential for rapid transmission through skin-piercing healthcare procedures. Information reported from the investigation of the Roka commune outbreak is sufficient to estimate the transmission efficiency of HIV through contaminated injection equipment. With conservative assumptions, two estimates are 4.6% and 9.2%. These…
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