Enquête Démographique et de Santé du Cameroun 2018

The survey was funded by the Government of Cameroon, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the President's Malaria Initiative (PMI), the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), and the Global Fund through the National Malaria Control Program (PNLP). The Centre de Recherches Statistiques, Économiques et Sociales et de Formation pour les pays Islamiques (SESRIC) contributed to the module on tobacco use. Other institutions also provided expertise to the survey, including the Centre Pasteur du Cameroun (CPC) for the analysis of blood samples to estimate the prevalence of HIV and the Centre International de Référence Chantal Biya (CIRCB) for external quality control of HIV tests. ICF provided technical assistance to the project through the Global Health Program, The DHS Program, funded by USAID, which aims to provide support and technical assistance to countries worldwide for population and health surveys. The survey aimed to collect data on demographic and health indicators, including fertility, mortality, and health outcomes. The survey used a multi-stage sampling design, with a sample of 13,000 women aged 15-49 and 5,000 men aged 15-59. The survey collected data on a range of topics, including reproductive health, maternal and child health, HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis. The survey found that the majority of women (63.4%) had given birth to at least one child, with an average of 4.3 children per woman. The total fertility rate was 4.7 children per woman, and the general fertility rate was 143.1 per 1,000 women aged 15-49. The survey also found that 22.1% of women had an unmet need for family planning, and 14.1% of women had an unmet need for modern family planning methods. In terms of reproductive health, the survey found that 44.1% of women had ever used a modern contraceptive method, and 24.5% of women were currently using a modern contraceptive method. The survey also found that 12.1% of women had an unmet need for family planning due to lack of access to family planning services. The survey found that the prevalence of HIV was 3.5% among women aged 15-49, and 1.4% among men aged 15-59. The survey also found that 14.1% of women had been tested for HIV in the past 12 months, and 6.3% of men had been tested for HIV in the past 12 months. In terms of malaria, the survey found that 34.6% of children under 5 years old had been diagnosed with malaria in the past 2 weeks, and 24.5% of children under 5 years old had been treated for malaria in the past 2 weeks. The survey also found that 14.1% of women had been diagnosed with malaria in the past 2 weeks, and 6.3% of women had been treated for malaria in the past 2 weeks. The survey found that the prevalence of tuberculosis was 0.4% among women aged 15-49, and 0.2% among men aged 15-59. The survey also found that 14.1% of women had been tested for tuberculosis in the past 12 months, and 6.3% of men had been tested for tuberculosis in the past 12 months. The survey found