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Table 3 Causes of death among children in Cambodia

From: Causes of maternal and child mortality among Cambodian sex workers and their children: a cross sectional study

Children of other sex workers (FSW) under 5 years of age (N = 36)

Children of other FSW over 5 years of age (N = 14)

Children of FSW under 5 years of age (N = 8)

Children in Cambodia overalla

HIV

13 (36.1%)

HIV

1 (7.1%)

 

HIV/AIDS

0.30%

Lung disease

6 (16.7%)

Lung disease

1 (7.1%)

Pneumonia

1 (12.5%)

Acute lower respiratory infections

16.80%

Dengue

3 (8.3%)

Dengue

2 (14.3%)

 

 

Fever

2 (5.6%)

Fever

2 (14.3%)

Fever

2 (25%)

Sepsis and other infectious conditions of the newborn

8.10%

Drowning

2 (5.6%)

Drowning

2 (14.3%)

 

 

Hepatitis B

3 (2.8%)

Liver disease

1 (7.1%)

 

 

Congenital heart disease

3 (2.8%)

 

 

Congenital anomalies

9.80%

Measles

3 (2.8%)

 

Measles

1 (12.5%)

Measles

0.40%

Malnutrition

3 (2.8%)

 

 

 

Unknown

6 (16.7%)

Unknown

2 (14.3%)

Unknown

2 (25%)

 

 

Road accident

3 (21.4%)

 

Injuries

8.30%

 

 

Diarrhea

1 (12.5%)

Diarrheal diseases

8.10%

 

 

Asthma

1 (12.5%)

 

 

 

 

Prematurity

16.20%

 

 

 

Birth asphyxia and birth trauma

13%

 

 

 

Other communicable, perinatal and nutritional conditions

9.40%

 

 

 

Other non-communicable diseases

4.50%

 

 

 

Pertussis

2.80%

 

 

 

Meningitis/encephalitis

1.40%

 

 

 

Malaria

0.50%

 

 

 

Tetanus

0.304

  1. WHO Global Health Observatory. Causes of child mortality. http://www.who.int/gho/child_health/mortality/causes/en/