Page 39 Table 1: Evolution of indicators of maternal and child health Indicator Maternal mortality Probability of death per 100,000 live births 1991 - 1998 2004 2006 430* 669* (1989-1998) (1995 -2004) Pre-natal visit 78.8% 78.8% 83.3% 84% Delivery at a health-care centre 62.4% 54.3% 59% 57% Use of modern contraception 4.2% 7.1% 12.5% 29% 65 77 74 74% 126.3 150.7 142 144% 24.4% 29.3% 31.7% 30.4% 3% 6% 5% 6.1% Infant mortality Probability of death under the age of 1 per 1,000 live births Infant and Child mortality Probability of death under the age of 5 per 1,000 live births Chronic malnutrition Acute malnutrition Source: Demographic and health surveys in 1991, 1998, 2004 and MICS 2006 The method used makes it possible to assess prevailing conditions from 0 to 9 years before the survey. 1) Status of the HIV/AIDS pandemic in Cameroon The HIV/AIDS prevalence rate among the general population was estimated at 5.5 per cent in 2004, of which 6.8 per cent for women and 4.1 per cent for men. Infection through unprotected sex remains the most common form of transmission, although mother to child transmission is also a source of concern. The number of infected children was estimated at 69,000 at the end of 2001 and 43,000 in 2003 (UNAIDS 2003). By UNAIDS estimates, the number of adults (15 years and above) living with HIV/AIDS will rise to 470,000 by 2005, and the number of children (0 to 14 years) to 35,000. According to the same source, the total number of HIV/AIDS related deaths since the pandemic broke is 48,700, made up of 40,000 adults and 8,700 children. By 2005, Cameroon had 122,670 AIDS orphans.