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Family Planning And Maternal & Child Health

FAMILY PLANNING AND MATERNAL & CHILD HEALTH

Unmet Need for Family Planning | Unmet Need for Family Planning by Socio-Economic Status
Commonly Used Methods | Source of Contraceptive Supply | Contraceptive Prevalence by Region
Contraceptive Use by Socio-Economic Status | Reasons for Non-use of Contraception
Prenatal Care Providers | Prenatal Care Visit
Immunization of Children | Immunization of Children by Region | Vitamin A and Iron Supplementation

COMMONLY USED METHODS

Pills and female sterilization remained the most commonly used methods.

Percent distribution of married women by current contraceptive method used, Philippines: 2001-2002.
METHOD 2001 2002
Any Method 49.5 48.8
Any Modern Method 33.1 35.1
  Pills 14.1 15.3
  IUD 3.3 3.7
  Injection / Diaphragm / Foam / Jelly /Cream 2.8 3.0
  Condoms 1.7 1.6
  Female Sterilization 10.5 11.0
  Male Sterilization 0.1 0.1
  Mucus / Billings / Ovulation / Temperature 0.1  
  LAM 0.4 0.2
Any Traditional Method 16.4 13.8
  Calendar / Rhythm 10.4 7.9
  Withdrawal 5.6 5.3
  Other 0.4 0.6
No Method 50.2 51.2
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