Selection of a family planning method: a Philippine example
Ballweg, J.A.
Family Planning Resume 1(1): 188
1977
ISSN/ISBN: 0737-0849 PMID: 12308789 Document Number: 514968
A 10% sample of 34,866 new clients was tabulated in order to determine the differential characteristics of women selecting 1 of 4 types of contraception - the oral contraceptive, IUD, rhythm, and other methods. The data were obtained from the National Family Planning Record Keeping System of the Republic of the Philippines for the period April-June 1970. It was learned that 53% of the women accept the oral contraceptive, 19.8% the IUD, 16.8% rhythm, and 10.4% other methods. Young women were significantly more inclined to accept the oral contraceptive, while older women were more inclined to accept an IUD, rhythm, or another method. Women with no children or fewer than 3 children tended to accept the oral contraceptive; women with 3 or more children were more inclined to use the IUD. The use of other methods was most prevalent among older women with 5 or more children. No significant relationship was found between the level of educational attainment of the mother or the occupation of the husband and the family planning method chosen.