Traditional and Modern Contraceptive Method Use in the Philippines

Trends and Determinants 2003–2013

Bibliographic Data

ID10796563
AuthorsMaria Paz Marquez, Maria Paz N Marquez (corresponding author), Maria Midea Kabamalan, Maria Midea M Kabamalan (0000-0001-9655-3846), Elma Laguna, Elma P Laguna
Year2018
Volume49
Issue2
Pages95-113
Publication date2018-06-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueStudies in Family Planning (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0039-3665 • E-ISSN: 1728-4465
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/sifp.12051
PMID29665078
OpenAlexW2802696610
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited8

This study examines recent levels, patterns, and determinants of traditional contraceptive method use, based on pooled data from the 2003, 2008, and 2013 Philippines Demographic and Health Surveys. Most contraceptive users in the Philippines rely on modern methods, but over the past ten years traditional method use has continued to account for about a third of all contraceptive use. Results show women in 2003 and 2008 were more likely to use periodic abstinence (rhythm) over modern methods compared with women in 2013, while withdrawal rather than modern methods was preferred more by women in 2013 than in 2003. The characteristics of women who use traditional methods have changed little over the past decade. Knowing the characteristics of traditional contraceptive method users can help establish policies and programs that promote more effective contraceptive use, including encouraging users of traditional contraceptive methods to switch to the more effective modern methods

Abstinence · Developing country · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental health · Family planning · Population · Psychiatry · Research methodology · Sociology · Traditional medicine · Demography · Global Maternal and Child Health · Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes · Medicine · Reproductive Health and Contraception

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