Table 5.1 Percentage of all ever-married women and currently married women, percentage of currently
married men who know any contraceptive method, by specific method, Philippines 2003
(Knowledge of contraceptive methods)
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Currently Currently
All married All married
Method women women men women
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Any method 97.9 99.1 97.3 98.2
Any modern method 97.6 98.8 97.1 97.9
Female sterilization 86.5 92.0 72.2 82.1
Male sterilization 66.6 74.3 59.1 71.3
Pill 96.6 98.3 89.6 93.9
IUD 83.6 91.0 64.1 75.2
Injectables 81.5 90.1 49.5 60.2
Male condom 93.9 96.0 95.4 96.3
Diaphragm 16.2 15.7 14.2 15.6
Foam/jelly 11.4 11.5 7.4 8.1
Implants 7.5 6.8 6.5 6.9
Female condom 14.8 13.3 14.9 15.1
Mucus, Billings, ovulation 14.4 15.1 7.3 8.4
Basal body temp 15.3 15.0 7.5 8.0
Symptothermal 6.7 6.8 3.3 4.0
Standard days method 9.8 10.4 5.8 6.4
Lactational amenorrhea 18.8 22.3 7.7 9.9
Emergency contraception 10.4 10.0 11.4 11.4
Any traditional method 83.2 90.3 80.1 88.9
Calendar/rhythm/periodic abstinence 72.6 79.2 57.6 68.7
Withdrawal 76.5 85.8 76.1 85.9
Other taditional methods 4.5 5.4 0.0 0.0
Mean number of methods known 7.9 8.4 6.5 7.3
Number of women 13,633 8,671 4,766 2,746
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Source: 2003 National Demographic and Health Survey
National Statistics Office & Department of Health
Page last updated: September 11, 2006
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