Table 5.12 Percent distribution of current users of modern contraceptive methods by most recent source of method,
according to specific method, Philippines 2003
(Source of contraception)
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Female Male
steri- steri- Inject- Male
Source lization lization Pill IUD ables condom Total
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Public Sector 75.8 79.2 56.6 80.1 92.5 27.0 67.2
Govt hospital 68.3 61.6 1.0 10.8 3.4 1.8 24.5
Rural/Urban health center 7.0 7.9 19.8 40.2 42.5 10.6 19.7
Barangay supply/serice point officer 0.0 0.0 2.0 1.1 0.9 0.0 1.0
Barangay health station 0.0 0.0 33.7 27.9 45.8 14.6 21.7
Other public 0.5 9.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2
Private Medical Sector 23.2 14.3 38.6 18.0 7.5 59.6 29.3
Private Hosp./clinic 22.1 10.7 1.4 14.8 5.2 0.8 10.2
Pharmacy 0.0 0.0 35.0 0.0 1.2 57.7 17.2
Private doctor 1.1 3.6 1.3 2.9 0.0 0.0 1.2
Private nurse/midwife 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.2 1.1 1.0 0.4
Industry-based clinic 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
Other Source 0.0 0.0 4.5 2.0 0.0 11.5 2.7
Store 0.0 0.0 2.7 0.0 0.0 7.6 1.5
Puericulture center 0.0 0.0 1.8 0.2 0.0 3.9 1.0
Church 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.7 0.0 0.0 0.2
Other 1.0 6.4 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.5
Missing 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 1.4 0.2
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Number of women 947 12 1,148 359 268 169 2,920
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Notes: Table includes 12 user of male sterilization, one implant user, and two users of emergency contraception.
Source: 2003 National Demographic and Health Survey
National Statistics Office & Department of Health
Page last updated: September 11, 2006
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