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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