Table 5.13 Among current users of modern contraceptive methods who adopted the current method in the five years
preceding the survey, percentage who were informed about the side effects of the method used,
percentage who were informed what to do if side effects were experienced, and percentage who were
informed of other methods that could be used for contraception, and percentage of women who were
sterilized in the five years preceding the survey who were informed that they would not be able to
have any more children, by specific method and initial source of method characteristics, Philippines 2003
(Informed choice by method/source)
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Informed about Informed what Informed of
side effects to do if other methods
Method/Initial source or problems of experienced that could
method used1 side effects1 be used2
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Method
Female sterilization 17.2 14.6 14.6
Pill 48.1 44.7 50.6
IUD 43.6 42.1 45.0
Injectables 60.4 56.9 61.5
Initial source of method3
Public Sector 60.6 55.0 61.1
Govt hospital 53.6 46.9 48.3
Rural/Urban health center 62.2 58.2 62.8
Barangay health station 61.7 55.7 66.4
Private medical source 56.3 53.9 56.2
Private Hosp./clinic 63.9 58.5 62.2
Pharmacy 51.3 50.2 53.3
Other Source 32.0 27.2 49.5
Total 37.9 35.1 38.7
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Notes: 1 Among users of female sterilization, pill, IUD, injectables and implants
2 Among users of female sterilization, pill, IUD, injectables, implants, diaphragm, and lactational
amenorrhea method (LAM)
3 Source at start of current episode of use. Sources with small mumber of users have been ommitted.
Source: 2003 National Demographic and Health Survey
National Statistics Office & Department of Health
Page last updated: September 11, 2006
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