Table 6.8 Percentage of Births in the Three Years Preceding the Survey for which
Mothers are Postpartum Amenorrheic, Abstaining, and Insusceptible,
by Number of Months since Birth, and Mean Duration, Philippines 2003
(Postpartum amenorrhea, abstinence and insusceptibility)
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Percentage of births for which the mother is Number
Months since -------------------------------------------- of
birth Amenorrheic Abstaining Insusceptible births
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< 2 94.6 88.5 98.7 165
2-3 65.4 44.2 77.8 250
4-5 56.3 24.7 68.6 202
6-7 31.9 15.0 40.1 264
8-9 30.3 12.3 38.3 253
10-11 22.5 10.8 30.9 230
12-13 18.6 13.4 27.8 226
14-15 12.8 7.7 18.5 240
16-17 10.1 7.3 14.9 195
18-19 4.4 8.0 10.7 232
20-21 3.3 4.4 7.1 265
22-23 5.3 12.3 14.6 233
24-25 4.2 7.8 10.7 224
26-27 2.4 3.0 4.3 209
28-29 0.9 3.7 4.2 202
30-31 3.7 5.2 7.4 235
32-33 2.0 4.6 5.8 227
34-35 3.8 5.4 8.0 261
Total 19.7 14.4 26.2 4,111
Median 4.6 2.5 6.1 na
Mean 7.7 5.9 10.0 na
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Note: Estimates are based on status at the time of the survey
na = Not applicable
Source: 2003 National Demographic and Health Survey
National Statistics Office & Department of Health
Page last updated: September 11, 2006
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