.png "Philippines Unmet need for contraception (% of married women ages 15-49)")
| Data: | Unmet need for contraception (% of married women ages 15-49) | ||||||||
| Year: | 1960 - 2013 | ||||||||
| Country: | Philippines | ||||||||
| Source: | World Bank (the information in this section is direct quotation from World Bank development data) | ||||||||
| Series Code: | SP.UWT.TFRT | ||||||||
| Topic: | Health: Reproductive health | ||||||||
| Short Definition: | 0 | ||||||||
| Long Definition: | Unmet need for contraception is the percentage of fertile, married women of reproductive age who do not want to become pregnant and are not using contraception. | ||||||||
| Unit of Measurement: | 0 | ||||||||
| Periodicity: | Annual | ||||||||
| Base Period: | 0 | ||||||||
| Reference Period: | 0 | ||||||||
| Aggregation method: | Weighted average | ||||||||
| Limitations and exceptions: | 0 | ||||||||
| Notes from original source: | 0 | ||||||||
| General Comments: | Relevance to gender indicator: Unmet need for contraception measures the capacity women have in achieving their desired family size and birth spacing. More couples in developing countries want to limit or postpone childbearing but are not using effective contraception. These couples have an unmet need for contraception. Common reasons are lack of knowledge about contraceptive methods and concerns about possible side effects. | ||||||||
| Original Source: | Household surveys, including Demographic and Health Surveys by ICF International and Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys by UNICEF. | ||||||||
| Statistical concept and methodology: | Reproductive
health is a state of physical and mental well-being in relation to the
reproductive system and its functions and processes. Means of achieving
reproductive health include education and services during pregnancy and
childbirth, safe and effective contraception, and prevention and treatment of
sexually transmitted diseases. Complications of pregnancy and childbirth are
the leading cause of death and disability among women of reproductive age in
developing countries. More couples in developing countries want to limit or postpone childbearing but are not using effective contraception. These couples have an unmet need for contraception. Common reasons are lack of knowledge about contraceptive methods and concerns about possible side effects. This indicator excludes women not exposed to the risk of unintended pregnancy because of menopause, infertility, or postpartum anovulation. |
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| Development relevance: | 0 | ||||||||
