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Darlene Angelini R. Co Charlyn Janna H. Francisco Maria Theresa M. Nogoy

The Accessibility of Birth Control Methods: Assessing the Households Demographics & Socio-economic Factors on the Demand for Contraceptives in the Philippines. Darlene Angelini R. Co Charlyn Janna H. Francisco Maria Theresa M. Nogoy Wilhelm Mathew R. Ong. What is our Motivation?.

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Darlene Angelini R. Co Charlyn Janna H. Francisco Maria Theresa M. Nogoy

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  1. The Accessibility of Birth Control Methods: Assessing the Households Demographics & Socio-economic Factors on the Demand for Contraceptives in the Philippines Darlene Angelini R. Co Charlyn Janna H. Francisco Maria Theresa M. Nogoy Wilhelm Mathew R. Ong

  2. What is our Motivation?

  3. What’s the point?

  4. What is our aim?

  5. What do others say? Younger couples income Demographic characteristics Contraceptive Use mortality Woman’s age cohort Fertility Utility & preferences education Consumption of goods at leisure Cohabitation with in-laws Opp. Cost (Working status) Household income ancestry Contraceptive knowledge Urban/rural residence

  6. What does the theory say?

  7. What does the theory say?

  8. How do we go about this?

  9. What are our variables?

  10. What are our variables?

  11. What are our variables?

  12. What do we expect? A-priori Expectations:

  13. What do we expect? A-priori Expectations:

  14. How do we implement? • Binomial Logistics • Marginal Effects of Binomial Logistics • Multinomial Logistics • Marginal Effects of Multinomial Logistics • Maximum Likelihood Explanation • DATA SOURCE: National Demographic Health Survey (NDHS) 2008

  15. What are our findings? • Contraceptive Used

  16. What are our findings? • Gender of Household Head

  17. What are our findings? • Religion of Respondents

  18. What are our findings? • Economic Status

  19. What are our findings? • Highest Educational Attainment

  20. What are our findings? • Recent Sexual Activity

  21. What are our findings? • Knowledge of Cost

  22. What are our findings? • Cost of Contraceptive

  23. What are our findings? • Household Characteristics

  24. What are our findings? • Religion

  25. What are our findings? • Economic Status and Education

  26. What are our findings? • Recent Sexual Activity

  27. What are our findings? • Cost

  28. So What? • POPCOM activity would affect sexual behaviour but effectiveness to decrease population rate is not certain • Arguments between Church and Government is unnecessary • Catholics avail contraceptive likewise other religion except Islam

  29. So What? • Increase in family size, decrease in use of contraceptive • If household head is female, they prefer contraceptives • Literature says that there is no significant change in fertility when contraceptives are for free • Results show that there will be significant change in use of contraceptive if given for free • Prices of condoms and pills are inelastic

  30. We say.. • It is recommended for POPCOM to pursue the activities • Religion is not a reason why RH Bill must not be pushed through

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