Low awareness of contraceptives plagues 3 RP provinces

By DAVID DIZON abs-cbnNEWS.com The lack of a national policy on artificial family planning has led to inconsistent levels of awareness of contraceptives in the countryside, with three provinces registering only two percent awareness, a recent study commissioned by the Department of Health (DOH) reveals. The study showed that aside from knowledge of birth control pills and injectables, only two percent of women in Samar, Surigao del Sur and Sorsogon are aware of other artificial family planning methods such as diaphragms, implants and condoms. The study interviewed 1,200 women and 350 health care providers in the three provinces from June 2007 to March 2008. The baseline survey was conducted by the UP Center for Economic Policy Research for the DOH Women's Health and Safe Motherhood Project. The survey showed the pill remains... [read full story]