The effectiveness of family planning programs on fertility trends: Philippines 1993-2013
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2015-01
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Family planning programs have been implemented in the Philippines to lower the high
fertility. Data shows that from 1993 to 2013, fertility rate declined in a slow phase. Rather than
looking at the determinants of fertility, this thesis focused on the supply side of the story to
explain why Philippines has a slow decline in fertility rate compared to other ASEAN countries.
The paper analyzed the different family planning programs implemented during the past two
decades to see how much information and assistance women in reproductive ages have received
from the programs. Differences on fertility between the rich and the poor is attributed to factors
such as higher income status of women, better education, and wider access to family planning
services. Also, the paper highlights the declining supply of modem contraceptive methods from
the government as $e major reason why certain regions of the country do not have access to
these services.
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Family planning, fertility