Musico, Joan ColozoPerez, Carlos Joaquin Martija2025-01-022025-01-022002-03https://selib.upd.edu.ph/etdir/handle/123456789/3843The concept of population raises many sensitive points in terms of the sustainability of economic growth. This is because a rapidly growing population makes it difficult for countries to reduce incidence of poverty and to invest in human resources. Thus the practice of family planning can be seen not just as a means to limit fertility or space childbirths but also as a strategy to improve family welfare. Using data from the 1998 National Demographic and Health Survey, the study aims to identify the variables that are thought to influence the use of modem contraceptives as a means of family planning and determine their respective effects. It lists down three subgroups of independent variables: the woman's characteristics (her age, educational attainment, and occupation), the husband's characteristics (educational attainment and occupation), and their socio-environmental characteristics (the type of residence, religion, the . number of living children, and exposure to media). While the influence of age-old Filipino values and traditions still have effects on contraceptive use, the study shows that the changing times (the move towards modernity, the improvement of living standards, etc.) now has a greater influence on family planning decisions. Higher levels of education and greater exposure to media promote a greater awareness and greater approval of family planning. Hence, parents who have studied more and who are more aware of the goings on in the world are more likely to use modem methods of contraception.enFamily planningMEDICINE::Surgery::Obstetrics and women's diseases::Reproductive healthHealthFamily planning methodsContraceptionThesis