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Abstract of the 2011 Survey on Family Health

National Statistics Office, Manila

I. AbstractChairperson Carmelita Ericta of the National Statistics Office (NSO) spearheaded

the 2011 Survey on Family Health of the Philippines. According to Chairperson Ericta,

the Philippine government focuses on overall health status of Filipinos. Up to date

data on maternal and child health , family planning and other health related

concerns are important tools for an objective assessment of programs and projects

being implemented nationwide. These information are useful for formulating health

programs and policies.

Thus, this 2011 Family Health Survey , as a tool, was conducted among Filipino

families to address the health care scenario both in the rural and urban areas of the

country as well as to successfully implement the Aquino Health Agenda (AHA) and its

requirements to bring about the effective and efficient delivery of health care as an

essential services for Filipinos.2011 FHS, NSO.

Thesurvey result would likewise determine or reveal the following:

1. Fertility rate among rural and urban women;2. Family Planning practices among educated and less educated women ;3. Maternal and child health and the health services available to them.


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II. Objectives of the Study:This survey was designed to provide up-to-date information on fertility, family

planning practice, selected maternal and child health, and key health indicators in

the country for the use of the government in assessing the progress of its programs

on population and health. Among the specific objectives are the following :

1. To determine the current level of unmet need for family planning;2. To measure the percentage of births where mothers and their children are

subject to elevated risks of morbidity and mortality;

3. To determine the frequency and timing of the ante-natal care visits and theservices provided during such visits;

III. Research Design and Methodology:The 2011 FHS used the sample survey to gather data representative of the country

and its administrative regions. The data was gathered from three (3) regions, Luzon,

Visayas and Mindanao where a stratified, 3 stage cluster sampling design was

employed. Survey forms were distributed nationwide with the questionnaires

translated into 6 major dialects namely: Bicol, Cagayan, Cebuano , Hiligaynon,

Ilokano, Tagalog and Waray. Respondents from Luzon comprises a big chunk of the

interviewees (58.1%) percentage of the total respondents while Metro Manila got

the highest from the youngest age group,(15-19) years old, (20.1%). The smallest

number of respondent was aged 45-49 (10.2%), 49.7% of the women were currently

legally married and another 11.8% were living in union but not legally married.


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Respondents who were single or never married comprised just over 34.4% . Divorce

or separated women constituted 2.6% of the total, those widowed was just below

2% of women interviewed.

IV. Survey ResultsThe first part of the survey revealed the Total Fertility Rate (TFR), Age Specific

Fertility Rate (ASFR) and general Fertility Rates (GFR) of the Philippines by urban-

rural residences. (Table 2.1). On the average, Filipino women would bear an

average of 3.1 children in her lifetime, if fertility were to remain constant at the

rates recorded during the survey. Fertility is considerably higher in rural areas (3.6

per woman) than in the urban areas (2.7 per woman per children), a pattern that is

evident at every age group.

The Family Planning Program of the government seeks to reduce mistimed

pregnancies, unwanted pregnancies and high risk births by assisting couples with the

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Total Urban Rural

Figure 1. Total Fertility Rate, by Urban-Rural Residence, Philippines: 2011


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means to control their fertility. The success of which is provided by the level of the

current use of contraceptive methods. The contraceptive prevalence rate from 2011

FHS (48.9%) is lower than that recorded in the 2006 (50.6%). Table 3.1 showed the

prevalence rate for traditional methods which decreased by 2.8 percent age points,

from 14.8 percent in 2006 to 12.0 percent in 2011. The prevalence rate of modern

methods was roughly constant (35.9 percent in 2006 and 36.9 percent in 2011).

The last part of the survey presents findings on important areas in

maternal and child health, namely: antenatal, postnatal and delivery care, childhood

vaccination and common childhood illnesses and their treatment. Table 4.1 shows

the Per Cent distribution of women of reproductive age with youngest surviving

children 0-59 months of age by age group. About 7 Million 15-49 had at least one

surviving child below age 5. Meanwhile, childhood mortality continues to decline in

the Philippines. The infant mortality rate for the 5 years before the survey is 22

births per 1,000 live births and the under 5 mortality rate is 30 deaths per 1,000 live

births. This is lower than the rates of 25 and 34 reported in 2008 respectively.

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Figure 2. Trend on Contraceptive Use among Currently married women 15-49 years,

Philippines: 1995-2011


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V. Conclusion and Recommendations:The 1987 Constitution provides the right of families or family association to

participate in the planning and implementation of policies and programs that

affect them(Art.XV,Sec.3,no.4). It is in this context that the government, thru the

Department of Health has implemented a variety of programs and services

aimed at improving child and maternal health through a strategy involving

provision of health services to women during pregnancy and child birth while

promoting family planning services at the same time. The results of the 2011

survey on Family Health would aid the governments policy makers as to how to

address the problem on the delivery of health services to the rural folks and poor

families. The devolution of the public health and Local Government authorities

brought new challenges to those local governments taking into consideration the

resources and the leadership needed to implement and monitor these programs.

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Infant mortality rate Under-five mortality rate

1993 NDS 1998 NDHS 2003 NDHS 2006 FPS 2008 NDHS 2011 FHS

Figure3. Number of deaths of children under five per 1,000 live births, 2011


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VI. Bibliography :1993 National Demographic Survey

1998 National Demographic Health Survey

2003 National Demographic Health Survey

2006 Family Planning Survey

2011 Family Health Survey

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