Open AccessFactors affecting the family planning program drop-out rate in Bukidnon, Philippines
Author(s) -
Lita Sealza
Publication year - 1994
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.31899/rh1994.1002
Subject(s) - family planning , dropout (neural networks) , drop out , sample (material) , population , psychology , demography , medical education , geography , socioeconomics , medicine , sociology , research methodology , computer science , demographic economics , economics , chemistry , chromatography , machine learning
This study has involved interviews with a randomly selected sample of 389 family planning (FP) acceptors from 20 barangays in Bukidnon province, Philippines. Respondents were currently married women who had either continued to use family planning (FP) since their initial acceptance (current users) or who had stopped using FP altogether (dropouts). Findings from the present study are expected to shed light on several aspects of the dropout problem, namely: How extensive is this problem and how accurate are the DOH records in this regard? How do FP acceptors view their local FP clinic and the services offered? What reasons are given by the dropouts for their decision to stop using FP? What are the factors associated with dropping out? As noted in this report, the study was made possible through support provided by the Population Council under its Family Planning Operations Research and Training (FPORT) Program.