News and Press Releases
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Date |
Headline |
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| Family Planning | Five in every 10 Filipino women use a family planning method. |
The results of the 2003 National Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) revealed that 49% of women are into family planning with 33 percent of them using modern methods while 19 percent applying traditional methods. |
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| AIDS | Misconceptions about HIV/AIDS among Filipinos remain high. | While almost all Filipinos have heard of HIV/AIDS, a big percent of this information were myths and misconceptions. This is according to the 2003 National Demographic and Health Survey conducted by the NSO. | |
| Tuberculosis | Survey reveals Filipinos’ behavior, attitude on tuberculosis. | Tuberculosis, (TB) is one of the ten leading causes of morbidity and mortality in the Philippines making it a major health problem in the country today. This according to the 2003 National Demographic and Health Survey conducted by the NSO with technical assistance from ORC Macro, a US-based research agency specializing in the conduct of health and demographic surveys. |