Province of Romblon - UNDP in the Philippines
Province of Romblon - UNDP in the Philippines
Province of Romblon - UNDP in the Philippines
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Figure 20. Proportion <strong>of</strong> Women Deaths due to Pregnancy-Related Causes<br />
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Table 23: Magnitude and Proportion <strong>of</strong> Women Deaths due to Pregnancy Related Causes, by Urbanity,<br />
by Municipality, 2007<br />
Source: CBMS Database 2007<br />
<strong>Prov<strong>in</strong>ce</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Romblon</strong><br />
majority <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> couples <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> prov<strong>in</strong>ce do<br />
not practice any family plann<strong>in</strong>g method.<br />
The prov<strong>in</strong>cial data is much lower than<br />
<strong>the</strong> national benchmark <strong>of</strong> 40 percent<br />
prevalence rate <strong>in</strong> 1993 and 50.7 percent<br />
<strong>in</strong> 2008. The municipality that registered<br />
<strong>the</strong> highest contraceptive prevalence rate<br />
<strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> prov<strong>in</strong>ce is Odiongan with a proportion<br />
<strong>of</strong> 46.43 while San Fernando registered<br />
<strong>the</strong> lowest proportion <strong>of</strong> 19.64 percent.<br />
The municipality <strong>of</strong> Odiongan is a 2nd<br />
class municipality with <strong>the</strong> most number <strong>of</strong><br />
population as well as <strong>the</strong> most urbanized<br />
municipality <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> prov<strong>in</strong>ce. San Fernando<br />
on <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r hand is relatively parochial with<br />
remote barangays.<br />
Status Report on <strong>the</strong> Millennium Development Goals Us<strong>in</strong>g CBMS Data