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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

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