International Family Planning Perspectives
Volume 28, Number 4, December 2002

 

Reproductive Choices for Asian Adolescents:
A Focus on Contraceptive Behavior
TABLES



FIGURE 1. Percentage of female adolescents who have ever been married, selected countries of South Asia and Southeast Asia
Sources: Reference 9, reference 10, reference 23 and reference 30.

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FIGURE 2. Percentage of married female adolescents who have had a child, selected countries of South Asia and Southeast Asia
Sources: Reference 9, reference 10 and reference 30.

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FIGURE 3. Percentage of married female adolescents who have heard of condoms, selected countries of South Asia and Southeast Asia
Sources: India--International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), National Family Health Survey 1992-93, Mumbai: IIPS, 1995. All other countries--reference 17.

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TABLE 1. Percentage of married female adolescents using contraceptives in selected countries of South Asia and Southeast Asia, according to type of method; and percentage of 20-24-year-olds using any method
Country % of adolescents using % of 20-24-year-olds using any method
Modern methods Traditional methods Any method
Bangladesh (1997) 27.8 4.9 32.9 43.1
India (1998-99) 4.7 3.3 8.0 26.0
Nepal (1996) 4.4 2.2 6.5 15.8
Pakistan (1996-97) 2.4 3.9 6.2 9.9
Sri Lanka (1987) 10.7 9.5 20.2 42.3
Indonesia (1997) 44.3 0.2 44.5 60.7
Philippines (1998) 11.4 10.4 21.8 39.8
Thailand (1987) 40.5 2.6 43.0 56.8
Vietnam (1997) 14.9 3.2 18.1 55.1
Sources: Reference 9, reference 10, reference 23 and reference 30.

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TABLE 2. Percentage of currently married female adolescents with unmet need for contraception in selected countries in South Asia and Southeast Asia
Country Unmet need % of demand satisfied
Spacing Limiting Total
Bangladesh (1997) 17.8 0.9 18.7 65.0
India (1998-99) 25.6 1.6 27.1 22.8
Nepal (1996) 38.9 1.6 40.5 13.9
Pakistan (1996-97) 22.4 0.6 23.0 21.4
Indonesia (1997) 8.6 0.5 9.1 83.2
Philippines (1998) 27.4 4.6 32.1 41.4
Vietnam (1997) 9.0 0.7 9.7 65.1
Sources: Reference 9, reference 10 and reference 23.

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FIGURE 4. Percentage of births to married adolescents that are unplanned, selected countries of South Asia and Southeast Asia
Sources: Thailand and Pakistan--reference 17. All other countries--references 9 and 10.

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