From the 2003 NDHS

I. Sexual Activity
Young unmarried women

• Among the 15-19 years old
• 1% had sex in the past 12 months
• Among the 20-24 years old
• 4% had sex in the past 12 months

Young unmarried  men

• Among the 15-19 years old
• 6 out of 10 men had sex in the past 12 months
• 3% had multiple partners in the past 12 months
• 15% ever had sexual relations with another man

II. Fertility
Young women

• By age 19,
• 1 out of 4 women are already mothers
• 4 out of 10 among the 20-24 years old women have already engaged in sex
• Among the 20-24 years old
• 1 out of 2 are already mothers
• Among the married young women (20-24)
• Fertility preferences
• 3 out of 10 do not want to have another child
• 5 out of 10 want another child but later

  

• 1 out of 4 are practicing family planning
• Most popular method use is Pill (4 out of 10 FP users)
• 2 out of 10 use withdrawal
• 1 out of 10 had IUD inserted
• 1 out of 10 use injectable
• 1 out of 4 want to practice family planning but for some reasons are not doing so (unmet need for FP)

Young men

• Among the 20-24 years old
• 1 out of 5 are already fathers

III. HIV/AIDS & Condom Use:

Young women (15-19)

• 8 out of 10 believe there is a way to prevent contracting AIDS
• 4 out of 10 know that using condoms can prevent AIDS
• 7 out of 10 believe that if they limit having sex with one uninfected person can prevent AIDS
• 3 out of 10 know correctly that sharing food with a person with AIDS and mosquito bites cannot transmit AIDS virus

Young men (15-19)

• 8 out of 10 believe there is a way to prevent contracting AIDS
• 6 out of 10 know that using condoms can prevent AIDS
• 7 out of 10 believe that if they limit having sex with one uninfected person can prevent AIDS
• 3 out of 10 know correctly that sharing food with a person with AIDS and mosquito bites cannot transmit AIDS virus

2 out of 10 used condom during first sex experience.

 

Other Stories:

1. Lets Talk About Sex by MEG Magazine, November 2006 Issue
2. Teens and Sex by MEG Magazine, February 2005 Issue
3. Keeping it in the Pants by RED A, August 2006, MEG Mag
4. 10 Reason Why I Should Wait by Valerie Santos of A4Y
5. Teen Commandments, Mommy Academy Teen Issue
6. College Courses: Is parental guidance essential? by Raynah Sivaraman
7. What Parents should know about dating by Raynah Sivaraman
8. When Safe Sex Isn'y Enough by Michelle Ancheta, Club K Member
9. He Says, She Says by A4Y
10. Questions on the Condom by A4Y
11. Are Pinoy Teenagers Emotionally Ready for Sex? by A4y
12. SEX AND THE YOUTH: “REEL IS NOT REAL” by A4Y
13. Sexual Debut: Later is Safer by A4Y
14. Virginity – Moving Beyond the Traditional Concepts by A4Y
15. NDHS Survey
16. Children Having Babies by Ms. Cyndy Tan-Jarabata,
Immaculate Conception Academy Greenhills,
Volume XIX No. 2 October 2004
17. Hand In Hand by Beacon, January 24, 2004 Issue
18. Passion for Fashion, Mommy Academy, March 2004 Issue
19. Let's Talk About IT seriously by Mommy Academy, August 2004 Issue
20. Mother with A Cause by Mitzi Duque-Ruiz, Me Magazine, October 2004 Issue
21. Teen's Life Choices by Cyndy Tan-Jarabata, Mommy Academy 2004 Issue
22. What is Your Sex IQ?