Abstract
This study explored the relationship between intimate partner violence (IPV) and family planning among adolescent girls and young women in formal unions in the Philippines. Analyzing a sample (n =1,566) from the 2013 Philippines Demographic and Health Survey, logistic regression models were separately run for current contraception use and unmet need for family planning on recent physical violence (yes/no), recent sexual violence (yes/no), and recent emotional (yes/no). Findings revealed that the odds of using contraception were significantly higher among girls and young women who reported recent physical IPV (OR=1.84; 95% CI=1.13, 2.99; p<0.05) and sexual IPV (OR=2.18; 95% CI=1.17, 4.06; p<0.05). No significant relationship between recent emotional IPV and contraception use was found. Having an unmet need for family planning showed no significant relationship to IPV. The study adds to a growing body of literature revealing a positive association between IPV and contraception use. Findings hold implications for the provision of family planning services for adolescents and young women in response to the recent passage of landmark legislation pertaining to reproductive health in the Philippines, the Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act.
Highlights
The perpetration of violence at the hands of intimate partners is a serious public health and human rights concern for girls and women throughout the world
This study explored the relationship between intimate partner violence (IPV) and family planning among adolescent girls and young women in formal unions in the Philippines
The results of this study add to the existing body of literature that has revealed a positive relationship between various forms of IPV and contraception use (Alio et al, 2009; Ansara & Hindin, 2009; Fanslow et al, 2008; Hindin & Adair, 2002; O’Hara et al, 2013)
Summary
The perpetration of violence at the hands of intimate partners is a serious public health and human rights concern for girls and women throughout the world. An estimated one in three adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 worldwide have experienced emotional, physical or sexual intimate partner violence (IPV) from their husbands or partners at some point in their lives (United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), 2014). In the Philippines, adolescent girls and young women report the highest rates of IPV and physical violence during pregnancy of any age group in the country (Philippine Statistics Authority & ICF International, 2014). Been given to the experiences of partner violence among girls and young women in the Philippines, with the majority of research pertaining to IPV from the country focusing on older women. IPV can be detrimental to the reproductive and sexual health of adolescents and young women, resulting in unwanted pregnancies, induced abortion, sexually transmitted infections, maternal morbidity and mortality, among others (Chambliss, 2008; Coker, 2007)
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