Davao Region Profile 2021 Young Adult Fertility and Sexuality Study PDF

DAVAO REGION PROFILE 2021 YOUNG ADULT FERTILITY AND SEXUALITY STUDY Population Pyramid of Davao: 2020 (in thousands) 80 and over The Davao Region exhibits an expansive populat...

DAVAO REGION PROFILE 2021 YOUNG ADULT FERTILITY AND SEXUALITY STUDY Population Pyramid of Davao: 2020 (in thousands) 80 and over The Davao Region exhibits an expansive population pyramid, 75-79 Female Male indicating a young and growing population. 70-74 65-69 60-64 There are 0.9 million youth aged 15-24 in Davao Region, 55-59 constituting almost a fifth (18.5%) of the regional population. 50-54 45-49 The region accounts for 4.7% of the country’s youth population. 40-44 35-39 The following are the sociodemographic characteristics of the 30-34 25-29 youth in Davao Region compared with the whole country, based 20-24 on the results from the 2021 Young Adult Fertility and Sexuality 15-19 10-14 Study (YAFS5). 5-9 0-4 300 200 100 0 100 200 300 Source: Household population data from the 2020 Census of Population and Housing Figure 1. Percentage of female youth aged 15-19 in Davao who have begun childbearing Table 1. Percent distribution of youth by selected background characteristics: Davao Region and Philippines, YAFS 2021 Background Characteristics Davao Region Philippines Sex Male 45.2 48.8 Female 54.8 51.2 Age 15-19 57.0 58.9 20-24 43.0 41.1 Educational attainment No education/Elementary level 10.3 7.0 Figure 2. Percentage of youth in Davao who are aware of STIs Grades 7-10 46.2 40.2 Grades 11-12 25.9 28.5 Some college or higher 17.6 24.3 Socioeconomic status (wealth quintile) Lowest (Poorest) 20.0 15.1 Second 28.8 17.8 Middle 25.6 19.2 Fourth 18.4 22.0 Highest (Wealthiest) (7.3) 25.9 Note. Figures in parentheses are based on 25-49 unweighted cases. The tables below provide a picture of Davao Region behavior in terms of the percentages of ages 15-24 who engage in certain activities and exhibit particular attributes. Table 2. Percentage of youth by substance use experience, by sex and age group: Davao Region, YAFS 2021 Male Female Both sexes Substance use and abuse 15-19 20-24 15-24 15-19 20-24 15-24 15-19 20-24 15-24 Ever tried smoking 34.2 58.8 44.4 5.2 10.9 7.7 18.6 31.8 24.3 Currently smoking 19.1 39.2 27.4 0.5 1.6 1.0 9.2 18.0 13.0 Ever tried vaping 16.9 17.1 17.0 5.6 6.6 6.0 10.8 11.2 11.0 Currently vaping 1.7 1.5 1.6 0.8 ‒ 0.4 1.2 0.7 1.0 Ever tried drinking 52.8 77.6 63.1 37.6 66.3 50.4 44.7 71.2 56.1 Currently drinking 32.2 57.2 42.5 10.9 17.2 13.7 20.8 34.6 26.7 Note. A dash indicates that a figure is less than 0.1 percent.  DAVAO REGION PROFILE 2021 YOUNG ADULT FERTILITY AND SEXUALITY STUDY Table 3. Percentage of youth by suicidal experiences and experience of violence, by sex and age group: Davao Region, YAFS 2021 Male Female Both sexes Suicide and violence 15-19 20-24 15-24 15-19 20-24 15-24 15-19 20-24 15-24 Ever thought of committing suicide 5.2 4.9 5.1 23.0 27.0 24.8 14.8 17.4 15.9 Ever tried to commit suicide 2.5 1.5 2.1 8.6 12.0 10.1 5.8 7.4 6.5 Been physically hurt by someone in the past 12 months 5.6 4.0 4.9 7.4 3.4 5.6 6.6 3.6 5.3 Ever harassed someone using technology 3.4 1.3 2.5 0.8 1.5 1.1 2.0 1.4 1.7 Ever been harassed by someone using technology 7.0 4.3 5.9 8.2 6.2 7.3 7.6 5.4 6.7 Table 4. Percentage of youth with sexual experience, by sex and age group: Davao Region, YAFS 2021 Male Female Both sexes Sexual risk behaviors 15-19 20-24 15-24 15-19 20-24 15-24 15-19 20-24 15-24 Ever had premarital sex (PMS) 15.2 55.0 31.7 8.9 34.1 20.1 11.8 43.2 25.3 Ever had sex before the age of 18, among those aged 18-24 19.0 25.6 23.2 26.1 32.1 30.3 22.5 29.3 27.0 Used contraceptive at first PMS, among those who had PMS (65.3) 62.3 63.1 (30.7) 49.8 45.1 51.3 56.7 55.3 Ever had casual sex among those who had sex (25.4) 9.5 13.7 ‒ 1.0 0.7 10.1 4.6 6.1 Ever been pregnant or gotten someone pregnant 1.3 20.4 9.2 13.6 52.7 30.9 7.6 38.8 21.0 Note. Figures in parentheses are based on 25-49 unweighted cases. A dash indicates that a figure is less than 0.1 percent. Table 5. Percentage of female youth aged 15-19 who have begun childbearing, by single age: Davao Region, YAFS 2021 Current age Teenage fertility 15 16 17 18 19 15-19 Young women who have begun childbearing 5.1 (1.2) (13.9) (12.6) (30.5) 12.1 Note. Figures in parentheses are based on 25-49 unweighted cases. Table 6. Percentage of youth who are aware of sexually transmitted infections, by sex and age group: Davao Region, YAFS 2021 Male Female Both sexes Sexual health awareness 15-19 20-24 15-24 15-19 20-24 15-24 15-19 20-24 15-24 Aware of Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) 20.4 28.4 23.7 19.9 33.8 26.0 20.1 31.5 25.0 Heard of HIV and/or AIDS 76.4 85.4 80.2 80.9 86.4 83.4 78.8 86.0 81.9 Comprehensive correct knowledge of HIV and/or AIDS 16.1 26.5 20.7 12.3 9.5 11.0 14.0 16.8 15.3 Table 7. Percentage of youth by use of information and communication technology, by sex and age group: Davao Region, YAFS 2021 Male Female Both sexes Use of information and communication technology 15-19 20-24 15-24 15-19 20-24 15-24 15-19 20-24 15-24 Use the internet 92.2 82.9 88.4 90.2 90.7 90.4 91.2 87.3 89.5 Has access to a smartphone 91.1 87.6 89.6 86.7 87.6 87.1 88.8 87.6 88.3 Had incidental exposure to pornographic or sexually explicit content in the last 3 months 46.4 42.8 44.9 43.0 33.5 38.8 44.6 37.5 41.5 Had intentional exposure to pornographic or sexually explicit content in the last 3 months 22.7 21.9 22.4 4.8 4.3 4.6 13.1 12.0 12.6 Ever sent sex photos or videos through phone or internet 16.0 23.2 19.0 0.9 1.8 1.3 7.9 11.1 9.3 Ever received sex photos or videos through phone or internet 34.2 36.8 35.3 30.2 30.7 30.5 32.1 33.4 32.6 Ever engaged in phone sex 1.7 6.3 3.6 0.7 3.3 1.9 1.2 4.6 2.6 Table 8. Percentage of youth by selected lifestyle indicators, by sex and age group: Davao Region, YAFS 2021 Male Female Both sexes Lifestyle 15-19 20-24 15-24 15-19 20-24 15-24 15-19 20-24 15-24 Do physical exercise 76.3 81.6 78.5 56.2 59.9 57.9 65.5 69.4 67.2 With at least 8 average hours of sleep everyday 74.2 71.2 73.0 84.4 73.0 79.3 79.6 72.2 76.4 Suggested citation: University of the Philippines Population Institute (UPPI). (2023, January).YAFS5 regional profile: Davao Region. https://www.uppi.upd.edu.ph/sites/default/files/pdf/yafs5-regional-profiles-DAVAO.pdf