Country Experience in Preparing for the National Baseline Survey on Violence

Against Children

Philippines

BRENDA S. VIGO Executive Director

Council for the Welfare of Children Bangkok, Thailand

26 June 2013

Child-Friendly Philippines: A Caring and Protective Society fo, byr and with the Children

Philippine Delegation

BRENDA S. VIGO

Executive Director

Council for the Welfare of Children

Chairperson National Steering Committee on VAC Principal Investigator for NBS-VACS

LAURIE S. RAMIRO, Ph.D.

Professor, Dept of Behavioral Sciences

and Dept of Clinical Epidemiology

University of the Philippines Manila

Member

National Steering Committee on

VAC

Consultant for NBS-VAC

DIRECTOR PATRICIA B. LUNA

Department of Social Welfare and

Development

Member

National Steering Committee on

VAC

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DR. BERNADETTE J. MADRID

Executive Director

Child Protection Unit Inc

Manila

Member

National Steering Committee on

VAC

Ms. AMIHAN ABUEVA

Philippine Representative

ASEAN Commission on Women and

Children’s Rights

Presentation Outline

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1. Introduction: The Philippines

2. Background and Context:

The Council for the Welfare of Children and its

involvement in NBS-VAC

3. Related VAC Initiatives in Building Linkages and Resource Mobilization

3. The Philippine VAC Study

– Technical aspects

– Response Plan for NBS-VAC

– Next steps

Demography

Philippines archipelago 7,107 islands

Land area 300,000 square kilometers

With 3 major island groups

(Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao)

Composition 17 regions

80 provinces

138 cities

1,496 municipalities

42,027 barangays (villages)

(as of March 31, 2012)

Population 92.34 M (2010 Census)

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Population by Age Group 0 – 17 years old 40.0 million

18 – 59 years old 46.8 million

60 years old & above 5.5 million

Age group population is estimated by applying the 2000 Census structure to the total population of 2010 Census

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The Council for the Welfare of Children and its involvement in NBS-VAC

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• Government of the Philippines (GoP) was invited to participate in a Regional Consultation Workshop in December 2009

- agreed to work towards the development of a regional evidence based on violence against children/child maltreatment at country level

- as the country’s way of fulfilling its commitment to children

- as the country’s fulfillment to its obligations as state party to CRC

• Council for the Welfare of Children (CWC) is the national focal agency for children in the Philippines and the national focal agency on VAC

• Specific for the NBS-VAC, CWC utilizes its existing structure on VAC called the National Network to End Violence Against Children (NNEVAC) composed of select government agencies, Non-Government Organizations

• NNEVAC developed the National Strategic Framework for Action to End Violence Against Children and Action Plan which research is one of the strategic actions to be pursued

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• On September 9, 2010, the Council Board approved the conduct of the NBS-VAC and its Institutional Structures:

NNEVAC will serve as the National Steering Committee (NSC) with extended membership to include International Organizations, statistical and ethical agencies and Academe

Functions

- Provide guidance on the over-all implementation of the NBS-VAC

- Develop Terms of References regarding the roles and responsibilities of partners (US-CDC, UNICEF Manila and Regional Office and others as may be identifies

- Attend to the selection of prospective research contractors

- Review technical documents and deliverables

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- Facilitate coordination to ensure smooth implementation of the research

- Regular update on the NBS-VAC to appropriate CWC structures

- Hold regular meetings for updating, discussions and resolution of issues and concerns related to the implementation

- Did Cog Lab of the VAC-CDC questionnaire

Technical Working Group on VAC (T-VAC or VAC Core Group) was constituted from the NSC to attend to specific and immediate research concerns

NBS-VAC Steering Committee

Members

• Implementing agency: Council for the Welfare of Children

• National Steering Committee on Violence Against Children (NSC–

VAC)

Cooperating agency :

• UNICEF, Manila

• United States, Centers for Disease Control (US-CDC)

• University of the Philippines Manila

• Child Protection Network Foundation, Inc.

• Consuelo Foundation

• PLAN Philippines

• Save the Children

• World Vision Development Foundation, Inc.

• DSWD Social Technology Bureau

• DSWD Standards Bureau

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COUNCIL BOARD

RSCWC

17 Regions

SECRETARIAT (Executive Director)

TECHNICAL MANAGEMENT

GROUP

Sectoral Panels/ Committees Provincial

/LCPC

Municipality /City /LCPC

Barangay Council for the Protection of

Children (BCPC)

Deputy Executive Director (CWC)

Policy and Planning Division (PPD)

Localization and Institutionalization Division (LID)

Administrative and Finance Division (AFD)

Public Affairs and Information Office (PAIO)

Management Information System Unit

Committee on Children in Need of Special Protection (CNSP)

National Network to End Violence Against Children (NNEVAC)

- also stand as the National Steering Committee on NBS-VAC

CORE GROUP ON VAC

Monitoring and Reporting Response Mechanism (MRRS)on Grave Child Rights Violations in Armed Conflict Situation

The Council for the Welfare of Children

Structures

Related VAC Initiatives

Some Research/Study Initiatives

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National Baseline Study on Violence Against Children in

selected public schools

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) and Health-Risk Behaviors among Adults in a Developing Country Setting, Child Abuse and Neglect

Chid Maltreatment Prevention in the Philippines : An Assessment

Baseline Surveys for the National Objectives for Health

Children exposed to domestic violence: Conclusions from the literature and challenges ahead

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Legislation

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R.A. 9775 (Anti-Child Pornography Act)

R.A. 9344 (Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act)

R.A. 9262 (Anti-VAW and their Children Act)

R.A. 9208 (Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act)

R.A. 9231 (Elimination of the Worst Forms of

Child Labor and Affording Stronger Protection

for the Working Child)

1987 Constitution

R.A. 9523 (Certification of the DSWD to declare

a “Child legally available for Adoption”)

RA 7610 (Special Protection of Children Against Child Abuse, Exploitation and Discrimination Act)

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• Resource Mobilization Initiatives

- Donor’s forum

- Proposal submitted for funding to the Department of Social Welfare and Development, Department of Health, Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (DOH/DOST-PCHRD), Save the Children, Plan International, World Vision, World Health Organization-Manila and Consuelo Foundation; various embassies and multi national agencies

Philippine VAC Study

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General Objective

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To gather national baseline data on

violence against children experienced

in a variety of situations and locations

Specific Objectives

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• To determine the prevalence of violence against

children (VAC) in various forms and settings;

• To identify potential risk and protective factors for

violence against children (VAC);

• To identify the health consequences of VAC;

• To assess children’s knowledge and utilization of

health, legal and welfare services;

• To obtain stakeholders’ views about the reasons

why VAC

Specific Objectives

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• To obtain stakeholders’ views about the

reasons why VAC persist in the Philippine

setting, the adequacy/inadequacy of existing

services, the type of services still needed as

well as capability-building needs of

implementors; and

• To make recommendations on improving

and enhancing interventions to better

identify, prevent and respond to violence

against children (VAC) .

Methodology

• Study design: use of mixed designs, combining

qualitative and quantitative methods.

• Quantitative: a national prevalence survey on VAC in

randomly selected households in 17 regions .

• Qualitative: Key Informant Interviews (KII) with

community stakeholders such as local officials, health

officials, educators, social workers, lawyers and other

relevant professionals.

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Study population

I. Quantitative prevalence survey:

Male and female individuals aged 13 – 24

years

II. Qualitative KII: community leaders, VAC

implementors and professionals

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Sampling design

•Quantitative survey - three-stage cluster design

- First stage

selection of a primary sampling unit (PSU) which can either be one barangay with approximately 150 households or several small contiguous barangays combined to contain about 150 households.

PSUs will be randomly sampled from a masterlist derived from the National Statistics Office Population Census and stratified by region.

In each region, a different set of PSU’s will be chosen for males and females.

Allocated number of PSUs per region will be selected with “probability proportional to size”

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Second stage:

to draw from the household units listing a systematic sample of households (SSU) from each PSU.

-Sampling frame for the households will be taken from barangay records

Third stage:

Per household, one individual aged 13-24 years will be selected as the final respondent (Elementary Unit or EU).

If more than one eligible respondent in the household, the final respondent will be chosen randomly using the Kish method.

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Sample size (Prevalence survey)

Using formula for cluster design:

Number of regions= 17

Number of PSUs (barangays) = 155

( Female: 67; Male:88)

Number of SSUs (households) =4,602 households

(Female: 2000; Male =2602)

Minimum number of final respondents (EUs) = 1,938

(Female= 848, Male=1090)

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QUALITATIVE Sampling design

Purposive sampling according to position and

type of work.

Sample size (Qualitative KIIs)

6 - 8 informants per sample community

Instrumentation

• CDC-developed questions

• Site-specific questions: Issues on bullying,

cyberviolence, CICL, physical and

psychological neglect, dating violence

Instrumentation

Interview guide for significant community

stakeholders. Include questions on:

• stakeholders’ perceptions about VAC

• availability of VAC-related services in the

community

• extent of utilization by the target clients

• perceived reasons for using or not using these

services.

• needs assessment

Main data collection

• Prior to the main data collection, all ethical

issues will be addressed.

• To avoid sampling bias, a waiver for

parental consent will be requested from the

IRB

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• The CDC portion of the questionnaire will be

collected through the use of a monitor gadget

called IPAQ.

• For the site-specific questions, data gathering may

be interviewer-administered or self-administered

with interviewer assistance, depending on the

preference of the respondent and his/her level of

literacy.

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• If interviewer-administered, the sex of the

interviewer and respondent will be matched.

The age of respondent and interviewer must

be within same range.

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If self-administered, the questionnaire will be

placed in a sealed envelop and given to the

respondent for him/her to asnwer in a

private place.

The field assistant will just be nearby to

answer any queries from the respondent or

to assist the respondent if needed

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Response Plan

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• Guide for interviewer on what to do in case of manifestations of distress among respondents

• Provide with a list of service providers with child care and social work interventions

• Survey teams will be trained on the referral process to ensure that participants clearly understand where they can obtain health and welfare services, including counselling.

Response Plan

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• On-call Referral professionals will be hired (Counselors, Social Workers, Psychologists) to provide crisis interventions, as necessary

• Tracking form will be utilized to monitor cases

NEXT STEPS

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ACTIVITIES 2013

J F M A M J J A S O N D

Finalization and translation of

questionnaire (CDC/Site

specific)

x

Pretesting and finalization of

translated questionnaire

x

Recruitment of field staff x

Orientation and training of

interviewers, field supervisors

and field assistants

x x

NEXT STEPS

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ACTIVITIES 2013 2014

J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A

Main data-collection,

monitoring

x x x

Hiring and training of

data editors and

encoders (for site

specific Q)

x

Data processing and

analysis

x x x

Write-up/submission

of report

x x

Results

dissemination/validati

on (regional/national)

x x

Thank You and Mabuhay!

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