Unmet Health Needs
The inadequacy of personnel and facilities contribute to the unmet needs of the people of Baras especially those who can not afford the services of available private practitioners. For instance, the recorded deliveries done by untrained personnel is 9.23% and 7.24 % in 1998 and 1999 respectively. This means more dangerous exposure to the mothers. A survey among 4445 houses in 1997 showed that 8.59% of the respondents have deliveries not attended by trained personnel, with Barangay Pinugay registering the highest contribution. This can be related to the inaccessibility of services and the incapacity of some respondents to shoulder the expenses.
The same survey has likewise indicated that some children, at least a year old, were not fully immunized. Of the total, 10.55% of the respondents indicated the deficiency in immunization, Barangay Pinugay and Barangay San Jose contribute 4.19% and 1.41% respectively.
Of couples, 24.71% does not have any access to family planning counselling services and 26.84% does not practice family planning at all. Barangays Pinugay, San Miguel and Evangelista were among the top three barangays where family planning services are not accessible. In the same Barangays, we can find the highest number of households which do not practice family planning.
Source: Baras Comprehensive Land Use Plan
