Country Experience in Preparing for the National Baseline Survey on Violence Against Children. Philippines

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1 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

2 Philippine Delegation BRENDA S. VIGO Executive Director Council for the Welfare of Children LAURIE S. RAMIRO, Ph.D. Professor, Dept of Behavioral Sciences and Dept of Clinical Epidemiology University of the Philippines Manila DIRECTOR PATRICIA B. LUNA Department of Social Welfare and Development DR. BERNADETTE J. MADRID Executive Director Child Protection Unit Inc Manila Ms. AMIHAN ABUEVA Philippine Representative ASEAN Commission on Women and Children s Rights Chairperson National Steering Committee on VAC Principal Investigator for NBS- VACS Member National Steering Committee on VAC Consultant for NBS-VAC Member National Steering Committee on VAC Member National Steering Committee on VAC 2

3 Presentation Outline 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 3

4 Demography Philippines archipelago Land area Composition 7,107 islands 300,000 square kilometers With 3 major island groups (Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao) 17 regions 80 provinces 138 cities 1,496 municipalities 42,027 barangays (villages) (as of March 31, 2012) Population M (2010 Census) 4

5 Population by Age Group 0 17 years old 40.0 million 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 5

6 The Council for the Welfare of Children and its involvement in NBS-VAC Government of the Philippines (GoP) was invited to participate in a Regional Consultation Workshop in December 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 6 of the strategic actions to be pursued

7 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 7

8 - 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 8

9 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

10 The Council for the Welfare of Children Structures COUNCIL BOARD RSCWC 17 Regions Provincial /LCPC Municipality /City /LCPC Barangay Council for the Protection of Children (BCPC) SECRETARIAT (Executive Director) 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 TECHNICAL MANAGEMENT GROUP Sectoral Panels/ Committees Committee on Children in Special Protection (CNSP) Need of 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 10

11 Related VAC Initiatives Some Research/Study Initiatives 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 11 the literature and challenges ahead

12 Legislation R.A (Anti-Child Pornography Act) R.A (Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act) R.A (Anti-VAW and their Children Act) R.A (Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act) R.A (Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labor and Affording Stronger Protection for the Working Child) 1987 Constitution R.A (Certification of the DSWD to declare a Child legally available for Adoption ) RA 7610 (Special Protection of Children Against Child 12 Abuse, Exploitation and Discrimination Act)

13 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 13

14 Philippine VAC Study 14

15 General Objective To gather national baseline data on violence against children experienced in a variety of situations and locations 15

16 Specific Objectives 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 16

17 Specific Objectives 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). 17

18 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. 18

19 Study population I. Quantitative prevalence survey: Male and female individuals aged years II. Qualitative KII: community leaders, VAC implementors and professionals 19

20 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 20

21 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 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. 21

22 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) 22

23 QUALITATIVE Sampling design Purposive sampling according to position and type of work. Sample size (Qualitative KIIs) 6-8 informants per sample community 23

24 Instrumentation CDC-developed questions Site-specific questions: Issues on bullying, cyberviolence, CICL, physical and psychological neglect, dating violence

25 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

26 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 26

27 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. 27

28 If interviewer-administered, the sex of the interviewer and respondent will be matched. The age of respondent and interviewer must be within same range. 28

29 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 29

30 Response Plan 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. 30

31 Response Plan 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 31

32 NEXT STEPS 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 Recruitment of field staff x x Orientation and training of interviewers, field supervisors and field assistants x x 32

33 ACTIVITIES NEXT STEPS J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A Main data-collection, monitoring Hiring and training of data editors and encoders (for site specific Q) x x x x Data processing and analysis Write-up/submission of report Results dissemination/validati on (regional/national) x x x x x x x 33

34 Thank You and Mabuhay! 34