No.2: Understanding Clients’ Choice of Providers and Their Willingness to Pay for Family Planning Services in the Philippines Exaltacion Lamberte, M. Roy Brooks, Mark Sherman, Elizabeth Mumford (December 1999)  Full Document (English)      Order for free      email to me  This brief describes a study conducted in several developing countries to estimate the impact of unwantedness and number of children on several measures of child health, with a special focus on illness, treatment, and preventive care. Research findings and conclusions (1) provide support for the notion that unwanted children suffer health consequences; (2) present evidence in favor of measures to help parents attain their family size goals; and (3) recommend that governments strengthen vaccination programs to ensure 100-percent coverage and promote medical treatment for all children in case of illness.