Health & Social Services Awareness & Availment

AWARENESS AND AVAILMENT ON HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELFARE SERVICES OF THE HOUSEHOLDS IN BARANGAY LIBOTON, NAGA CITY, 2015

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An undergraduate Thesis

Presented to the Faculty of the

Political Science Department

University of Nueva Caceres

Naga City

In partial fulfillment of the requirements in

Quantitative Analysis of Political Data

Prepared and Submitted By:

Group No. 7

Larry Don M. Basmayor

Jude Franz A. Botor

Dennis N. Gomez

4th Year, AB Political Science

UNIVERSITY OF NUEVA CACERES

CITY OF NAGA

COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

APPROVAL SHEET

        This thesis entitled “Awareness And Availment Of Health And Social Services Of Households In Barangay Liboton, Naga City” prepared by Jude Franz A. Botor, Dennis N. Gomez and Larry Don M. Basmayor, in partial fulfilment of the requirements in Quantitative Analysis of Political Data (PolSci 99a-7Ca), has been examined and recommended for acceptance and approval for Oral Examination.

                                                        YOLANDA L. CASTROVERDE, PhD.

                                                                        Adviser

UNIVERSITY OF NUEVA CACERES

CITY OF NAGA

COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

CERTIFICATION

This thesis entitled “Awareness And Availment Of Health And Social Services Of Households In Barangay Liboton, Naga City” written by Jude Franz A. Botor, Dennis N. Gomez and Larry Don M. Basmayor has been examined and edited, and found to be in accordance with the suggestions and recommendations by the panel of examiners.

Issued this ____ day of October 2015 at the University of Nueva Caceres, City of Naga.

YOLANDA L. CASTROVERDE, PhD.

Adviser

JOSEPHINE B. ALBA, PhD.

Dean, College of Arts and Sciences

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

        We wish to express our sincere appreciation and profound heartfelt gratitude to the persons who educated us, provided assistance, encouragement and inspiration in our completion of this research paper.  Our grateful hearts goes out to:

        Our Adviser, Professor Yolanda L. Castroverde, PhD., for her untiring guidance and patient mentoring;

        Our Political Science professors, for selflessly imparting their knowledge and opinions;

        Our classmates, for sharing their acquired knowledge and other relevant information;

        Our families, that truly inspired us and motivated us to bring out our best in this work;

        And above all, to Almighty God, for granting us the wisdom, the strength and the perseverance to complete this study.

ABSTRACT

AWARENESS AND AVAILMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES OF HOUSEHOLDS IN BARANGAY LIBOTON, NAGA CITY

        This study was conducted to determine the relationship of the level of awareness and degree of availment of health and social welfare services in Barangay Liboton, Naga City.

        The respondents consisted of one hundred (100) households in Barangay Liboton, Naga City.  The data were gathered using survey questionnaire and the recent Community Based Monitoring System (CBMS) Report of the same barangay.

        Findings have shown that the awareness along with the health services. The highest perceived rating was in existence of barangay health center 4.09 and the lowest 3.76 was in efficient coordinating of BHU. Mean rating obtained 3.94. For social welfare services, the highest 3.97 was in day care service center and the lowest 2.94 was in free funeral service assistance. The mean rating obtained for social welfare services was 3.64.

Findings have shown that the availment along with the health services. The highest perceived rating was in the existence of barangay dental clinic with a mean of 3.84 and the lowest 3.4 was in vaccination for infants/children/pregnant. The mean rating obtained was 3.66. For social welfare services, the highest is 3.49 was in drug addiction prevention program, while the lowest mean was in free funeral services assistance with a mean of 2.69. Mean rating obtained was 3.29.

Test of relationship of awareness with availment of health and social welfare services resulted to r-value of 0.93 and 0.535 respectively, and both values were higher than the tabular values. The studies found out that there is a significant direct relationship between awareness and availment of health and social welfare services in Barangay Liboton, Naga City.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER

TITLE PAGE

APPROVAL SHEET

CERTIFICATION

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

ABSTRACT

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER

1. INTRODUCTION

• Statement of the Problem
• Scope and Delimitation
• Theoretical Framework
• Conceptual Framework
• Assumptions
• Hypothesis
• Definition of Terms
• Notes

1. REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

• Related Literature
• Related Study
• State of the Art
• Notes

1. RESEARCH DESIGN

• Methodology
• Respondents of the Study
• Profile of the Respondents
• Instrument and Data Collection Procedure
• Statistical Tools

1. ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION OF RESULTS

• Degree of Awareness on Health and Social Welfare Services
• Degree of Availment on Health and Social Welfare Services
• Significant Relationship Between Awareness and Availment

1. SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

Problem 1

• Findings
• Conclusion
• Recommendations

Problem 2

• Findings
• Conclusion
• Recommendations

Problem 3

• Findings
• Conclusion
• Recommendations

BIBLIOGRAPHY

APPENDICES

CURRICULUM VITAE

CHAPTER I

INTRODUCTION

        The Philippine Constitution guarantees that “the state shall protect and promote the right to health of the people and instill health consciousness among them” (Article II, Sec. 15). It does not distinguish its mandate on basis of the status or standard of living of anyone. It is absolute, anticipatory and responsive.

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