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    Knowledge on birth control methods among married males and females in a rural community
    Calaguing, Mary Jean C. (Division of Social Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, University of the Philippines Visayas, 1998-03)
    This is a study on the knowledge of birth control methods among married males and females in a rural community. The study sought to 1) describe the overall knowledge of married males and females regarding birth control methods; 2) know the common birth control method known and used by married males and females; 3) know the different sources of knowledge on birth control methods and 4) to find out if there is a relationship between awareness and use of birth control methods. The study was conducted in Brgy. Buga, Leon, Iloilo. The respondents of the study are 45 married males and 45 married females. The instrument used was the interview schedule. The hypothesis was analyzed using the Linear Regression Test. Based on the findings, it was concluded that for married males and females in Brgy. Buga, Leon, Iloilo, the females are more aware of the different kinds .of birth control methods and its proper use. The common birth control known by most females is the pill, and it is also the most used method. For the males, the common birth control method known is the condom, while the most practiced method in the rhythm or calendar method. The primary source of knowledge or information on birth control methods is the barangay health center. Knowledge is an important factor in determining the use of birth control methods, however there are some factors that may affect the use of birth control methods. The study found out that there is no significant relationship between the awareness of birth control methods and use of birth control methods.
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    Family characteristics related to malnutrition among preschool children
    Cajilo, Ma. Donna C. (Division of Biological Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, University of the Philippines Visayas, 2000-03)
    This is a co-relational study of family characteristics related to malnutrition among preschool children. It aimed to: 1.) find out if there is a relationship between family size and malnutrition among preschool children, 2.) find out if there is a relationship between birth spacing and malnutrition among preschool children, and 3.) find out if there is a relationship between mother’s work and malnutrition among preschool children. The study used interview guide to gather data. It utilizes materials from books, journals, and magazines. There were 30 respondents. These were the mothers of the identified 2nd and 3rd degree malnourished preschool children of Barangay Pitogo, San Joaquin, Iloilo. The researcher utilized the entire population of the mothers of the identified 2nd and 3rd degree malnourished preschool children because there were 30 only. The researcher didn’t include the mothers of the 1st degree malnourished preschool children due to fact that nutritional status of the child easily shifts to normal condition, therefore, data gathered maybe true for a short period of time and is not reliable for further study. The data was analyzed using frequency counts, percentages, and the chi-square test for independence. The study found out that: 1) there is no significant relationship between family size and malnutrition among preschool children, 2.) There is no significant relationship between birth spacing and malnutrition among preschool children, and 3.) there is no significant relationship between mother's work and malnutrition among preschool children.
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    The relationship between selected social factors and adolescent pregnancy in Iloilo City
    Bautista, Joseph Raymund I.; Funclara, Melinda Tordesillas (Division of Social Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, University of the Philippines Visayas, 2004-03)
    This study attempts to ascertain if there is a relationship between selected social factors and adolescent pregnancy. Specifically, it aims to find out if school engagement, parental supervision, foster and kinship care, religiosity, contraceptive knowledge, and mass media exposure is related to adolescent pregnancy. The researchers hypothesized that there is a relationship between these selected factors and adolescent pregnancy. Adolescent mothers between 14 to 21 years old and were either pregnant or had given birth before December 2003 from three barangays in Iloilo City were interviewed. The gathered data were then subjected to Yates corrected chi-square test of independence to find out if there is any relationship between the dependent and independent variables. It was found out that school engagement, parental supervision, level of religiosity, exposure to mass media, and knowledge in contraceptive use have no relationship with adolescent pregnancy. On the other hand, foster and kinship care was found to have a relationship with adolescent pregnancy. For future research directions, the researchers recommend to those who are interested in adolescent pregnancy to explore the interrelationship between the factors that contribute to adolescent pregnancy. The researchers further suggest that other factors, such as economic status, be explored. Increasing the number of respondents might also be helpful. Finally, the possibility that staying away from compromising situations with the opposite sex is an effective factor to prevent adolescent pregnancy could be an interesting topic.
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    Perceived body image of female college students
    Almonte, Darby April Gaye Q.; Tinsay, Shiela Mae B. (Division of Social Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, University of the Philippines Visayas, 2003-03)
    The study aims to describe the perceived body image of female college students. Specifically, it wants to find out the activities of female college students relative to their body image; their exposure to the mass media in terms of enhancing body image; and to find out the influence of mass media exposure to their perceived body image. The study was conducted in the College of Arts and Sciences, University of the Philippines in the Visayas, Miag-ao, Iloilo. Sixty respondents were obtained from the population of Social Sciences students using the fishbowl method of simple random sampling. The Body Parts Satisfaction Scale (Spainhour, 2000), together with a set of questions developed by the researchers, were used in gathering the data. Generally, the results showed that the female college students have a positive perception of their body image. Also, the female college students do not engage in any activity related to body image, such as dieting and exercising. Lastly, they are well exposed to the mass mediated messages about body image in the television and the magazine but they are not negatively influenced by those messages, that is, they neither compare their bodies with nor do they want to look like the models in television and magazine.