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    Menopausal women: Knowledge, experiences, health practices and coping strategies
    Arzaga, Mary Juliebel B.; Palma, Valerie S. (Division of Social Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, University of the Philippines Visayas, 2007-03)
    This study was conducted to evaluate the knowledge and beliefs of menopausal women, experiences, health practices, and their coping strategies on menopausal stage. Fifty (50) menopausal women whose age ranges from 35 to 55 were purposively selected to participate in the study. An Open-ended questionnaire on knowledge, experiences, health practices, and coping strategies scale were developed. Results showed that menopausal women entered menopause at about 46 to 50 years of age. It is also revealed that they were knowledgeable and well-informed about the process of menopause. They relied on herbal medicine both internal and external use. During the difficult periods of menopausal, they resorted to self-help and develop a closer relationship with God.
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    Fears of Doña Montserrat Lopez Memorial High School students, Silay City, Negros Occidental
    Arcenas, Maricar D. (Division of Social Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, University of the Philippines Visayas, 1994-04)
    The study focuses on the different types of fears of Doña Montserrat Lopez Memorial High School students in Silay City, Negros Occidental. The aim of the study is to identify the different types of fears of Doña Montserrat Lopez Memorial High School students? to determine the most intensely Feared abject and the least intensely feared object on every fear category. For every gender, per year levels and to determine whether there is gender difference on the reported intensity for each type of fear, per year level. There were 245 respondents, 85 of which were Freshmen, 51 were Sophomores, 64 were Juniors, and 45 were Seniors. The respondents were selected through stratified random sampling using proportional allocation. The design that was used in this study is the survey. A questionnaire and a checklist were used to identity the different types of fear of the respondents and the trend of its intensity. The trend of the intensity on the different types of fear were measured using the formula of the average score and the T test formula. The findings showed that Doña Montserrat Lopez Memorial High School students have fear of supernaturals, animals, nature natural calamities; man-made calamities; means oF transportation; places; fear of certain criminals; and fear of crimes. The intensity report showed that there are similarities and differences on the reported most intensely feared objects and least intensely feared object on the different fear categories, per year level. Furthermore, the result of the study also showed that there is no gender difference on the intensity report on most feared objects per year level.