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    Economic cost of dengue fever treatment in Miagao, Iloilo
    Banehit, Gracesel Faith D.; Napulan, Macie Carlyn A. (Division of Social Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, University of the Philippines Visayas, 2017-06)
    Dengue, the most rapidly spreading mosquito-borne viral infection in the world, has caused many deaths in the Philippines. The municipality of Miagao, Iloilo Province, has recorded a high number of dengue cases in recent years. This study determined the economic cost of dengue fever treatment among affected households and patients with dengue in 2016 in Miagao. The study used a cross-sectional data collected from 169 interviews with the study participants for 201 dengue patients from 62 barangays in Miagao in February to April 2017. The study identified, measured, and valued the various costs related to dengue fever treatment. Results showed that the total economic cost for home-treated patients averaged at Pl2,522.08 for both the patient and the caregiver (household), with the following breakdown: P5,068.82 for monetary costs (direct medical and non-medical costs) and P7,453.26 as opportunity cost. For those who were admitted in the hospital, the total economic cost averaged at P22,213.31 with the following breakdown: P9,504.77 for monetary costs and P12,708.54 for opportunity cost. As expected, patients treated at home had lower costs both in monetary and nonmonetary aspects compared to those confined in the hospital. Although the majority of the study participants are knowledgeable about dengue, it is still necessary to increase their awareness of dengue prevention in order to prevent dengue treatment costs for the households. The local government must also strengthen the implementation of its existing dengue prevention policies and programs to mobilize cooperation and involvement of the people in dengue prevention.
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    An estimation of the supply of cattle in the livestock auction market in Leon, Iloilo
    Andrada, Clyde (Division of Social Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, University of the Philippines Visayas, 1991-05)
    This study was an economic analysis of the supply of cattle by the direct cattle producers in Leon Livestock Auction Market in Leon, Iloilo in 1989. The study includes the estimation of the supply function, the identification of the significant factors affecting the supply and the analysis of the price elasticity. The supply function of cattle were hypothesized to be affected by four (4) factors, namely: price of cattle (X1) value of inputs used in cattle production (Xz), price of related commodities (X3) and the availability of credit (X4). Simple Random Sampling was used in choosing the thirty (30) respondents who, were direct cattle producers who sold their cattle in Leon Livestock Auction Market in 1989. These cattle producers were interviewed with the use of an interview schedule. The data gathered includes total weight and number of cattle supplied in the market by the producers and the prices of resource inputs used in the cattle production. Other data such as the price of cattle per kilogram liveweight were taken from the records of the Bureau of Agricultural Statistics. Regression Analysis was applied to determine the coefficients of the supply function. Specifically, stepwise regression analysis was used. Results of the study showed that the estimated supply function of cattle was Qs = — 1843.4461 + 96.6056 X1, where x; is the average price of cattle per kilogram liveweight. Thus, the only significant factor affecting the supply of cattle was the variable X1. The price elasticity supply is 4.6984. The supply of cattle is therefore price elastic because the percentage change in cattle supplied is greater than the percentage change in price.