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    Prevalence and risk factors for hypertension and obesity among public utility jeepney and tricycle drivers in Janiauy, Iloilo
    Bacallan, Jed Vincent; Caro, Miguel Angelo; Delos Reyes, Fate; Divinigracia, Bert Lorenz; Ehimplar, Annie Rose; Lavente, Hannah Gail; Mallorca, Tracy Roz; Tabañar, Jessa Andrea; Tubeo, Nikki Francheska; Villanueva, Ma. Sharee Lou (Division of Biological Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, University of the Philippines Visayas, 2014-04)
    A cross sectional study was conducted in Janiuay, Iloilo, involving tricycle drivers and jeepney drivers. The objective of this study was to determine and compare the prevalence and risk factors for hypertension and obesity between public utility jeepney and tricycle drivers in Janiuay, Iloilo. A total of 165 respondents, jeepney (87) and tricycle (78), were measured with an aneroid sphygmomanometer and tape measure to determine the blood pressure and waist-hip ratio. An interview was also conducted to determine occupational factors and lifestyle habits. Results were analyzed through SPSS using Chi-square test, T-test and Odds ratio. The prevalence of hypertension was found to be greater in jeepney drivers (36.80%) compared to tricycle drivers (34.60%). The prevalence of obesity was found to be greater in tricycle drivers (46%) compared to jeepney drivers (45%). There is a significant difference in the occupational risk factors between jeepney drivers and tricycle drivers, years of driving, average trip time, kilometers travelled per day and number of trips per day (p<0.0005). However, working days per week (p<0.08) and working hours per day (p<0.30) showed no significant difference between two populations. The results of the odds ratio showed no significant effect in all lifestyle factors to hypertension and obesity. There is no significant difference in the prevalence of hypertension, obesity, and lifestyle risk factors between jeepney drivers and tricycle drivers. However there is a significant difference in the occupational risk factors between the two driver populations.
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    The political dynamics behind the renovation of Felix Gorriceta Jr. Avenue connecting Pavia-Mandurriao and its effects on property holders and PUV operators association
    Albaladejo, Christine Kate; Laude, Jennifer (Division of Social Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, University of the Philippines Visayas, 2011-03)
    This study looks into the political dynamics behind the implementation of the policy renovating the Felix Gorriceta Jr. Avenue in Pavia, Iloilo and its effects on two end-users—property holders as represented by Parc Regency, and transportation sector represented by the Leon Jeepney Operators and Drivers’ Association (LEJODA). The interrelationships between various levels of the government in the conceptualization of the infrastructure project is examined. It describes conditions of the area where the road stretches prior to the renovation; identifies the reasons why the policy was pursued; and examines how the policy on renovation affected the end-users. Interviews as well as secondary data were utilized in the study. The initiatives and funding for the project came out of a broader plan to integrate the road to the Iloilo airport from the national government, and subsequently chosen by the provincial government of Iloilo relative to other sites. The local government of Pavia had little role to play in its conceptualization, except for the necessary measures for the full implementation of the said policy. The policy conferred benefits to both end-users.