EXTENT OF PRACTICE OF CULTURAL BELIEFS ON

MATERNAL AND NEWBORN HEALTH CARE

A RESEARCH PROPOSAL SUBMITTED TO THE

FACULTY OF THE COLLEGE OF NURSING
BENGUET STATE UNIVERSITY
LA TRINIDAD, BENGUET

IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE DEGREE

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING

SAYDOVEN, AUDRAY KYLE A.

AOAS, CARLSTONY T.
CULIAO, DANIEL C.
MANZO, MARILIES JUDEA R.
VICENTE, JESSICA ROSANNE N.

FEBRUARY 2010

Benguet State University

College of Nursing
La Trinidad, Benguet
 APPROVAL SHEET

This thesis hereto attached, entitled " EXTENT OF PRACTICE OF

CULTURAL BELIEFS ON MATERNAL AND NEWBORN HEALTH
CARE ", prepared and submitted by Saydoven, Audray Kyle A., Aoas, Carlstony
T., Culiao, Daniel C., Manzo, Marilies Judea R., Vicente, Jessica Rosanne N. in
partial fulfillment of the requirement for the course Bachelor of Science in
Nursing, is hereby accepted.

EDNA A. CHUA, MAT, Ed. D. Date Signed: _______

Chair

MARILYN B. TOLEDO, MAT Date Signed: _______

Statistician

EDGAR S. TOCLO, RN Date Signed: _______

Member

LOUISA F. LARON, RN, Ma. Ed., Ed. D. Date Signed: _______

Adviser

Accepted a partial fulfillment of the requirement for the course Bachelor of

Science in Nursing.

VICENTE PANAGAN JR., RN, MAN

Dean

Date Signed:

Benguet State University

College of Nursing
La Trinidad, Benguet

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 UNDERGRADUATE PROPOSAL MANUSCRIPT

NAMES: Saydoven, Audray Kyle A.

Aoas, Carlstony T.
Culiao, Daniel C.
Manzo, Marilies Judea R.
Vicente, Jessica Rosanne N.

Course: Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Title: " EXTENT OF PRACTICE OF CULTURAL BELIEFS ON MATERNAL

AND NEWBORN HEALTH CARE "

Approved:

EDNA A. CHUA, MAT, Ed. D. Date Signed: _______

Chair

MARILYN B. TOLEDO, MAT Date Signed: _______

Statistician

EDGAR S. TOCLO, RN Date Signed: _______

Member

LOUISA F. LARON, RN, Ma. Ed., Ed. D. Date Signed: _______

Adviser

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

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 The researchers would like to express their heartfelt thanks and gratitude

to the people whose participation gives a lot of encouragement and motivation to

successfully bring up this thesis proposal.

The researchers would like to extend their gratitude to the panel members

for their support in every step of the journey throughout the thesis making. To

their chairperson, Dr. Edna Chua, their statistician, Professor Marilyn B. Toledo

and to their member, Mr. Edgar S. Toclo. The researchers thank and acknowledge

the kindness and patience they have extended for giving this study an opportunity

to be passed through their hands and eyes.

The researchers’ adviser and mentor, Dr. Louisa F. Laron, thank you for

giving the opportunity to be under your wings, giving guidance and motivation to

pursue this study. The researchers would like to express their unending love to her

for being with the journey in undertaking this study.

The researchers sincerely extend their warmest appreciation to Professor

Mary Rose B. Catapang, research instructor for imparting the necessary

knowledge needed to accomplish the study.

Lastly, the researchers want to extend their praise to the Almighty God,

the great teacher, provider, the source of wisdom and whose guidance is of great

help, as He showered blessings and guidance vanquish the fears and weakness

that this study posed. He provides strength and persistence to the researchers for

every obstacle they stumbled upon.

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 Researchers,

SAYDOVEN, AUDRAY KYLE A.

AOAS, CARLSTONY T.

CULIAO, DANIEL C.

MANZO, MARILIES JUDEA R.

VICENTE, JESSICA ROSANNE N.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Title Page ......................................................................................................... i

Approval Sheet ………………………………………………………………. ii

Undergraduate Proposal Manuscript ………………………………………… iii

Acknowledgment ……………………………………………………………. iv

Table of Contents ……………………………………………………………. vi

List of Figure …..……………………………………………………………. viii

INTRODUCTION

Background of the Study ………………………………………………… 1

Theoretical Framework …………………………………………………... 10

Statement of the Problem ………………………………………………... 28

Hypotheses of the Study …………………………………........................ 29

METHODOLOGY

Research Design …………………………………………………………... 30

Population and Locale of the Study ………….…………………………... 30

Instrumentation ……………………………………………........................ 31

Procedure of Data Collection …………………………………………....... 31

Data Statistical Treatment ………………………………………………… 31

APPENDICES

A. Letter to the adviser …………………………………………………… 36

B. Letter to the panel ……………………………………………………… 37

C. Letter to the barangay captain ………………………………………… 40

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 D. Letter to the respondents ……………………………………………… 41

E. Sample Questionnaire …………………………………….................... 43

LITERATURE CITED …………………………………………………….. 48

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH ………………………………………………. 51

List of Figure

Figure No. Page

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1 Paradigm of the Study …………………………………… 27