Frequency and Percentage Distribution showing the Sources of Health services of the Families as of September 2012

Table 17. HEALTH SEEKING BEHAVIOR CATEGORY Health Center Private MD Hospital Herbolario TOTAL TALLY 125 61 120 15 321 TOTAL 38.94% 19% 37.38% 4.67% 100%

FORMULA:

Percentage (%) =

Total number of each criterion Total number of families

100

CRITERIA: Health Center government agency of barangay where basic health services are provided to individual and family within the community. Private MD registered doctor with specialization in different field of medicine and render health services in his own clinic. Hospital an institute either private or government where health service other than basic services are provided. Herbolario a person who uses herbs and plants and rituals to cure different illnesses. The people also resort to the health services to seek repair on same fracture.

ANALYSIS & INTERPRETATION Table 17 shows the health seeking behaviors of the families surveyed in Barangay Mawaque resettlement. It can be seen that 120 families or 37.38% out of the total 321families seek hospitals when it comes to their health, 61families or 19% seek a private doctor while 125 or 38.94% go to the health center. However the least number was noted on those families seeking a herbolario where there are only 15 or only 4.67% of the total surveyed families. With regards to health seeking behaviors, the table shows that majority of the families are seeing hospitals and health center in times of illnesses and check up. Based from the tabulated data, it shows that most of the families in Barangay Mawaque resettlement are aware of the right place to go in times of illness and other health deficits .Despite the fact that most of the people in Barangay Pulung Bulu are suffering from poverty they are still cautious when it comes to health and they are prioritizing the health needs of their family. This also mean that more than half of the whole population are at most knowledgeable regarding their health and do not believe wit believe at herb to have herbolarios which are not proven to have therapeutic claims in healing.

A Pie Chart Showing the Percentage Distribution of Health Seeking Behavior

TABLE 17 HEALTH SEEKING BEHAVIOR

15

125 120

Health Center Private MD Hospital Herbolario

61

TABLE 17 HEALTH SEEKING BEHAVIOR

4.67%

38.94% 37.38%

Health Center Private MD Hospital Herbolario

19%