TABLE OF CONTENTS

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I.

Acknowledgement .

II.

Introduction ...

III.

Significance of the Study ...

IV.

Objectives of the Study ..

V.

Methodology ...

VI.

Scope and Limitation .

VII.

Definition of terms ..

VIII. Setting of the Community .. 16

a. Spot map .. 16
b. Barangay Organizational Court ... 18

IX.

Community Profile ..... 27

a. History ...... 27
b. Physical Features ..... 28

X.

1. Location and Boundaries ..

28

2. Climate .

28

Population Pyramid .. 29
a. Sex Ratio ...

34

b. Dependency Rate ..

35

c. Median .... 37

XI.

Demographic ... 38
Table 1. Type of Family ...

38

Table 2. Length of Residency ...

40

Table 3.Number of Members per Family .. 42

Table 4. Places of Origin of the Families

XII.

44

Marital Status
Table 5. Marital Status of the Families Surveyed .

46

XIII. Socio-cultural Indices

48

Table 6. Religion of the Families Surveyed .

48

Table 7. Highest Educational Attainment .

51

Table 8. Educational Status .

52

XIV. Economic Indices ...

54

Table 9. Employment Status .

54

Table 10. Location of Work ..

56

Table 11. Type of Work ....

58

Table 12. Other Sources of Income ..

60

Table 13. Sources of Income ....

60

Table 14. Monthly Income ...

62

Table 15. Monthly Expenditures ..

64

Table 16. Priority Expenditure .....

66

Table 17. Resources for Health Care ........

68

Table 18. Healthcare Resources ...

68

Political Aspects .....

70

Table 19. Members of the Community they Consult ...

70

Table 20. Programs of the Barangay

72

Table 21. Programs of the Health Center .

74

Table 22. Predominant Organization

77

Table 23. Tradition Celebrated

79

XVI. Environmental Aspects .

81

Table 24. Land Ownership

81

Table 25. House Ownership ..

83

Table 26. Type of Housing Materials .

85

Table 27. Ventilation of Homes .

87

Table 28. Lighting Facilities ..

89

Table 29. Adequacy of Lighting ....

91

Table 30. Excreta Disposal .

93

XV.

Table 31. Ownership of Toilet

95

Table 32. Type of Drainage ....

97

Table 33. Condition of Drainage

99

Table 34. Type of Garbage Disposal . 101

Table 35. Garbage Condition ..... 103
Table 36. Sources of Drinking Water .... 105
Table 37. Storage of Drinking Water .... 107
Table 38. Methods Commonly Used in Sanitizing Water ..... 109
Table 39. Where does the Families buy their Food ... 111
Table 40. Method of Cleaning the Food 113
Table 41. Who Prepares the Food .. 115
Table 42. Knowledge about Food Preparations ..... 117
Table 43. Knowledge about Proper Sanitation of Food 119
Table 44. Domestic Animals of the Families 121
Table 45. Vaccination of Domestic Animals ..... 123
Table 46. Vectors and Rodents .. 125
Table 47. Control Measures ... 127
Table 48. Mode of Communication ... 129
Table 49. Structure of House . 131
Table 50. Comfortability ... 133
Table 51. Accident Prone Area inside their Houses .. 134
Table 52. How they deal with it. ... 135

XVII. Health Aspects .. 137

Table 53.Community Health Programs 137

Table 54. Health Practices .... 139

Table 55. Food .. 141
Table 56. Food Storage . 143
Table 57. First person they consult ... 145
Table 58. Medication .... 147
Table 59. Family Planning Awareness . 149
Table 60. Family Planning Utilization .. 151
Table 61. Management of Health ..... 154
Table 62. Infant Feeding Program .... 156
Table 63. Formula or Breastfeeding ..... 158
Table 64. Immunization Status . 161

XVIII. Top 10 Problems Identified .... 162

XIX. Project Proposal ... 168

XX.

Problem Tree .... 176

XXI.

Conclusion . 177

XXI. Picture Gallery .. 178