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Republic of the Philippines

Laguna State Polytechnic University
Province of Laguna

FILIPINO WOMEN AND THEIR ATTITUDE TOWARDS VARIOUS KINDS OF

CONTRACEPTIVES

A Project Study Presented

To the Faculty of the College of Engineering

Laguna State Polytechnic University

Sta. Cruz Campus

In Partial Fulfillment

Of the Requirements in Social Science 426

Politics and Governance with Constitution

BSCE-4B

March 12, 2019

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Republic of the Philippines

Laguna State Polytechnic University
Province of Laguna

APPROVAL SHEET

In partial fulfillment of the requirements in Social Science 426 – Politics

and Governance with Constitution, this research paper study, entitled “FILIPINO
WOMEN AND THEIR ATTITUDE TOWARDS VARIOUS KINDS OF
CONTRACEPTIVES” submitted by BSCE-4B, who are hereby recommended for
corresponding study.

Approved in partial fulfillment of the requirements in Social Science 426 –

Politics and Governance with Constitution.

_______________________________ ____________________
DR. ALEXANDER W. CABALZA Date
Professor
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DEDICATION

The researchers would like to dedicate this piece of work to the people
involved in this project.

To our families especially to our parents.

To our classmates.

To our professors

And especially to our Almighty God.

BSCE-4B
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The completion of this thesis would not have been possible without
the help, support and understanding of the people surround us. The
researchers would like to acknowledge the following people who
undoubtedly have been the inspiration in the completion of the study.

First to our families for their love, financial and moral support

To Dr. Alexander W. Cabalza for the advice and information given

regarding this study.

And above all to our Almighty God, for the wisdom and strength to
overcome all the challenge and trials all throughout the study.

BSCE-4B
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ABSTRACT

In the Philippines, one in three births (36 percent) is either

unwanted (16 percent) or mistimed (20 percent), and research suggests
that culture and lack of education may be a factor. Using focus group
consist of 30 randomly selected Filipino women, this study aimed to
identify and compare the attitudes of the Filipino women and their attitude
towards various kinds of contraceptives with regard to each method
separately.

Focus group discussion revealed findings Filipino Women with the

use of contraceptives as they are not fully aware of these various kinds of
contraceptives. Based on these findings, it is suggested that to decrease
unplanned pregnancy, Filipino women must pay attention to the role of
contraception, and use intervention techniques. These findings may allow
health professionals to design more appropriate interventions to decrease
unplanned pregnancy among women.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Preliminaries

Page

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

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

Dedication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . … . . . . . . . iii

Acknowledgement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... .. . . . . . iv

Abstract . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . v

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

CHAPTER 1: THE PROBLEM AND ITS SETTINGS

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . 1

Background of the Study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . … . . . 2

Theoretical Framework . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Conceptual Framework . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . .. . . . 6

Objectives of the Study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Significance of the Study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 7

Scope and Limitation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .… . . . . . . 8

Definition of Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . 9

CHAPTER 2: RELATED LITERATURE AND STUDIES

Review of Related Literature. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . 10

Review of Related Studies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ….. . . .. . . . . . . . . 16

CHAPTER 3: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

Research Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Population and Sampling Technique . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

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Research Locale . . . . . . . . . . . . ……… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Research Procedure. . . . . . . . . . . . ……… . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . 21

Research Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. . 22

Statistical Treatment of Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

CHAPTER 4: PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF

DATA

CHAPTER 5: SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS, AND

RECOMMENDATION FINDINGS

Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Findings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

APPENDICES

A. Sample Questionnaire