An Evaluation of Proper Hygiene

and Sanitation of the Residents of

Brgy. Sabang, Naga City

A Research Paper
Presented to

Mrs. Mary Ann P. Briones, MaEd

College of Arts and Sciences
Universidad de Sta. Isabel

In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements in

EN 102 Writing in the Discipline

Prepared by:
BECHAYDA, John John V.
RAZON, Gazelle B.
ROSARI, Cheena Azylle Q.
VELASCO, Charmaine Joy H.
VILLANUEVA, Marifi Anne Nouelle R.
March 2009
TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER 1 Background of the Study

Introduction
1 2
Statement of the Problem
2
Thesis Statements
3
Scope and Delimitation
.3 - 4
Significance of the Study
.4 5
Definition of Terms
.5 6
End Notes
..........................................................................7

Chapter 2 Review of Related Literature and Studies

Related Literature
.8 14
Related Studies
14 15
Theoretical Framework
15 17

Conceptual Framework
17 18
Definition of Terms
18 19
End Notes
20 22

Chapter 3 Research Methodology

Methodology
.23
Population and Sample
..24
Data Gathering Procedure
24
Statistical Treatment
25
Description of Venue of Study
25
Research Instrument
..26
Definition of Terms
26 27

Chapter 4 Presentation, Interpretation, and Analysis

...28 36

Chapter 5 Summary, Conclusion, Findings, and Recommendations

Summary
37
Conclusion and Recommendation ..
..38 44
Appendices
Bibliography
..45 47
Sample Letters
.48 49
Sample Questionnaires
50 53

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1: Maslows Hierarchy of Needs

..16
Figure 2: Nightingales Environmental Theory ...
...17
Figure 3: General Factors Affecting Hygiene and Sanitation of Brgy. Sabang,
Naga
City ..
.18
Figure 4: Materials Used in Cleaning As Cited by the Residents of Brgy.
Sabang, Naga City

30
Figure 5: Common Diseases As Cited by the Residents of Brgy. Sabang,
Naga
City .
..33
Figure 6: Summation of the Results of the Survey Conducted in Brgy.
Sabang, Naga City (Inside the house and Personal Hygiene) .....
..35
Figure 7: Summation of the Results of the Survey Conducted in Brgy.
Sabang, Naga City (Outside the house) ...
..36
Figure 8: Correlation of Broom Usage in Different Zones of Brgy. Sabang,
Naga
City

39
Figure 9: Correlation of Rag/Coconut Husk Usage in Different Zones of Brgy.
Sabang, Naga City ..
40

Figure 10: Correlation of Brush Usage in Different Zones of Brgy. Sabang,

Naga
City

40
Figure 11: Correlation of Chemical Usage in Different Zones of Brgy.
Sabang, Naga
City

41
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: Materials Used in Cleaning As Cited by the Residents of Brgy.
Sabang, Naga City

28
Table 2: Common Diseases As Cited by the Residents of Brgy. Sabang, Naga
City .
..31
Table 3: Summation of the Results of the Survey Conducted in Brgy. Sabang,
Naga
City ......
..36
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

We, the researchers of this study, wishes to thank the people who
made this possible.

To Mrs. Mary Ann P. Briones, MaEd, our English instructress, for giving
us the opportunities to have this project and for guiding us throughout the
research;
To Mrs. Claudette Ceron Estrada, RN, MAN, the dean of the College of
Nursing, for letting us conduct the study outside the campus;
To Hon. Jose S. Jacobo, Sr, the barangay captain of Brgy. Sabang, Naga
City, for permitting us to conduct this research on his governed area;
To the barangay officials and barangay health workers (BHW), for
guiding us and assuring our safety when we were in their barangay;
To the residents of Brgy. Sabang, Naga City, for their kindness and
cooperation during our survey;
To BSN 1B, especially Chakupoys, for helping us and giving us
inspiration to successfully make this research;
To our parents, who guided and aided us throughout our study;
And most of all, to God Almighty, whose love never fails.