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%

Frequency and Percentage Distribution of Productivity of Couples as of September 2012 in Barangay Mawaque resettlement

Productiv e

Percentag e 0.9% 12.22% 15.38% 13.57% 12.67% 13.12% 8.14% 76.02%

Table 18 PRODUCTIVITY AGE NonPercentage RANGE productiv e 15-19 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 Total

TOTA L

PERCENTA GE 0.9% 12.67% 20.81% 17.65% 16.74% 19% 5.88% 100% x 100

2 27 34 30 28 29 18 168

1 12 9 9 13 9 53

O.45% 5.43% 4.07% 4.07% 5.88% 4.07% 23.98%

2 28 46 39 37 42 13 221

FORMULA:

Total Frequency of Each Criterion

Total No. of Females (married and common law) within the Reproductive Age of 15 - 49 y/o

CRITERIA:

Productive- couple living together wherein the female is in her

reproductive age (15 49 years old) and is capable of bearing children and who has not undergone surgery.

Non-Productive- couple living together wherein the female is in her

reproductive age (15 49 years old) and is not capable of bearing children because she has undergone surgery such as BTL for more than one year or hysterectomy or other constraints such as being apart from her husband who may be an OFW or the couple are illegally separated.

ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION Table no. 18 shows the Frequency and Percentage Distribution of the females in the reproductive age range of 15-49 years old as to their productivity. Majority of the respondents are productive which accounts to more than half of the productive population at 168 On the other hand, 53 of them are non-productive.

Most of the women are productive because most of them are under the natural child-bearing child and they have not undergone surgery or BTL. The implication of this rate in the community is that the greater number of productive couples families, the higher the possibility of increase in population. But then, 53 are non-productive. This may be result to a fact that these women undergone surgery such BTL for more than one year or hysterectomy or other constraints such as being apart from her husband who may be an OFW or the couple are illegally separated. From the findings, it can be stated that it is an imperative that reproductive health and sex education well instituted among these people especially to those in the teenage years to prevent early pregnancy. Preventive measures against untimely pregnancy among productive women are needed which include complete and accurate information dissemination and education on reproductive health and family planning as well as ready access to safe, adequate, and affordable reproductive health care services. Thus, still, freedom of choice of individuals and couples on the number and spacing of their children is guaranteed. Under Section 3 of the Reproductive Health Act of the Philippines, since manpower is the principal asset of every country, effective reproductive health care services must be given primacy to ensure the birth of healthy children and to promote responsible parenting. Accordingly, active participation by and thorough consultation with concerned nongovernment groups, communities, and peoples organizations are imperative to ensure that basic policies, plans, programs and projects address the priority needs of beneficiaries.

Chart of Frequency and Percentage Distribution of Productivity of Couples as of September 2012 in Barangay Mawaque resettlement

FREQUENCY PRODUCTIVITY PER AGE

50 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 15-19 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 2 13 28 39 37 46 42

PERCENTAGE OF PRODUCTIVITY

23.98%

PRODUCTIVE 76.02% NON PRODUCTIVE