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nutrition of school population.
In the light of the findings, the following, conclusions were drawn: (1) Health and
nutrition services were provided in the schools of San Manuel District by the health and nutrition
service providers of Pangasinan Division II. (2) The objectives of health and nutrition services
of the DepED were attained by the health and nutrition service providers of Pangasinan Division
II. (3) The delivery of health and nutrition services was satisfactory and (4) the perceptions of
teachers and parents on the extent to which health and nutrition services are delivered do not
vary.
Based on the findings and conclusions derived from the study, the following
recommendations are deemed essential and suitable: (1) the school health and nutrition service
providers should improve their satisfactory performance in the delivery of health and nutrition
services in the school (2) the school health and service providers should strengthen their linkages
to different stakeholders in order to get additional support for the health and nutrition program
of the school (3) the attainment of the objectives of the health and nutrition services of the
DepED should be sustained (4) other studies should be conducted to look into the other aspects
of the delivery of health and nutrition services using more variables and in a wider scope.

AWARENESS AND PRACTICES IN THE MANAGEMENT OF ACUTE
GASTROENTERITIS: BASIS FOR AN INTERVENTION PROGRAM
CHRISTINA DEXIE C. TEÑOSO

The study aimed to determine the competencies of the midwives in the management
of the third stage of labour in selected municipalities in Tarlac. Specifically, it sought to answer
the following questions: (1) the midwife-respondents’ profile in terms of age, civil status,
highest educational attainment, monthly income, length of service, and trainings and seminars
attended; (2) competencies of the Midwives in the management of the third stage of labour
along knowledge, skills, and attitude; (3) significant relationship between the competencies of
the midwives in the management of the third stage of labor across their selected profile variables;
(4) significant difference between the competencies of the midwives in the management of the
third stage of labor across their selected profile variables; and, (5) what enhancement program
can be proposed to improve the implementation of the active management of the third stage of
labour in selected municipalities in Tarlac.
Descriptive research design was utilized, frequency and percentage were used
to determine the profile of the respondents, weighted mean were used to determine the
competencies of the midwives in the management of the third stage of labor along knowledge,
skills, and attitude. For problem number 3, the Pearson-r formula was used and ANOVA
was utilized on the significant difference between the competencies of the midwives in the
management of the third stage of labor along their selected profile variables.

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