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GS Research Journal

REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH PRACTICES AMONG MOTHERS
NESTOR DE LEON CASPE

This study dealt on the reproductive health practices among patients of Dr. Jose
Fabella Memorial hospital admitted last December, 2014. It focused on their personal profle that
includes their age, sex, civil status, educational attainment, occupation, monthly family income
and services availed in the hospital. It also dealt on the reproductive health practices along
safe motherhood, family planning, cervical cancer and sexually transmitted disease prevention.
Descriptive research design was used utilizing the questionnaire as the main gathering
instrument. Statistical tools include frequency counts and percentage and the weighted mean.
Based on the gathered data the following are the salient findings: Majority of the
respondents were in the age bracket of 31 years old and above, single, high school graduate,
housewife, with an income of below P5,000 pesos a month and mostly availed the service on
normal spontaneous delivery. On the reproductive health practices along safe motherhood, it
was found out to be practice; family planning was rated as moderately practiced; cervical cancer
prevention as slightly practiced and sexually transmitted diseases as moderately practiced and
overall was found to be moderately practiced. A proposed program was prepared to improve the
reproductive health practices among patients
Based on the findings of the study, the following conclusions are offered: Most of
the respondents were adults without undergoing the sanctity of marriage, finished up to the
secondary level of education, confined at home looking after their kids, earning income below
the poverty level and delivered their children in the hospital The mothers were not utilizing
fully the different areas in reproductive health and needs to be improve for a more healthy
reproductive life. The proposed program is offered for adaption
Based on the conclusions of the study, the following are hereby recommended; Mothers
must understand all about reproductive health and to avail the services of the hospital since
it is intended for the indigent who can’t afford to go to private institutions of health care. The
respondents must undergo intensive orientation on the different areas of reproductive health for
them to understand the concepts and thereby preventing the occurrences of reproductive health
problems. The proposed program can be submitted to the hospital administration for adaption
and implementation

EFFECTS OF NURSES’ MIGRATION TO THE HEALTH CARE
DELIVERY SYSTEM
SHILANLEE M. DAGDAG

The study dealt on the effects of nurses’ migration in the health care delivery system
of our country. It dealt on the respondent’s profile like their age, sex, civil status, highest
educational attainment, position and length of service. It also focused on the factors that lead

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