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APPROVAL SHEET

In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the course, Research II, this thesis

entitled “KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE in WATER SANITATION

and HYGIENE Among HOUSEHOULDS” has been approved and submitted by

JIMBOY B. BONDUCAN, BERNADETTE B. SANDIGAN and GIBSON SUMPO,

who are hereby recommended for Oral Defense.

MARICEL M. TIZON, RN, MAN.

Adviser
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Approved by the Committee on Oral Examination with a rating of PASSED.

RHEA JANE AGUILAR-ROSALES RN.MAN.

Chairman

JEANETTE SABIO RN.MAN BEGONIA C. YBOA RN.MAN.

Member Member

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Accepted and approved in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree in
Bachelor of Science in Nursing.

DOLORES L. ARTICHE DScN.

Dean of the College of Nursing and Health Sciences

Date of Oral Defense:

January 2019
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The successful completion of this study would not be possible without the support

and help of many individuals. The researchers express their heartfelt and sincerest gratitude

for the guidance, motivation, support and assistance given by their family, professor, fellow

students, friends, classmates and above all to our Almighty God. Particularly, the

researchers are extremely giving their sincerest thanks to the following:

Mrs. Maricel M. Tizon RN, MAN, for the undying support and guidance she had

given and for the patience. Most especially for the ideas and opinions that help the

researchers to be motivated not only for accomplishing the study but for the lessons that

the researchers learned as they go along in their thesis journey. Thank you.

Mrs. Rheajane A. Rosales RN, MAN, for the motivation and encouragement and

checking the researchers paper, for always there whenever the researchers needed help.

Thank you.

Prof. Mary Ann A. Lacaba, for helping the researchers on what statistical

treatment will be used. Thank you.

To their parents and siblings, for their moral, spiritual, and financial support, for

the strong guidance and undying love you've shown to the researchers.

To the respondent, for the time and help in giving us te appropriate answers through

answering our questionnaires, thank you, because this study will not be real without your

cooperation.
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Above all. To Almighty God, for undying love, grace, guidance, strength, wisdom and the

good health which greatly helped the researchers on going through despite of the

circumstances they encountered.

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DEDICATION

The study is dedicated to all the individuals who have been the source of inspiration and strength.

Most especially to their loving parents for the exceptional support both moral and financial, all the

patience, love, support and understanding they has been giving from the very start.

To their families:

Mr. and Mrs. Bonducan & Family

Mr. and Mrs. Sandigan & Family

Mr. and Mrs. Sumpo & Family

This study also dedicated to their friends, relatives and peers for the suggestions and support they

have given, to the clinical instructor of the College of Nursing and Health Sciences, specially to the

thesis adviser Mrs. Maricel M. Tizon for her patience and guidance to the researchers.

Above all, to Almighty God for the wisdom and strength He offered.

All glory and honor belongs to you!

Researchers
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Title Page - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - i

Approval sheet - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ii

Acknowledgement - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - iii

Dedication - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - v

Table of Contents - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - vi

List of Tables - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ix

List of Figures - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - x

Abstract - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - xi

CHAPTER PAGE

1. PROBLEMS AND ITS BACKGROUND

Introduction ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1

Statement of the Problem ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4

Null Hypothesis ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5

Theoretical Framework --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7

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Conceptual Framework ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7

Significance of the Study ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9

Scope and Limitation of the Study -------------------------------------------------------------- 10

Definition of Terms ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10

2. REVIEW OF LITERATURE AND RELATED STUDIES

Related Literature --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12

Related Studies ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 15

3. METHODOLOGY

Research Design ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 18

Locale of the Study -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 19

Instrumentation ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 20

Validation of Instrument ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 20

Data Gathering Procedures ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 21

Statistical Treatment of Data -------------------------------------------------------------------- 22

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4. PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA

Profile of the Resident-Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------ 26

5. SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

Summary of Findings ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 39

Conclusions ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 40

Recommendation ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 41

REFERENCES ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 44

APPENDICES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 46

CURRICULUM VITAE ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 51

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LIST OF TABLES

TABLE PAGE

1.1 Age of the Resident-Respondents ---------------------------------------------------------- 26

1.2 Educational Attainment of the Resident-Respondents ---------------------------------- 28

1.3 Number of Family Member of the Resident-Respondents ----------------------------- 29

1.4 Occupation of the Resident-Respondents ------------------------------------------------- 31

2.1 Status in Preventing Water Sanitation and Hygiene Among Households in terms of

Knowledge of the Resident-Respondents ------------------------------------------------------ 32

2.2 Status in Water Sanitation and Hygiene Among Households in terms of Attitude of

the Resident-Respondents ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 34

2.3 Status in Preventing Water Sanitation and Hygiene among Households in terms of

Practice of the Resident-Respondents ---------------------------------------------------------- 36

2.4 Relationship between the perception of resident-respondents on the implementation

of the Water Sanitation and Hygiene Practices and their variates -------------------------- 37
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LIST OF FIGURES

FIGURE PAGE

1 Conceptual Framework of the Study -------------------------------------------------- 8

2 Map of the Locale of the study --------------------------------------------------------- 19

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ABSTRACT

Water is one of the most important to human, a person can’t live for days without water.

Poor hygiene practices and inadequate sanitary conditions play major roles in the increased

burden of communicable diseases within a community as well in provision of adequate

water supply, sanitation; hygiene and waste management in every household.

This study used the descriptive-correlation study design with correlational analysis, with

30 households of Brgy. Bunu-anan Catbalogan City. To properly answer the posted

specific questions, researchers used descriptive design in order to reflect profile of the

respondents in terms of age, educational attainment, number of family members, and

occupation.

Majority of the resident- respondents were housewife and other occupation, as a perception

towards water sanitation and hygiene among households on knowledge, grand weighted

mean was posted at 3.38 means “moderately knowledgeable”. The resident-respondents

posted an attitude of “uncertain” with respect to the perception of the preventing water

sanitation and hygiene among household’s member which posted the grand weighted of

3.33. This study revealed, that respondent came up to by the grand mean 3.61 which means

“sometimes” in terms of practice in water sanitation and hygiene.

This study, the researcher had known that the resident should attend programs in water

sanitation and hygiene, so that they can renew their learning and correctly impart to the

resident with update topics related to our water sanitation and hygiene practices.
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Households need guidance to improve their knowledge, attitude and practice in water

sanitation and hygiene in relation to water management for the safety of their family.