NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT SURVEY

1. Profile
N= 21 Respondets

Streets: Palmera and San Anton

Table 1.1 Sex

Gender

Frequency

Percentage

Male

10

48%

Female

11

52%

Total

21

100%

The table 1.1 shows that the population was equally distributed, only the female cluster and
male cluster had a tie breaker with one person. The female cluster consists of 11 female with
percentage of 52%. While the male cluster has 10 male with a percentage of 48%.
Table 1.2 Religion
Religion

Frequency

Percentage

R. Catholic

18

86%

Judaism

5%

INC

9%

Total

21

100%

The table 1.2 shows the frequency of each religion type. The majority from the area consists
of Roman catholic (18 persons in frequency & 86%), followed by INC (Iglesia Ni Cristo) with 2 out
of 21 with percentage of 9%. Meanwhile Judaism earned 1 out 21 with 5% of percentage.
Table 1.3 Age
Age

Frequency

Percentage

21-30

14%

31-40

33%

41-50

28%

51-60

19%

61 and above

5%

Total

21

100%

2. Demographic Data
Table 2.1 Number of Family Members
Number of members

Frequency

Total

Percentage

3 & below

21

33%

4 to 6 members

21

43%

9 & above

21

38%

Based on the table above, 33% of the respondents have 3 & below members of the family while 43%
have 4-6 members. 8 out of 21 respondents have 9 and above family members. The most answered
number of family members is 4 to 6.
Table 2.2 Number of Children Alive
Number of children alive

Frequency

Total

Percentage

0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7

3
7
1
6
2
1
0
1

21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21

14%
33%
5%
29%
10%
5%
0%
5%

Based on the table above, not every family we interview has children. 14% of them is single
or doesnt have a young child. 7 out of 21 respondents have 1 child and only one respondent has two
children in their house. 29% of them answered that they only have 3 children while 10% has 4
children. One respondent has 5 daughters and sons and the other has 7 children.

Table 2.3 Educational Attainment

Educational Attainment

Frequency

Total

Percentage

Elementary

21

10%

High school

21

43%

College Graduate

21

43%

Vocational

21

5%

We also ask for their educational attainment and one out of them graduated from vocational
education. 10% is an elementary graduate and both 43% are high school and college graduate.
Therefore out of 21 respondents, most of them are high school and college graduate.
3. Economic Data
Table 3.1 Occupation (Type of Employment)
Type of Employment

Self Employed

10

48

Unemployed

Employed

19

Total

21

100

33

Table 3.2 presents the type of occupation the community in San Anton.St and Palmera
St. has, if they are employed, unemployed or self-employed. Out of 21 respondents, 48% are self
employed, 33% are unemployed and 19% are employed. Based on the results, most of the people in
the community are self employed with a percentage of 48 than employed with a percentage of 19.
Therefore most people in the community are self employed.
Table 3.2 Type of House
Type of House

Rent

14

67

Owned

33

Total

21

100

Table 3.2 presents the type of house the people in the community has, if it is rent or
owned. Out of 21 respondents, 67% are rent and 335 are owned. Therefore most of the houses of the
respondents in the community are rented.

4. Medical Information
Table 4.1 Past and Present Diseases
Past Illness

Frequency

Total

Percentage

Heart Disease

21

5%

Cancer

21

0%

Diabetes

21

0%

Others

13

21

62%

None

21

33%

Most of the respondents which 62% experience other illnesses like hypertension, Asthma or
UTI. 33% of them are healthy or are not sick. 5% of the respondents has heart disease. Therefore most
of the respondents experienced other illnesses this includes hypertension.
Table 4.2 Medicine
Where do they get medicine?

Frequency

Total

Percentage

Health Center

21

33%

Drugstore

21

43%

Hospital

21

24%

Others

21

0%

According to the table above, 33% of the 21 respondents get their medicine in the health
center. Most of them, 43%, are buying medicine in the drugstore. 24% out of 21 respondents get their
medicine in the hospital. Therefore most of the respondents are buying their medicine in the
drugstore.

Table 4.3 Immunization

Frequency

Total

Percentage

Health Center

19

21

90%

District Hospital

21

5%

Private Hospital

21

5%

Others

21

0%

The immunization which is free in the health center is being used by 90% of the people we
interview. 5% of the respondents inject immunization on district hospital and private hospital.
Therefore most of the respondents have their immunization in the health center.
Table 4.4 Availability of Health Services
Do you avail of health services
from the health center?

Frequency

Total

Percentage

Yes

21

38%

No

13

21

62%

Based on the table above 62% of the respondents do not avail health services from the health
center while 38% of them do. Therefore most of the respondents does not avail health services other
than immunization provided by the barangay or by the health center.

5. Food Consumption
Table 5.1 Food consumption based on the Meal Pattern of the Respondents
Meal Pattern

3X a day

12

57

4X a day

28

5X day

10

Others

Total

21

100

Table 5.1 shows the food consumption of the respondents based on the meal pattern. 12 out of
21 respondents eat meal 3x a day. 6 out of 21 respondents eat meal 4x a day. 2 out of 21 respondents
eat their meal 5x a day, and one of the respondents eating meal more than 5x a day. Therefore most of
the respondents are eating 3 times a day which means they follow the common daily meal pattern.
Table 5.2 Food Consumption based on the Source of Food of the Respondents.
Source of food

Market

16

76

Grocery

19

Carinderia

Others

Total

21

100

Table 5.2 shows the food consumption based on source of food. 76% of the respondents
answered Market. 19% of the respondents answered Grocery. One of the respondents answered
Carinderia. Therefore most of the respondents get or buy their food in the market because they are
near the market which means the respondents are used to cook their own food.

Table 5.3 Food Consumption based on Methods of Cooking of the Respondents

Methods of cooking

Frying

10

47

Stewing

10

Saut( gisa)

33

Others

10

total

21

100

Table 5.3 shows the food consumption of the respondents based of methods of cooking. 10
out of 21 respondents answered frying is there prefer way of cooking. 7 out of 21 respondents wants
Saut ( gisa) and both the stewing and others(sabaw) got 10%. Therefore most of the respondents
prefer frying as their common methods of cooking.
6. Cultural Information
Table 6.1 Eating Together as a Family
F

Yes

16

76

No

24

Total

21

100

Based on the table above, 16 out of 21 or 76% of the respondents eat together as a family. On
the other hand, 5 out of 21 or 24% respondents left dont eat together because theyre working
overtime based on what the respondents said.
Table 6.2 Eating Processed Food
F

Yes

19

90

No

10

Total

21

100

We ask the respondents if they eat processed food and 19 out of 21 or 90% of the respondents
said yes. The remaining respondents said no with a frequency of 2 out of 21 or 10%

Table 5.3 Leftover

F

Yes

18

86

No

14

Total

21

100

According to the table above, 18 out of 21 or 86% of the respondents said that they have left
over after meals. The remaining 3 out of 21 or 14% of the respondents dont have left over after
meals. In conclusion, most of the respondents didnt know how to prepare enough food for their
meals. Many of the leftover is prepared on their next meal.
7. Basic Facilites
Table 7.1 Source of Water
F

Deep Well

Maynilad

18

86

Water Tank

10

Total

21

100

The main source of water of the respondents is Maynilad with a frequency of 18 out of 21 or
86%. The other source of their water is water tank with a frequency of 2 out of 21 or 10% and deep
well with a frequency of 1 out of 21 or 5%. It means that the most common source of water in San
Anton and Palmera Street is Maynilad.
Table 7.2 Type of Market Facility
F

Dry

Wet

17

81

Both

19

Total

21

100

Based on the table above, most of the respondents use wet market facility with a frequency of
17 out of 21 or 81%. The other respondents answered that they use both dry and wet market facility
with a frequency of 4 out of 21 or 19%. In conclusion, wet market is the main source of food products
of the respondents.

Table 7.3 Type of Toilet

F

Flush

24

Tabo

16

76

Butas

Total

21

100

The mainly used type of toilet of the respondents is the Tabo type with a frequency of 16 out
of 21 or 76%. The other type of toilet that the respondents use is the flush type with a frequency of 5
out of 21 or 24%.
Table 7.4 Segregating Trash
F

Yes

13

62

No

38

Total

21

100

According to the table above, 13 out of 21 or 62% of the respondents segregate their trash but
the 8 out of 21 or 38% of the respondents dont segregate their trash.
Table 7.5 Put Garbage in One Location
F

Yes

21

100

No

Total

21

100

All of the respondents put their garbage in one location as the table shown above 100% of
them said yes.

Table 7.6 Weekly Garbage

F

Yes

21

100

No

Total

21

100

As the table shown above, 21 out of 21 or 100% of the respondents are collecting their trash
weekly.
Table 7.6 Source of Fuel
F

Gas

20

95

Charcoal/Uling

Total

21

100

The main source of their fuel is Gas with a frequency of 20 out of 21 or 95% of the respondents uses
gas. The other 5% or 1 out of 21 respondents uses charcoal.

8. Local Organizations
Table 8.1 Nearby Schools for Children
Response

Yes

21

100

No

Total

21

100

Based on the table above 100% of the respondents have nearby schools for their children.
Table 8.2 Nearby Facilities
Response

Yes

21

100

No

Total

21

100

Based on the table above 100% of the respondents have nearby facilities in their homes.

Table 8.3 Going to Church Regularly

Response

Yes

19

90

No

10

Total
21
100
Based on the table above 19 out of 21 respondents go to church regularly while 2 out of 21
respondents did not go to church.

9. Food Production
Table 9.1 Growing Own Food
F

Yes

No

21

100

Total

21

100

The majority answered no from the population of the cluster. The researchers have
come to conclusion that the reason behind of this is because of the land type of the area. The
area is urban, meaning the soil are not capable of growing crops and other types of fruits and
vegetables.
Table 9.2 Livestock
F

Yes

No

21

100

Total

21

100

The table above shows that there are no family from the chosen population do not
own any livestock. Mainly because the land area is urban and it is residential. Meaning the
livestock will only cause them uncertain diseases and parasitic disorder. Another is because of
animal ventilation and proper irrigation.

Table 9.3 Selling of Own Food Products

F

Yes

No

21

100

Total

21

100

The researchers conclusion to this is that the people from the area do not make and
sell their food is because there are too busy to make and market them to their fellow kapitbahays. The reason behind this is because they take care of their numerous children to the
point that they do not have time to make and sell them.

10. Others
Table 10.1 Source of Information Related to Health and Nutrition
f

Television/ Radio

15

71

Others

14

Nutrition program
dissemination through
LGU(Brgy. Level)

10

Newspaper/Magazine

Total

21

100

Table 10.1 presents the source of information related to health and nutrition in the
community, if it is from television or radio, newspaper or magazine or nutrition program
disseminated by the LGU. Out of 21 respondents, 71% answered from television/radio, 14%

from other sources, 10% from the LGU and 5% are from the newspaper and magazines.
Therefore most of the people in the community are informed through television, through
news that are being disseminated in the television.

NAME
Dian Bautista
Baby Boy Bautista
Eugene Lucero
John Ray Lucero
Alfredo Garganta
Mary Joice
Domingo
Zamira Verturina

Analysis
Discussion
Conclusion

Birthday

July 7, 2010

AGE
in
month

HEIGHT
(inches)

5 y/o
4 y/o
6 y/o
4 y/o
6 y/o

38
39
41
38
45

13
13
16.2
12.5
15

4y/o

38.5

13

45

16.5

WEIGHT
(kg)

Nutritional status
WFA

WFH

HFA