THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN NUTRITIONAL STATUS

AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS OF SENIOR

HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS OF STNHS

COMAID, JETHER
LAGLEVA, CAMILLE C.
NIDUAZA, HAPPIE GERLYN
PADUA, MARK NIEL
PADUA, MICHEAL
REFUGIA, RICA MAE
REYES, FRANCIS HENRY

GENERAL ACADEMIC STRAND

STO. TOMAS NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

FEBRUARY, 2019
 Chapter 1

INTRODUCTION

Situation Analysis

Good nutrition is a vibrant foundation for human improvement. When

nutrition status improves, it leads to a affirmative results for individuals and

family. Many children will live to see their birthdays, their growth will be less

disruptive, and they will gain height and weight. It is indispensable component of

healthy life and access to healthy diet and optimum nutrition are important to good

health. Better nutrition means stronger immune systems, less illness and better

health (Gupta, 2005). They will learn more n school because their brain function

well and not impaired. As a result of positive environment, as adults they will have

well occupations and get ill less often. Global Nutrition Report (2015) said that

older adults will age more healthily and live longer. So, nutrition plays a big role

in people’s daily life. Therefore, we should know what type of food we have to

take and how much food we will going to eat.

In contrary, poor nutrition affects the body in a bad way and it has been

identifying in the declining health of indigenous people. It takes in many form like

children and adults who are little more than skin and bone children so stunted that

they look three years old when they are really six years old, same with the younger

adults who cannot fight infection because of having lack of nutrients, and people
who are more likely suffer from strokes because they are obese or whose blood

vessels collapse because they have diabetes. Moreover, the consequences of

overweight and obesity include metabolic syndrome, earlier menarche in girls,

hypertensions, cardiovascular and many kinds of tumors (Gou, 2012). These forms

of malnutrition causes poor quality diets, weak care of mother and child,

insufficient access to health services and unsanitary, and unhealthy environments.

According to reports published in 2015, the scale of malnutrition, 2 billion people

experience micronutrient malnutrition; 1.9 billion adults are overweight or obese,

161 million under age of 5 are too short for their age; 42 million are over-weight

none of these children are growing healthily. Moreover, based on the 2015 Global

Nutrition Report, it shows that 44 % of countries with data available or 57 out of

129 countries are now experiencing a very serious level of both undernutrition,

adult overweight and obesity. Despite good progress in some countries, the world

is off track to reduce and reverse this trend.

The situation of nutrition in the Philippines is diverse. The recent survey

shows stunting rates have declined at rates of declines is maintained for the next

ten years. Under 5 underweight is below the WHA 7% threshold, but it is

increasing, and so the GNR assigns on course, at risk assessment. All other WHA

indicators are off course including adult overweight. The Philippines is clearly not

exempt from this problem of malnutrition. According to the National Nutrition

Council, chronic energy deficiency is common among young children and pregnant

and lactating women from low income households, while protein-calorie

malnutrition, as manifested by growth deficits, is widespread among preschool and

school children. Micronutrient deficiencies particularly in vitamin A, iron and

iodine, on the other hand, can be observed among a large group of the population

of all ages (Source, 1991).

Also, malnutrition can originate from complex interaction among genes,

dietary intake, physical activity and environmental factrs like, birth weight, sleep

duration, parents job, marital status, family income, and parents educational

attainment (Santiago, 2012). In many poor households, it finds difficulty to feed

the entire family with proper meal. Sometimes, because of having low income, the

parents are sending their child in the school even there is no allowance.

This study aims to compare the nutritional status and socioeconomic status

of Senior High School students in Sto. Tomas National High School. It aims to

know if there is a connection between their family income to their nutritional status

and it aims to help the community through this study.

Conceptual Framework

Paradigm of the Study

Statement of the Problem

1. What is the profile of the respondents along:

a. Age
b. Gender
c. Height
d. Weight
e. Nutritional Status
f. Educational Attainment of Parents; and
g. Monthly Income?
2. Is there any significant relationship between Nutritional Status and
Socioeconomic Status?
 Definition of Terms

Nutritional status

-The condition of the body in those respects influenced by the diet;

The levels of nutrients in the body and the ability of those levels to maintain
normal metabolic integrity.

Socio-economic

-Is typically broken into three levels ( high, middle and low ) to
describe the three placing a family. When placing a family or individual into
one of these categories, any or all of the three variables ( income, education,
and occupation ) can be assessed.

Relationship

-The way in which two or more concepts, objects or people are

connected, or the state of being connected.
 Research Paradigm

Input Process Output

CONDUCTING A The relationship

Survey
SURVEY between
Questionnaire Nutritional Status
and Socio-
economic Status
of Senior High
School Students of
STNHS

Figure 1. Conceptual Paradigm

 Scope and Delimitation of the study

The main purpose of the study is to information and proof regarding the
relationship of nutritional status and socio-economic status.The study considers
the personal information such as their name,gender,and BMI.

The study will be conducted the 100 students of Sto.tomas National High
School.Each of the respondents was given a questionnaire to answer

Significance of the study

The outcome of this study may inform people of the result of Relationship between
Nutritional Status and Socio-economic Status of Senior High School students of
SNTHS.This may useful to the following.

Students. This may help them to improve their leadership style on school activities
task or leading their group in an excellent way.

Respondents. They can have a knowledge regarding to the given questionnaire that
may give to them, and it may help them to improve their leadership skill/style.

Researchers. This may serve as a guide for the future studies regarding Gender
equity and developing leadership skill/capabilities
 Chapter 2

METHODOLOGY

Research Design

The researcher made use of the descriptive type of research employing the
survey method.

According to Manuel and Medel (2004) descriptive research involves the

description, recording, analysis, and interpretation of the present nature,
composition or processes of phenomena. The focus is on prevailing conditions, or
how a person, group, or thing behaves or functions in the present.

Survey is used to collect demographic data about people’s behavior,

practices, intentions, beliefs, attitudes, opinions, judgments, interests, perception
and the like and then such data are analyzed, organized and interpreted. A survey is
useful in proving the value of facts and focusing attention to the most important
things to be reported.

The researcher used a questionnaire as the main instrument in gathering and

collecting data.

The descriptive research has the purpose of describing the relationship

between nutritional status and socio-economic status.
Population and Locale of the Study

The study covered the Senior High School students of Sto. Tomas National
High School. Participants selected for this study encompasses of Senior High
School students only and there were 100 respondents in this research. We
have the specific respondents; we have 50 respondents in grade 11 Senior
High School students and 50 respondents in grade 12 Senior High School
students.
Sources of Data

The study covered on hundred (100) of Santo Tomas National High School
students.

They will serve as the respondents.

Table 1. Number of Respondents

Number of Respondents

Grade 11 50

Grade 12 50

Total 100

Instrumentation and Data Collection

The study of questionnaire as the main instrument in collecting the needed

data. For Part I, it is profiling; for the Part II, the relationship between nutritional
status and socio-economic status.

Categorization of Data

Data Analysis

The profile of the respondents was treated using frequency counts,

percentages and weighted means.

The relationship between nutritional status and socio-economic status will be

treated using frequency counts, percentages and weighted means.

To correlate the profile of the respondents and nutritional status and socio-
economic status, Pearson R was used using SPSS.
 Chapter 3

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

Monthly income of parent

Income Frequency Percentage

Below 5000 44 44%
5000-9999 56 56%
10000-14999 0 0%
15000-20000 0 0%
=100 =100%

In table 1,iIt can seen be that 56% percent of the monthly income of respondent’s
parents are in between 5,000-9,999 on the other hand 44% percent of the monthly
income of respondent’s parents are in below 5,000 and it can also be seen that the
remain two monthly income has a 0% percent

What is your food preference?

Vegetable 37
Chicken 18
Beef 28
Frozen 17

In table 3, it can be seen that 37 percent of the respondents who eat vegetable, on
the other hand 28 percent of respondents who beef, then 18 percent of the
respondents who eat chicken, last there is 17 percent of the respondents who eat
frozen foods.
Are you having exercise?

Yes 36
No 64

In table 4, it can be seen that 64 percent of the respondents who are not having
exercise; on the other side there is 36 percent who are having exercise.

Approximately how long do you sleep in a day

9 17
8 23
7 18
6 12
Below 5 30

In table 5, it can be seen that 30 percent of the respondents who sleep 5 hours in a
day, second has the 23% of the respondents who sleep 8 hours in a day, third has
the 18% of the respondents who sleep 7 hours in a day, fourth has the 17% of the
respondents who sleep 9 hours in a day, last has the 12 percent of the respondents
who sleep 6 hours in a day.
 Chapter 4

SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATION

This study determined and described the levels of the