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Item Restricted An asessment of the structural quality of rural health units in the Philippines(2015-06) }scandor, Juris Vittorio E.; Tan, Edita A.The paper assesses the quality of Rural Health Units (RHU's) in the Philippines and provides policy direction to improve the quality of health services provided by these RHU's. The paper looked at the structural quality ofRHU's as reflected in their personnel, equipment and services the RHU's could provide. Data was provided by the Department of Health. The results show that the general quality ofRHU's are unsatisfactory. RHU's lack both equipment and personnel and as a result they are unable to provide the services that they are mandated to do.Item Restricted Smoking behaviour and undergraduate academic performance(2013-01) Borromeo, Carlo; Estopace, Kevin; Pernia, Ernesto M.Smoking is an addictive habit which negatively affects one's health and society as a whole. Widespread use in recent years has raised public health concerns, especially in the Philippines. To control smoking, the government has introduced various measures such as the Clean Air Act of 1999, the Tobacco Regulation Act, and most recently, the Sin Tax law. A better grasp of the determinants of smoking behavior and its effects are crucial in crafting policies to curb smoking. Our study focuses on college students because cigarette smoking usually begins during the late teen-hood, which is from 17 to 19 years of age. We aim to look into the effects of cigarette smoking on UP students, specifically on their capacity for academic excellence, while at the same time analyzing what exactly drives them to smoke in the first place.Item Restricted Health effects of financial crises: the cae of the Philippines(2013-10) Chua, Faye Emmarie; Santiago, Ralph; Reside, Renato Jr. E.The 1997 Asian financial crisis and the 2008 global economic crisis left countries with high unemployment, budget deficits, decelerated growth, among other negative impacts. According to most literature, the health sector was also affected by the crisis with the decreases on health expenditures because of less revenues and increasing rates of diseases. In order to check the effect on health of both crises in the Philippine setting, we conducted an OLS regression analysis on the impact of the crises on the morbidity rate of diseases in the country. The results showed that while some diseases increase in the presence of a crisis, others also exhibit a downward trend contrary to general literature. This effect was also apparent in some countries, like a study done in Cuba.Item Restricted Does the presence of government health facilities induce moral hazard?(2012-01) Juco, Andrea Camille M.; Reyes, Jacques Yves Y.; Desierto, Desiree A.Recent health surveys show that the number of HIV cases in the Philippines has been increasing rapidly over the past years while the number of health services in the country is at a fluctuating ratio per region. This study aims to investigate if the number of government health services available per region induces moral hazard, which will consequently increase the incidence of HIV I AIDS. The program, Stata, was used for this study. The number of HIV I AIDS cases was used as an indicator for moral hazard. Instrumental Variable Regression was used to estimate the effects of government hospitals, private hospitals, barangay health stations, VCT counselors, ports and prostitution hotpots. The variable government hospital was instrumented by weather variables specifically mean dew point. Furthermore to eliminate rime-bias, fixed effects estimation was used. The regression results showed that government hospitals were insignificant with the reduction of HIV and AIDS.Item Restricted Socio-economic determinants of health(1982-01) Lugue, Francisco; Mijares, John; Fabella, RaulItem Restricted Health progress in economic development(1972-04) Salanga, Leticia A.Item Restricted Assessment of government policies on health services and its effects(1982-04-01) Frillarte, Ma. Emalene A.; Hizon, Ma. Victoria F.Item Restricted A comparative study on two health insurance systems in the Philippines(1982-04-01) Lopez, Leonora Garcia; Segovia, Ma. Theresa CuadraItem Restricted A proposed appraisal system for the preventive - promotive health program of the UP health service(1982-01) Jubilan, Grace M.Item Restricted What matters most: An analysis of the determinants of modern family planning methods(2002-03) Musico, Joan Colozo; Perez, Carlos Joaquin MartijaThe concept of population raises many sensitive points in terms of the sustainability of economic growth. This is because a rapidly growing population makes it difficult for countries to reduce incidence of poverty and to invest in human resources. Thus the practice of family planning can be seen not just as a means to limit fertility or space childbirths but also as a strategy to improve family welfare. Using data from the 1998 National Demographic and Health Survey, the study aims to identify the variables that are thought to influence the use of modem contraceptives as a means of family planning and determine their respective effects. It lists down three subgroups of independent variables: the woman's characteristics (her age, educational attainment, and occupation), the husband's characteristics (educational attainment and occupation), and their socio-environmental characteristics (the type of residence, religion, the . number of living children, and exposure to media). While the influence of age-old Filipino values and traditions still have effects on contraceptive use, the study shows that the changing times (the move towards modernity, the improvement of living standards, etc.) now has a greater influence on family planning decisions. Higher levels of education and greater exposure to media promote a greater awareness and greater approval of family planning. Hence, parents who have studied more and who are more aware of the goings on in the world are more likely to use modem methods of contraception.