Effects of the Cash Incentive Implementation of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program on Family Attendance to Health Consultations, School and Family Development Sessions in an Urban Community Setting
Journal Title: Eurasian Journal of Family Medicine - Year 2019, Vol 8, Issue 2
Abstract
Aim: The study determined the effects of the cash incentive implementation of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program in terms of family attendance to health consultations, school and family development sessions in an urban community. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program Filipino families with a total sample size of 124. An assisted interview was done and the data were analyzed using Stata 14. Results: Among 124 respondents, seventy percent were housewives, 35 finished secondary education with median income of 400 pesos ($7) daily. Out of 381 pregnancies, there were 342 and 39 pregnancies before and after implementation. All pre and post-natal check-ups attended by a physician. Childbirth were in secondary and tertiary health care facilities. Preventive health check-ups for children were reported only in 45 children aged zero to five years old. Deworming were received twice a year by 261/264 children 6-14 years old. There were 96% enrolled in school for the academic year 2018-2019 and 92% receive elementary education. Family development sessions included topics of wide variety. Conclusion: Overall, the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program beneficiaries were compliant with conditionalities of the cash transfers. Mothers were seen and giving birth in health care facilities while children are receiving preventive medical care and education.
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Allan Rod S. Pasuelo
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