Sanitary Practices of the Batak Tribe in Nanabu, Caramay, Roxas, Palawan
Journal Title: Psychology and Education: A Multidisciplinary Journal - Year 2022, Vol 3, Issue 6
Abstract
This study was conducted to: (1) describe the demographic characteristics of the respondents; (2) identify the sanitary practices of the respondents; (3) to identify the personal hygiene practices of the respondents. Data were gathered by means of personal interview among 30 respondents and were analyzed using statistical tools such as frequency counts, percentages and averages. The study showed that majority of the respondents are females, married, and had an average of 3 to 4 number of children in the family. The study showed that most of respondents earned below 5,000 and not higher than 10,000 monthly income. Most of them had attained elementary level and majority of them were almasiga gatherer. The study showed that most of the respondents do not have garbage can inside the home. They used open type of drainage, cleaned their home every other day, cleaned their surrounding weekly and burned their garbage. The main source of drinking water was from streams and all drinking water were taken directly from the source. As to their comfort room, majority of the respondents defecated everywhere. Majority of the respondents ate thrice a day, washed their hands before and after they ate; took a bath thrice a week; brushed their teeth twice a day; cleaned their ears twice a week; cut their nails once a month, and cut their hair twice a month. Furthermore, most of the respondents had detergent soap, bath soap, tooth paste and tooth brush and the least toiletry was shampoo and towel.
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Diomark Jusayan
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