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ACCEPTABILITY OF REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH BILL AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS

An Undergraduate Thesis Presented to The Faculty of Arts and Sciences SURIGAO DEL SUR STATE UNIVERSITY Tandag City, Surigaodel Sur

In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Bachelor of Arts in Public Administration

By:
MELBERT E. VALLESCAS, JEASON D. BANANIA, MAE V. FERNANDEZ, MARIA DENILOVE P. SABENICIO

October 2013

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APPROVAL SHEET This thesis entitled, ACCEPTABILITY OF REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH BILL AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS, prepared and submitted MELBERT E. VALLESCAS, JEASON D. BANANIA, MAE V. FERNANDEZ, MARIA DENILOVE P. SABENICIO in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Public Administration is hereby recommended for approval and acceptance.

ROWENA S. BALOYO, MA Adviser Approved in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the DEGREE BACHELOR OF ARTS IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION by the Oral Examination Panel with a grade of PASSED.

MA. THERESA Q. YUSICO, MST SCI. Member

RONALD E. GOZON, MPA Member

ANTONIO G. TERO, MPA Member

RETSY D. TOMAQUIN, DPA Chairman

Accepted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree BACHELOR OF ARTS IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

RAMEL D. TOMAQUIN, Ph.D. Dean, College of Arts and Sciences

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DEDICATION
This Thesis Would Be Incomplete Without A Mention Of The Support given us by our Beloved Parents, Brothers and Sisters and To Our Supportive Mentors, Friends and Loved Ones. Above all, to God Almighty who is the author of all the things in this world.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENT The researchers would like to acknowledge the following persons who made this study possible: To the Almighty Father for giving them strength, knowledge and good health that enabled them to complete this study; To our instructor Dr. Retsy D. Tomaquin and my adviser, Mrs. Rowena S. Baloyo, for giving time in guiding this research and for their support, guidance, patience, comments and suggestions that led to completion and success of this study. To our family, for always believing in us, for their continuous love and their supports in our decisions. Without whom we could not have made it here. To the respondents of the study, for patiently answering the questionnaire.

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ABSTRACT Title: Acceptability of Reproductive Health Bill among College Students Authors: MELBERT E. VALLESCAS, JEASON D. BANANIA, MAE V. FERNANDEZ, MARIA DENILOVE P. SABENICIO

Type of Document: Thesis Type of Publication: Unpublished Keywords: Academic Performance Summary of Findings This study aimed to determine the Acceptability of Reproductive Health Bill among College Students The overall percentage of College of Arts and Sciences students among the nine (9) different courses in Reproductive Health Bill or RH Bill was 45.55% out of 100% it means that they disagree on the said bill. Conclusions Based from the findings the following conclusions were drawn 1. All college of arts students is not yet sure in dealing with reproductive health bill; hence the rating is disagreeing. 2. Age of students does not affect their decision in RH Bill.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS Title TITLE PAGE APPROVAL SHEET DEDICATION ACKNOWLEDGMENT ABSTRACT TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF TABLES LIST OF FIGURES Chapter 1 THE PROBLEM AND ITS SETTING Introduction Conceptual Framework of the Study Schematic Diagram of the Study Statement of the Problem Significance of the study Scope and limitation Definition of Terms 1 3 3 3 4 4 5 Page i ii iii iv v vi viii ix

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Chapter 2 REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE AND STUDIES Foreign Chapter 3 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY Research method Research Setting Research Instrument Research Procedure Statistical Treatment of Data Chapter 4 PRESENTATIONS, ANALYSIS, AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA Chapter 5 SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS Summary of Findings Conclusion Recommendations REFERENCES CITED APPENDICES Appendix A QUESTIONAIRE CURRICULUM VITAE 27 29 26 26 26 26 27 17 11 11 14 15 16 8

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LIST OF TABLES Page Table 1 Demographic Profile Of College Of Arts And Sciences Students Regarding their Sex. Table 2 The Respondents Regarding their Courses Table 3 The Respondents Of Four Year Level Table 4 Knowledge of the Students Regarding RH Bill of All Level Table 5 Distribution of the Respondents Among The Nine (9) Different Courses in First Year Level Table 5.1 Distribution of the Respondents Among The Nine (9) Different Courses In Second Year Level Table 5.2 Distribution of the Respondents Among The Nine (9) Different Courses In Third Year Level Table 5.3 Distribution of the Respondents Among The Nine (9) Different Courses in Fourth Year Level Table 5.4 Distributions of the Respondents Among The Four Year Level 23 22 21 20 19 12 13 14

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LIST OF FIGURE Figure 1 Schematic Diagram of the Study 3

Figure 2

The Results of RH Bill among All Level

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