Relationship between Philhealth membership and health-seeking behavior of senior citizens of Barangay Langkaan I and II, Dasmariñas, Cavite, School Year 2014-2015
Date of Completion
2015
Document Type
Research Project
Degree Name
Community Medicine
Keywords
Health Behavior, Health Services, Elderly
Abstract
Using a retrospective cohort research design, 278 senior citizens from Barangay Langkaan I and II were selected through stratified random sampling. The two strata used were PhilHealth members and non-PhilHealth members. Risk ratio was computed to determine the relationship between PhilHealth membership and health-seeking behavior. Data was collected through the use of questionnaires, inferential analysis of data was done through Chi-square, while descriptive analysis noted the frequency of visits to healthcare facilities relative to occurrence of illness and number of PhilHealth and non-PhilHealth covered subjects. Factors that may affect health-seeking behavior such as financial status and availability of healthcare facilities were noted and considered in the analysis of data. The computed risk ratio was 1.65 showing increased health seeking behavior for respondents with PhilHealth membership. The p-value obtained was 0.017757, showing significant relationship between PhilHealth membership and health seeking behavior. The confounding variable that was likely to affect the health seeking behavior of the respondent was smoking, with a p-value of 0.002447.
APA Citation
Baltazar, E. A., Comia, P. E., Dalisay, R. J., Daroy, T. D., De Los Santos, G. G., Dolot, R. I., Factuar, C. M., Fadriquela, D. L., Gamo, R. M. R., & Gutierrez, E. (2015). Relationship between Philhealth membership and health-seeking behavior of senior citizens of Barangay Langkaan I and II, Dasmariñas, Cavite, School Year 2014–2015. [Research output, De La Salle Medical and Health Sciences Institute]. GreenPrints. https://greenprints.dlshsi.edu.ph/commed/56/