GENERAL SURVEY ON THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC PROFILE, SANITATION PRACTICES, AND COMMON ILLNESSES OF SITIO SAN ROQUE: A BASELINE BASIS FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE INTERVENTION

Abstract

This descriptive quantitative study described the socio-economic profile, sanitation practices, and common illnesses among the 78 households in Sitio San Roque of Barangay Ipil, Surigao City. Using the existing and established survey instrument of St. Paul University Surigao, pertinent pieces of information were gathered from the residents. This would then serve as the basis of St. Paul University Surigao in making or improving its Community Development Services Programs and Interventions. The data were then arranged using Frequency Count and Percentage Distribution. It was shown that the greater proportion of respondents is between 9-17 years old, practicing Roman Catholicism, female, and single. In terms of housing information, 20.50% of the households were constructed using strong materials such as galvanized iron, aluminum, tile, concrete, brick, stone, wood, or asbestos. 52.60% of the households reported owning both house and lot, having electricity through a main connection, using LPG for cooking, and having at most 2 bedrooms. As to sanitation practices and common illnesses, most of the households and residents have water-sealed toilets and rely on their own faucet as a primary water source, Moreover, backache and hypertension are the most common illnesses of residents in the sitio. Most of the residents also were observed to have their own chickens, have practiced proper waste segregation, and have burned garbage as their way of disposal. Lastly, most of the population is unemployed and has a monthly income of around 3,499 pesos only. It was recommended that the primary focus of the Sitio and their donors or community servers will be on health and sanitation practices and community-based economic education when coming up with community outreach programs.