Participants’ Compliance to Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program: Implications on Their Living Conditions

Abstract

Aims: Compliance with program guidelines can pave the way for positive changes in people's lives. This study examined the influence of the characteristics of the 4Ps program beneficiaries and their compliance with program conditions and their living conditions. Study Design: Descriptive – Correlational Quantitative Study Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted in a local Community in the Province of Agusan del Norte, Region Caraga, Philippines. Methodology: This study employed the descriptive-correlational research design. Program Compliance refers to the participants’ faithful observance to the program conditions specifically on the health and education components such as the vaccination of children, natal care for pregnant mothers; and regular attendance (at least 85% in a month) of children 5-18 years old. Living Conditions refers to the education, occupation, and income status that program participants achieved while receiving and utilizing the cash grants given by the program. These constructs were measured through indicators that are contained in a researcher-made questionnaire, such as the study by Salva et al. (2023) and the Social Welfare and Development Indicators (SWDI) Booklet. The 370 out of 4,378 participants were chosen among the 4Ps beneficiaries in a local community in the Province of Agusan del Norte, who were selected through systematic random sampling. The data gathered for this study were tallied, statistically treated, analyzed, and interpreted. The statistical tools used to organize the data were descriptive statistics and multiple regression. Results: Results show that 51.4 % of the participants belong to a family size of 5 members and below; 31.9 % are high school graduates; and 58.9 % earn an income ranging from Php 1,000.00- Php 5,000.00 monthly. Health outcomes is generally high (M=4.0); and Educational outcome is generally very high (M=4.79). All the components of the Living Condition are generally high, specifically the Health and Nutrition Component (M=4.24); Education (M=4.36) and Financial Management (4.21). Regression analysis reveal that the whole model is significant (F= 22.77, p = .000), with compliance as specifically having a significant influence on the participants’ living conditions, rejecting the null hypothesis. Conclusion: Compliance to the program contributes to better living conditions.