BELIEFS, BEHAVIOR AND PERCEPTIONS OF PARTICIPANTS IN A PHILIPPINE NUTRITION PROGRAM

This program is part of an effort to reduce the incidence of malnutrition in the Philippines. The report, which supplements a more general document to be used by AID in reviewing additional requests for financial assistance, analyses the results of a detailed survey of 303 informants from six different provinces. Data cover such topics as religious preference, family, educational attainment, and employment. Statistics on age, number of children and children"s weight are also provided. The majority of questions address the participants" attitude toward the TMCH program -- their reason for joining, the popularity of TMCH food commodities, the usefulness of TMCH nutritional advice, and their assessment of the improvement in their children"s health after joining TMCH. The study notes that, while the program was readily accepted, participants did not in general feel that their children had been suffering from malnutrition. A copy of the survey questionnaire is appended to the report.