scholarly journals 076: CONSTRUCT VALIDITY OF AN ADAPTED RADIMER/CORNELL MEASURE OF FOOD INSECURITY IN THE PHILIPPINES

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ma. Anna Rita Marfil Ramirez ◽  
Rowena Velasco Viajar ◽  
Glenda P Azana
Keyword(s):  
Construct Validity ◽  
Food Insecurity ◽  
The Philippines

scholarly journals Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on survivors of human trafficking in the Philippines

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 231-246
Author(s):  
Laura Cordisco Tsai ◽  
Jonna Eleccion ◽  
Ankita Panda
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Food Insecurity ◽  
Human Trafficking ◽  
Rapid Assessment ◽  
Sexual Exploitation ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Health Concerns ◽  
Emergency Interventions ◽  
The Cross ◽  
Mental Health Concerns

Pandemics disproportionately devastate those who are most vulnerable, including people who have experienced human trafficking. While numerous stakeholders have raised concerns regarding the potential effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on trafficked persons, very limited research exists documenting the effects of Covid-19 upon survivors. To understand the cross- cutting impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic upon human trafficking survivors, we must first listen to survivors themselves about how their basic safety, security, and health have been affected. We present findings from a rapid assessment conducted with human trafficking survivors in the Philippines regarding their experiences, needs, and priorities during the Covid-19 pandemic (n=233). Results of the rapid assessment revealed four primary concerns and priorities from the perspectives of survivors: food insecurity, loss of employment, mental health concerns, and an escalation in crisis incidents, with greater impact reported among those trafficked for sexual exploitation. Findings reinforce the need to broaden definitions of safety and facilitate emergency interventions that prioritize the most urgent needs articulated by survivors themselves.

Psychometric Validity and Gender Invariance of the Academic Buoyancy Scale in the Philippines: A Construct Validation Approach

2016 ◽  
Vol 36 (3) ◽  
pp. 278-283 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jesus Alfonso D. Datu ◽  
Weipeng Yang
Keyword(s):  
Construct Validity ◽  
Construct Validation ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Emotional Engagement ◽  
Gender Invariance ◽  
Academic Buoyancy ◽  
Current Sample ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Psychometric Validity

The current study examined the psychometric validity and gender invariance of the Academic Buoyancy Scale in the Philippines through a construct validation approach. In terms of within-network construct validity, our results demonstrated that the unidimensional model of academic buoyancy significantly fit the current sample and was invariant across gender. Male students scored significantly higher than female students on academic buoyancy. Regarding between-network construct validity, our results revealed that academic buoyancy was positively associated with behavioral and emotional engagement. Implications of the findings of the study are discussed.

scholarly journals Religious Coping of Selected Filipino Catholic Youth

Religions ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 462 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fides del Castillo ◽  
Marie Alino
Keyword(s):  
Construct Validity ◽  
Religious Coping ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Measurement Equivalence ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Coping Methods ◽  
Good Internal Consistency ◽  
Coping Scale ◽  
Positive Religious Coping

This study determined the reliability and validity of the Brief Religious Coping Scale (Brief RCOPE) outside the Western Christian context. After construct and measurement equivalence, the Brief RCOPE was used to ascertain and illuminate the religious coping of selected Catholic youth in the Philippines. A group of students studying in Catholic universities (n = 335) completed the research measures. The findings of this study showed that the Brief RCOPE has good internal consistency and construct validity. However, the scale has two orthogonal factors. The results indicated that many Filipino Catholic youth used positive religious coping methods more frequently than negative strategies. In addition, the results suggest that Brief RCOPE may be useful to researchers interested in the religious coping of youth.

scholarly journals Household Food Insecurity and Food Expenditure in Bolivia, Burkina Faso, and the Philippines

2006 ◽  
Vol 136 (5) ◽  
pp. 1431S-1437S ◽  
Author(s):  
Hugo R. Melgar-Quinonez ◽  
Ana C. Zubieta ◽  
Barbara MkNelly ◽  
Anastase Nteziyaremye ◽  
Maria Filipinas D. Gerardo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Food Insecurity ◽  
Burkina Faso ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Household Food Insecurity ◽  
Household Food ◽  
Food Expenditure

scholarly journals Factors affecting food security of children from corn farming households in cagayan valley, phillipines

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Arlyn J Yra
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Educational Attainment ◽  
Food Insecurity ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Multi Stage ◽  
Higher Educational Attainment ◽  
Farming Households

In the Philippines, the adoption of Bt maize has been persistent to address the benefits for smallholder producers. The objective of this study is to identify the factors affecting the food security of children from corn farming households in Cagayan Valley, Philippines. Multi-stage random sampling was used in a cross-sectional study of 1-10-year-old children of corn farmers in the provinces of Isabela, Quirino, Nueva Vizcaya, and Cagayan. In this particular study, a total of 408 children from corn farming households were included. A face-to-face interview was conducted to gather socio-economic and demographic information. Food insecurity was assessed using a nine-item Radimer/Cornell food insecurity measure translated to the Ilocano dialect. Descriptive statistics were performed for all variables to describe the percentage distributions of all Radimer/Cornell food insecurity items. Regression analysis was employed to examine the factors affecting food security. The result of the study revealed that educational attainment of father, occupation of both parents and type of corn grown are significant factors of food security of children from corn farming households. Moreover, parents who have higher educational attainment and whose primary occupation was Bacillus thuringiensis corn farming have food secured children. The result of analysis on the food security of children from this study provides a useful baseline information for future interventions towards the fight against poverty, hunger and malnutrition.

scholarly journals ENDURING CLIMATE CHANGE AND FOOD INSECURITY THROUGH CHARCOAL PRODUCTION: A POVERTY COPING STRATEGY OF RELUCTANTINDIGENOUS WOMEN IN THE PHILIPPINES

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 33
Author(s):  
Susanita G. Lumbo
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Food Insecurity ◽  
Family Income ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Charcoal Production ◽  
Poverty Threshold ◽  
Livelihood Options ◽  
High Knowledge ◽  
Household Interview ◽  
Key Informant Interview

This case study looked into the Philippines’ indigenous women’s understanding of charcoal production and its connection to climate change.   This specifically determined their level of knowledge of and attitude towards climate change and perception on the effects of climate change on health, livelihood, and environment.   The study employed triangulation method consisting of household interview, field observation, and key informant interview. Twenty-four women belonging to Hanunuo and Ratagnon Mangyan tribes served as participants of the study. They were fairly young, married, lowly educated, and had bigger households. Their primary sources of income included slash-and-burn farming and charcoal making. Their monthly family income fell below the poverty threshold.   The women were reluctant charcoal makers pushed to the limits due to lack of economic options. They had “very high” knowledge about climate change but had “neutral” attitude towards it.   They agreed charcoal production contributes to climate change. They already felt the phenomenon’s manifest effects on their health, livelihood, and environment. However, they needed to endure these while they cope with poverty and food insecurity. They lamented charcoal production is their only available option for their survival as upland farming is no longer viable.  They hoped they can avail of livelihood options, which do not entail extraction of natural resources.

scholarly journals Psychometric Properties of Nurse Cultural Competence Scale among Filipino Nurses

2021 ◽  
pp. 923-927
Author(s):  
Gil Soriano
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Competence ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
High Reliability ◽  
Quality Care ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Filipino Nurses ◽  
Competence Scale

Purpose: Assessment of the cultural competence of nurses is becoming an important parameter in assessing the provision of quality care to patients especially in multicultural populations such as the Philippines. The study was conducted to assess the construct validity and internal consistency reliability of the Nurse Cultural Competence Scale (NCCS) among Filipino nurses. Methods: A methodological study was utilized and a convenience sample of 124 Filipino nurses were included in the study. An exploratory factor analysis was used to assess the construct validity of the instrument while internal consistency reliability was determined using Cronbach’s α coefficient and item-total correlations. Results: The 20-item NCCS was loaded on one dimension with factor loadings ranging from 0.72 to 0.95, explaining 79.19% of the total variance. Cronbach’s α was 0.986 which demonstrated high reliability and item-total correlations were between 0.811 and 0.929. Conclusion: The NCCS is a reliable and valid instrument for the measurement of cultural competencies among Filipino nurses. Keywords: Cultural competence, Filipino nurses, Reliability, Validity

scholarly journals Is Household Food Insecurity Associated with Overweight/Obesity Among Adults in CALABARZON Region, Philippines?

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_2) ◽  
pp. 1632-1632
Author(s):  
John Oliver Estadilla ◽  
Ernani Bullecer
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Food Insecurity ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Household Food Security ◽  
Household Food Insecurity ◽  
Prevalence Rates ◽  
Local Data ◽  
Household Food ◽  
Nutrition Research ◽  
Food Security Status

Abstract Objectives The aims of this study were to estimate the prevalence of overweight/obesity among food secure and food insecure households; and measure the association of household food insecurity with overweight/obesity among the adults of CALABARZON Region, Philippines. Methods This cross-sectional study analyzed the 8th National Nutrition Survey of the Philippines conducted in 2013 by the Food and Nutrition Research Institute. The included dataset for this study covered only all the non-pregnant, non-lactating adult respondents aged 20 years old and over who were able to complete the survey. Anthropometric measurements such as height and weight were obtained and body mass index was calculated. Two-day non-consecutive 24-hour diet recalls were completed. Household Food Security status was measured using the Household Food Insecurity Access Scale. Logistic Regression was used to measure the association of food insecurity and overweight/obesity. Results The prevalence of overweight/obesity in the Region was estimated at 36.87% (95%CI: 30.40–43.85) and 47.59% (95%CI: 40.06–55.23) among adults belonging to food insecure and food secure households, respectively. After controlling for the confounding effects of household size and wealth quintile index, it was revealed that food insecurity is not a predictor of overweight/obesity with a significant adjusted odds ratio of 0.7385 (95%CI: 0.4934–1.2441). Conclusions At present, there is no current local data presenting the prevalence rates of overweight/obesity according to household food security status. With this as one of the objectives of this paper, the study was able to generate the prevalence rates of household food security and insecurity in the CALABARZON Region according to overweight/obesity status. Despite the co-existence of overweight/obesity and food insecurity in the Region, household food insecurity was not statistically associated with overweight/obesity even after adjusting for various confounding factors. Funding Sources The primary author would like to thank the following institutions for providing financial grants to support the implementation of this study: Department of Science and Technology - Science Education Institute (DOST-SEI), University of the Philippines Manila - National Graduate Office for the Health Sciences (UPM-NGOHS) and Neys-Van Hoogstraten Foundation (NHF).

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