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CHAPTER 4

PRESENTATION, INTERPRETATION, AND ANALYSIS OF DATA

This chapter deals with the presentation, analysis, and

interpretation of the data gathered in determining the poor
sanitation of public comfort room in the Cabanatuan City
Transport Terminal and the Cabanatuan City Public Market and its
implication to health.

1. The demographic profile of the respondents in the Cabanatuan

City Central Transport Terminal and Cabanatuan City Public
Market.

1.1 Age

Table 1.1Distribution of respondents by Age.

Legend:

Cabanatuan City Transport Terminal

Cabanatuan City Public Market

Age Total

F % F % F %

25 & 19 38 14 28 33 33
below
26-35 9 18 11 22 20 20

36-45 10 20 13 26 23 23

46-55 9 18 10 20 19 19

55 & 3 6 2 4 5 5
above
Total 50 100 50 100 100 100
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Majority 32 (32%) of the total respondents belong to the 25 and

below age range. The 26-35 year olds comes next which comprises

20% of the total respondents and 36-45 age range which comprises

23% of the total respondents. 19% of the respondents are age 46-

55 years old. The lowest percent goes to 55 year olds and

abovewhich only comprises 5% of the total sample population.

The data in Table 1.1 show that there are nineteen or 38 percent

respondents in the Cabanatuan City Transport Terminal and

fourteen or 28 percent of the respondents from the Cabanatuan

City Public Market who belong to the age bracket of 25 years old

and below.

There are nine or 18 percent of the respondents in the

Cabanatuan City Transport Terminal and eleven or 22 percent of

the respondents from the Cabanatuan City Public Market who

belong to the age bracket of 26-35 years old.

There are ten or 20 percent of the respondents in the

Cabanatuan City Transport Terminal and thirteen or 26 percent of

the respondents from the Cabanatuan City Public Marketwho belong

to the age bracket of 36-45 years old.

There are nine or 18 percent of the respondents in the

Cabanatuan City Transport Terminal and ten or 20 percent of the

respondents who from the Cabanatuan City Public Marketwho belong

to the age bracket of 46-55 years old.

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There are three or 6 percent of the respondents in the Central

Transport Terminal of Cabanatuan and two or 4% of the

respondents from the Cabanatuan City Public Market who belong to

the age bracket of 55 years old and above.

1.2 Gender

Table 1.2 Distribution of respondents by Gender.

Legend:

Cabanatuan City Transport Terminal

Cabanatuan City Public Market

Gender Total

F % F % F %

Male 25 50 25 50 50 50

Female 25 50 25 50 50 50

Total 50 100 50 100 100 100

Table 2 shows that there are twenty-five or 50% of males

and females in the Cabanatuan City Transport Terminal and also

twenty-five or 50% of males and females from the Cabanatuan City

Public Market
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2. The comparison of the comfort rooms in the Cabanatuan City

Transport Terminal and Cabanatuan City Public Market in terms

of:

2.1 Structure

Table 2.1.1

Legend:

Cabanatuan City Transport Terminal

Cabanatuan City Public Market

What is the structure of the F % F %

floor?
a. Tiled 49 98 49 98

b. Cemented 1 2 1 2

c. soiled 0 0 0 0

d. Specify if any 0 0 0 0
____________
Total 50 100 50 100

In table 2.1.1 the data shows that forty-nine or 98% of the

respondents say that the floor in the public comfort room of the

Cabanatuan City Transport Terminal is tiled also forty-nine or

98% of the respondents from Cabanatuan City Public Market say

that it is also tiled. These only prove that both public comfort

rooms are tiled.

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Table 2.1.2

Legend:

Cabanatuan City Transport Terminal

Cabanatuan City Public Market

What is the structure of the F % F %

walls?

a. tiled 19 38 50 100

b. cemented 15 30 0 0

c. cemented with paint 16 32 0 0

d. Specify if any 0 0 0 0
_____________
Total 50 100 50 100

The data in table 2.1.2shows that nineteen or 38% of the

respondents from Cabanatuan City Transport Terminal say that the

walls are tiled while fifty or 100% said that the walls are also

tiled in the Cabanatuan City Public Market.

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Table 2.1.3

Legend:

Cabanatuan City Transport Terminal

Cabanatuan City Public Market

Cabanatuan City
Cabanatuan City
Transport
Public Market
Terminal
What is the structure of the F % F %
door?
a. Wood, painted and with lock 3 6 48 96

b. Wood, without paint and lock 25 50 2 4

c. Wood, can be locked using a 22 44 0 0

knot
d. Specify if any ______________ 0 0 0 0

Total 50 100 50 100

In table 2.1.3, 25 or Fifty percent of the respondents

from the Cabanatuan City Transport Terminal say that the

structure of the door is made up of wood, without paint and lock

while majority- 48 or 96% of the respondents from the Cabanatuan

City Public Market says that the door is made up of wood,

painted and with lock.

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Table 2.1.4

Legend:

Cabanatuan City Transport Terminal

Cabanatuan City Public Market

Cabanatuan City
Cabanatuan City
Transport
Public Market
Terminal
What is your overall opinion F % F %
about the overall structure
inside the comfort room?

a. Excellent 0 0 38 76

b. Good 10 20 12 24

c. Poor 35 70 0 0

d. Very poor 5 10 0

Total 50 100 50 100

In table 2.1.4 the data shows that thirty-five or 70% of

the respondents rated the overall structure inside the comfort

room of the Cabanatuan City Transport Terminal as poor while

thirty-eight or 76% of the respondents from the Cabanatuan City

Public Market rated the overall structure inside the comfort

room as excellent.
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2.2 Facilities

Table 2.2.1

Legend:

Cabanatuan City Transport Terminal

Cabanatuan City Public Market

Cabanatuan City Cabanatuan City Public

Transport Terminal Market
What is the mode of F % F %
flushing?

a. Flush system 2 4 44 88

b. Pail and dipper system 38 76 6 12

c. None 10 20 0 0
d. Specify if 0 0 0 0
any____________

Total 50 100 50 100

In terms of facilities, thirty eight or 76% of the

respondents from the Cabanatuan City Transport Terminal say that

Pail and dipper system is the mode of flushing while forty four

or 88% of the respondents from the Cabanatuan City Public Market

say that Flush system is use as the mode of flushing.

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Table 2.2.2

Legend:

Cabanatuan City Transport Terminal

Cabanatuan City Public Market

Is the faucet working? F % F %

a. Always 1 2 39 78
b. Often 6 12 9 18
c. Sometimes 32 64 2 4
d. Never 11 22 0 0
Total 50 100 50 100

In table 2.2.2 from the data shows that thirty two or

64% of the respondents say that sometimes the faucet is working

at the Cabanatuan City Transport Terminal and thirty nine or 78%

from the Cabanatuan City Public Market says that the faucet is

always working.

Table 2.2.3

Is the water available? F % F %

a. Always 1 2 43 86
b. Often 6 12 4 8
c. Sometimes 36 72 3 6
d. Never 7 14 0 0
Total 50 100 50 100

Seventy-two percent or 36 of the respondents in table

2.2.3 say that sometimes the water is available at the

Cabanatuan City Transport Terminal and forty three or 86% of the

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respondent from the Cabanatuan City Public Market says that the

water is always available.

Table 2.2.4

Legend:

Cabanatuan City Transport Terminal

Cabanatuan City Public Market

Is the soap available? F % F %

a. Always 10 20 31 62
b. Often 6 12 14 28
c. Sometimes 25 50 5 10
d. Never 9 18 0 0
Total 50 100 50 100

Fifty percent or 25 of the respondents in table 2.2.4 say that

sometimes the soap is available at the Cabanatuan City Transport

Terminal and thirty one or 62% of the respondents from the

Cabanatuan City Public Market say that the soap is always

available.

Table 2.2.5

Are the tissue and sanitary napkins F % F %

available?
a. Always 19 38 39 78
b. Often 10 20 3 6
c. Sometimes 18 36 7 14
d. Never 3 6 1 2
Total 50 100 50 100
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Still with the facilities, in table 2.2.5, nineteen or 38% and

thirty nine or 78% of the respondents both from the Cabanatuan

City Transport Terminal and Cabanatuan City Public Market say

that the tissue and sanitary napkins are always available.

Table 2.2.6

Legend:

Cabanatuan City Transport Terminal

Cabanatuan City Public Market

Is the garbage can available? F % F %

a. Always 12 24 41 82
b. Often 18 36 9 18
c. Sometimes 17 34 0 0
d. Never 3 6 0 0
Total 50 100 50 100

In table 2.2.6 the data shows that there are twelve or 24% of the

respondents in the public comfort rooms of the Cabanatuan City

Transport Terminal and forty one or 82% from the Cabanatuan City

Public Market says that the garbage can are Always available.

Table 2.2.7

Is the mirror available? F % F %

a. Yes (Oo) 50 100 50 100
b. No (Hindi) 0 0 0 0
Total 50 100 50 100
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The table in 2.2.7 shows that fifty or 100% of respondents from

Cabanatuan City Transport Terminal and Cabanatuan City Public Market

both say that there is available mirror in the public comfort room.

Table 2.2.8

Legend:

Cabanatuan City Transport Terminal

Cabanatuan City Public Market

What is your overall opinion about F % F %

the facilities?
a. Excellent 0 0 43 86

b. Average 14 28 7 14

c. Poor 18 36 0 0

d. Needs improvement 18 36 0 0

Total 50 100 50 100

Table 2.2.8 shows that poor and needs improvements as overall

opinion about the facilities of the Cabanatuan City Transport Terminal

public comfort room shared a percentage of 36% of both respondents

while 86% of the respondents from Cabanatuan City Public Market say

that their opinion about the facilities of the public comfort room is

excellent.
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2.3 Maintenance

Table 2.3.1

Legend:

Cabanatuan City Transport Terminal

Cabanatuan City Public Market

How would you describe the F % F %

odor inside the comfort room?
a. fragrant 0 0 47 94
b. Offensive 34 68 1 2
c. Smells like Chlorox 16 32 2 4
d. Specify if any 0 0 0 0
____________
Total 50 100 50 100

For maintenance, data in table 2.3.1shows that thirty four

or 68% of the respondents from the Cabanatuan City Transport

Terminal say that the odor of the public comfort room is

offensive while forty seven or 94% of the respondents from the

Cabanatuan City Public Market say that the odor of the public

comfort room is fragrant.

Table 2.3.2

What is the color of the F % F %

toilet bowl?
a. Whitish 12 24 50 100
b. Blackish 9 18 0 0
c. Yellowish 29 58 0 0
d. Specify if any 0 0 0 0
_____________
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Total 50 100 50 100

Table 2.3.2 shows thattwenty nine or 58% of the

respondents describe the color of the toilet bowl inside the

public comfort rooms in the Cabanatuan City Transport Terminal

as yellowish while fifty or100% of the respondents describe the

color of the toilet bowl inside the public comfort rooms in the

Cabanatuan City Public Market as whitish; this means that the

toilet bowl of the public comfort rooms in the Cabanatuan City

Public Market is well maintained.

Table 2.3.3

Legend:

Cabanatuan City Transport Terminal

Cabanatuan City Public Market

How would you best describe F % F %

the maintenance of the
cleanliness and order of
public comfort room?

a. Very good 0 0 41 82
b. Good 9 18 9 18
c. Poor 36 72 0 0
d. Very poor 5 10 0 0
Total 50 100 50 100

Seventy-two percent or 36 of the respondents in table 2.3.3

rated the cleanliness and order of the public comfort room of

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the Cabanatuan City Transport Terminal as Poor while forty one

or 82% of the respondents rated cleanliness and order of the

public comfort room of the Cabanatuan City Public Market as Very

Good.

Table 2.3.4

Legend:

Cabanatuan City Transport Terminal

Cabanatuan City Public Market

4. Is the comfort room keeper F % F %

always present?

a. Yes (Oo) 18 36 42 84

b. No (Hindi) 32 64 8 16

Total 50 100 50 100

Lastly for maintenance, data in table 2.3.4shows that

thirty two or 64% of the respondents from the Cabanatuan City

Transport Terminal say that there is no comfort room keeper

inside while forty two or 84% from the Cabanatuan City Public

Market say that the comfort room keeper is always present

inside. This only means that the comfort room keeper from the

Cabanatuan City Public Market is on hand to its cleanliness and

orderliness.
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3. The implication of public comfort rooms to health.

Table 3.1

Legend:

Cabanatuan City Transport Terminal

Cabanatuan City Public Market

Do you wash your hands every F % F %

time you go to a public
comfort room?
a. Always 14 28 32 64
b. Often 12 24 12 24
c. Sometimes 19 38 6 12
d. Never 5 10 0 0
Total 50 100 50 100

About health, the data in table 3.1 shows that nineteen

or 38% of the respondents reveal that they sometimes was their

hands when they used the public comfort room of the Cabanatuan

City Transport Terminal while thirty two or 64% of the

respondents from the Cabanatuan City Public Market say that they

always wash their hands after using its public comfort room.

Table 3.2

What is your way of F % F %

disinfecting your hands?
a. Proper hand washing 31 62 41 82
b. Alcohol 6 12 5 10
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c. Sanitizer 13 26 4 8
d. Specify if any __________ 0 0 0 0
Total 50 100 50 100

Data in table 3.2shows that thirty one or 62% of the

respondents from Cabanatuan City Transport Terminal and forty

one 82% of the respondents from the Cabanatuan City Public

Market are unanimous in saying that the best way of disinfecting

our hands is through proper hand washing.

Table 3.3

Legend:

Cabanatuan City Transport Terminal

Cabanatuan City Public Market

Total Total
Are you willing to pay for a F % F %
comfortable, well-maintained
and clean comfort room?

a. Yes (Oo) 50 100 50 100

b. No (Hindi) 0 0 0 0

Total 50 100 50 100

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In table 3.3 the data shows that the respondents

from both establishments are willing to pay for a well

comfortable, well maintained and clean comfort room.

Table 3.4

What do you think is the easiest disease to be transmitted on a

poor maintained comfort room and poor hygiene?
(The respondents are allowed to rank the disease with 1 as the
most likely to be transmitted while 3 as the less.)
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Table 3.4shows that the respondents unanimously agree

that the top 1 disease that can be transmitted in using public

comfort rooms is UTI.

Cabanatuan City Transport

Cabanatuan City Public Market
Terminal
Ranking 1 2 3 Total 1 2 3 Total

F % F % F % F % F % F % F % F %

a. UTI 15 30 7 14 14 28 14 28 16 32 3 6 13 26 13 26

b. HIV 0 0 2 4 2 4 2 4 0 0 4 8 3 6 3 6

c. Diarrhea 8 16 8 16 8 16 8 16 9 18 13 26 7 14 7 14

d. Colds 5 10 7 14 7 14 7 14 8 16 5 20 7 14 7 14

e. Cough 9 18 6 12 8 16 8 16 5 10 11 22 3 6 3 6

f.Hepatitis 3 6 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0

g.Skin 5 10 3 6 3 6 3 6 2 4 8 16 7 14 7 14
infection

h.Parasitic 4 8 13 26 6 12 6 12 8 16 5 10 3 6 3 6
infection

i.Pneumonia 1 2 3 6 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 7 14 7 14

Total 50 100 50 100 50 100 50 100 50 100 50 100 50 100 50 100

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CHAPTER 5

Summary, Conclusion and Recommendation

SUMMARY

The study consisted of internet researches in the subject

of Public Comfort Room Sanitation in relation to Public Health.

The venues selected for the study were the Cabanatuan City

Public Market (CCPM) and the Cabanatuan Central Transport

Terminal (CCTT).

The survey respondents consisted of 50 users of CCPM and

50 users of CCTT including their demographic profiles.

The research methodology applied were basic statistical

technique, thru the use of survey questionnaire in data

collection focusing on the perception and assessment of users of

the CCPM and CCTT consisting of vendors, shoppers and travelers.

The comparative survey includes structure, facilities and

maintenance and sanitary conditions of the CCPM and CCTT.

CONCLUSION

After a thorough analysis of the results of the survey

among the users and clientele of the two public institution, the

Cabanatuan City Public Market and the Cabanatuan Central

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Transport Terminal, the researchers arrived at the following

conclusions:

There is a very wide disparity in the sanitation systems

and procedures due to the following:

- Time of establishment of the facility

- Social Status of user

- Public Awareness of the need for a sanitary public

toilet

- Apathy in the part of the management for the necessity

of a sanitary public toilet

- Necessity of a more responsible management and

frontline utility services

Cabanatuan Public Market is cleaner and better maintain

than the Cabanatuan Central Transport Terminal.

Based on the results of the survey conducted by our study

group we conclude that the facilities and maintenance of public

comfort rooms at the Cabanatuan City Public Market is excellent

while those at the Cabanatuan Transport Terminal are poor. These

include the flush system, faucet, water, soap, tissue and

sanitary napkins availability, garbage can and mirror.

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Therefore, the structure and facilities at the Cabanatuan

City Transport Terminal needs improvements in these areas of

public health.

The survey on health concerns include hand washing after

use of public comfort rooms and UTI as the common disease which

may be transmitted trough unhealthy ways in public comfort

rooms.

Finally, almost all the respondents are willing to give

financial support for a comfortable, well maintained and clean

comfort rooms.

RECOMMENDATION

Based on the foregoing study it is with utmost concern

and keen sense of mission that the researchers propose the

following:

a. Renovation and improvement of both the Cabanatuan City

Public Market and the Cabanatuan Central Transport

Terminal taking into account health, environmental and

cost concern.

b. Department of Health Office to conduct inspection of

public comfort rooms, taking into account the standard

of Sanitation and Health concerns.

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c. The City Government pass an ordinance on standards of

public toilets concerning public and private

establishments.

d. Management of the public and commercial buildings to

conduct health forum for its regular clients, tenants

and occupants.

e. Representation to the Department of Education to

include in the curriculum a special health subject on

the proper use of public toilet and private bathrooms.

f. The Sanguniang Lungsod of Cabanautan should pass a

health ordinance covering the operations of public

comfort rooms.

g. Management of public and commercial establishments

should formulate their own guidelines in the

maintenance of public comfort rooms in their areas of

responsibilities.

h. Tenants, stall holders and other regular clients

should be made aware of the proper and healthy way in

using public comfort rooms through seminars and

dialogues.

i. Posters and notices should be post for the information

of all concerned.
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Lastly, but not the least, the members of the research

team volunteers to act as health ambassadors on the subject

study in any chance we may have in all our public dealings and

commit to devote and dedicate time on the dissemination and

advocacy of healthy public comfort rooms at least in the Nueva

Ecija Doctors Colleges.