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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.
