Perception of homosexuals on their nursing care needs as patients

A non-experimental descriptive method was used in this study. The 150 respondents consisted of 75 self-confessed gays and 75 self-confessed lesbians were selected using purposive sampling and consequently through snowball technique. The instrument used was a self-made questionnaire Data was analysed using mean, percentage, standard deviation, Analysis of Variance, f-test, t-test, and Cronbach Alpha. From the derived results, the following conclusions were drawn: (1) majority of the respondents belong to early middle adulthood (aged 18-35 years old), Catholic, Tagalog, single, unemployed, college level and have income below Php10,000; (2) the results show that respondents have a high perception on their nursing care needs as patients. This high perception of homosexuals meant they have a higher level of awareness and understanding with regard to hospital care and treatment. Homosexuals also have higher expectations with the competence and caring behavior of the nurse as well as their expectation towards their needs. These needs should be satisfied in all five layers; physiological, psychological, developmental, socio-cultural and spiritual; (3) the perception of homosexuals on their nursing care needs as patient did not differ in terms of age, religion, ethnicity, civil status, nature or work, educational attainment and monthly income

Relationship between herbal medicine knowledge and self-medication with herbal medicine among 20-45 year old adults in Bagong Bayan District, Dasmarinas, Cavite

A cross sectional-analytic design was utilized in this study. Twenty eight (28) adults aged 20 to 45 years old residing in Bagong Bayan District, Dasmarinas, Cavite in 2016 were chosen as respondents using two-stage cluster sampling. A questionnaire guided interview was the instrument utilized and data was analysed using frequency, proportion, mean, range, and chi-square. Results showed that knowledge on herbal medicine had no significant relationship with self-medication with herbal medicine. It was recommended that further studies should be done to explore the correlation between herbal medicine knowledge and use in Dasmarinas, Cavite. The variables between cultural beliefs and self-medication with herbal medicine could also be explored