All paper presenters are required to register and submit their full paper not later than November 30, 2010.
Only the lead author or presenter will be fully funded by the conference organizers.
List of accepted abstracts:
Theme A: Special health care concerns: nutrition security, reproductive health, gender, health and development
1) Health Care Seeking Behaviours of First-time Adolescent Mothers
Authors: Bas, Isabelita, Feranil, Alan B, Borja, Judith
2) Vox Populi, Vox Dei: Davao Catholics Walk the RH Talk
Authors: Ababon, Fides, Cabarde, Romeo Jr., Fuentes, Jeff Ysulat, et.al.
3)Health-related Quality of Life Among the Clinical Instructors of Brokenshire College
Author: Malonzo, Elizabeth Morata
4) Voices of Women and their Children: Polygamy and Its Social Dimensions Within the Islamic Families
Authors: Abang, Jadeeyah, Munoz, Jamilla, Plariza, Paula, et.al
5) Does the Hand that Hold the Purse Strings Rule the World?
(Exploring Financial Management Patterns Among Couples in Metro Cebu)
Authors: Avila, Josephine and Fehringer, Jessica
Theme B: Population-based health care initiatives: Implementation and Evaluation, community participation and health care, disaster and health,
migration and health, and health ethics.
1) Traditional Ecological Knowledge System in Mitigating the Effects of Dengue and Malaria Outbreak
Author: Gascon, Mervin
2) A New Challenge for Filipino Mental Health Professionals
Authors: Navarro, Carmen Ma. and de Guzman Enna
3) The Dependency Needs in the Activities of Daily Living Performance Among Elderly
Author: Inocian, Pepito Ergie
Theme C: Emerging and Re-Emerging Infections: HIV/AIDS/STIs, Dengue, and AH1N1
1) TT.TC. Promoting Healthy Social Norms via HIV Testing among MARPS and the MSM in Zamboanga Peninsula, Basilan, Sulu, and Tawi-tawi
Authors: Rivera, Jejunee, Ledesma, Aenar and Sta. Catalina, Evangelista
2)Through Dimly Lighted Roads: Sexual Experiences of Men Having Sex with Men in Davao City
Author: Fuentes, Jeff Ysulat
3) Awareness of Clients on Pulmonary Tuberculosis and their Health Practices
Author: Leorna, Ma. Teresita
Theme D: Recently Adopted approaches in Health Social Science Research, Health Systems Research and Improvement of Health Care
1) Expressions of Felt Marginalizations: Negotiating Reproductive Health in Mindanao’s Armed Conflict
Author: Cabarde, Romeo
2) Utilization of Allogeneic Red Blood Cell Units in Elective Gynecologic Surgeries
Authors: Inocian, Pepito Edsel and Ruelan, Richard
3) Hoku Cryokinetics: Alternative Labor Pain Reduction Strategy
Authors: Ysmael, Fleoy, Bejoc, Jillian, and Alforque Mari Louise