Poverty-Related Quality of Life among Community Dwellers in Barangay Poro, City of San Fernando La Union, Philippines: A Self- Reported Study

Tanko Titus AUTA (Department of Nursing, Niger State Ministry of Health, Minna)
Paolo C. Colet (Lecturer, Shaqra University, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Nursing Department, Al Dawadmi, Saudi Arabia / Assistant Professor, Nazarbayev University, School of Medicine, Astana, Kazakhstan)

Health Notions
Vol 2, No 11 (2018): November

Poverty and inequality remains a significant problem in spite of the economy’s swift stride of growth over the past two years in Philippines. This study aimed to assess the poverty-related quality of life among community dwellers in Barangay Poro, City of San Fernando La Union, Philippines. A cross-sectional study using the poverty-related quality of life questionnaire was administered to 99 respondents. Overall, the global index score for the poverty-related quality of life among the respondents was 57.09±9.71. Aged 41-50 years had a significantly poorer relationship with family compared with those who were 31- 40 years old (p