Agustin, Armie Joy B., Bangit, Harlene T., Domingo, Deberah Jean., Grande, Dorcas May B., Guerrero, Janice P., Natividad, Mary Grace F <br/><br/>
Correlates and Prevalence of Using Unprescribed Contraceptives Among Adolescents Women of Ilocos Norte  / 
Armie Joy B. Agustin., Harlene T. Bangit., Deberah Jean Domingo., Dorcas May B. Grande., Janice P. Guerrero., Mary Grace F. Natividad 
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<br/><br/> Thesis (Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy) -- Mariano Marcos State University - College of Health Sciences, Batac City  
<br/><br/>Bibliography:  leaves 25-26 
<br/><br/> ABSTRACT  Agustin, Armie Joy B., Bangit, Harlene T., Domingo, Deberah Jean., Grande, Dorcas May B., Guerrero, Janice P., Natividad, Mary Grace F. 2004. Correlates and Prevalence of Using Unprescribed Contraceptives Among Adolescents Women of Ilocos Norte  Undergraduate Thesis.  Mariano Marcos State University, College of Health Sciences, Department of Pharmacy, Batac, Ilocos Norte<br/> Adviser: Mera Fe M. Bagasani<br/>The study was conducted to determine the prevalence of using unprescribed contraceptives among adolescent women of Ilocos Norte and to know if there is a relationship between the use of unprescribed contraceptives among adolescent women of Ilocos Norte and to know if there is a relationship between the use of unprescribed contraceptives and socio-demographic profile such as age, civil status, educational attainment, family background, family income and religion; background on sex education; environmental factors like family influence, peer/group/friends, classmates, type of school and others. A total of 530 respondents from the eight towns of Ilocos Norte were randomly selected using proportional allocation. A self-administering questionnaire was used in respondents from the eight towns of Ilocos Norte were randomly selected using proportional allocation. A self-administering questionnaire was used in gathering data. Descriptive survey was used to determine the prevalence of using unprescribed contraceptives among women of 15-24 years old in Ilocos Norte Correlational analysis was also used to find out the relationship of the socio-demographic profile of respondents and the use of unprescribed contraceptives. Results showed that 60.4% of the respondents are using while only 39.65% are not. Correlational analysis showed that only the environmental factors like family, peer/groups/friends, classmates, midwife, husband and boyfriend affects the use of unprescribed contraceptives. The other factors didn’t establish a relationship. <br/>