Laroya, Modesto Jeff O.2026-06-082026-06-082009-03Laroya, M. J. O. (2009). Awareness of public grade school pupils and teachers about rabies in 1st District of La Union. [Unpublished Undergraduate Thesis]. Don Mariano Marcos Memorial Stae University - North La Union Campus, Sapilang, Bacnotan, La Union. Lakasa ti Sirib, DMMMSU Institutional Repository.https://lakasa.dmmmsu.edu.ph/handle/123456789/1742This study was conducted to: (1) determine the level of awareness of public grade school pupils about rabies in 1st district of La Union; (2) determine the awareness of public grade schools in 1st district of La Union in connection with the R.A. 9482 or “Anti-rabies Act of 2007” Section 5C which states that the Department of Education shall strengthen rabies education program through school health teaching/curriculum; and (3) determine the correlation between the selected socio-demographic profile and the awareness of respondents. The study made use of the descriptive survey research which utilized questionnaire as tool in gathering data. It was carried out in the selected elementary schools of the 1st district of La Union. Ten percent of the total schools were selected in each town. There were two groups of respondents: the grade 4-6 pupils and their teachers. Ten percent of the total numbers of grade 4-6 pupils were randomly selected in each school for a total of 427 pupils. For the teachers, three teachers were randomly selected in each school for a total of 45 teacher respondents. The survey questionnaire was pre-tested among grade 4-6 pupils at Cabaroan Elementary School in Bacnotan, La Union, a school not covered by the study. Data and information gathered were analyzed using frequency counts, percentage, weighted mean and correlation (Pearson r) analysis. With regards to the age of the pupil respondents, most of them were 11 years old and above (33.73%). The same respondents were well distributed in terms of sex wherein 53.63% were females while 46.37% were males. Majority of the pupil respondents were Roman Catholic (83.84%). As to the educational attainment of their fathers, almost half of them (47.78%) have attained college level. For the educational attainment of their mothers, more than fifty percent (52.70%) have attended their college education. The total mean monthly family income was Php 8,429.74 where the greatest percentage of them belongs to monthly income bracket of Php 5,001-10,000 (or 26%). For the socio-demographic profile of the teacher respondents, the following data were obtained. Majority of the teacher respondents (24.25%) opted not to answer the question about their major field of specialization. Among the teacher respondents who answered, most of them majored in science (22.22%) and only 2.22% were math major. The mean age of the teacher respondents was 27.78 years. With regards to their sex, most (80%) were females. As to their religion, majority of them were Roman Catholic. The total mean of the number of years in teaching for teachers was 10.78 years and the highest percentage (66.67%) was at the range of 10 years and above. On the average, the pupils were “aware” on the different aspects of rabies with a grand mean rating of 3.21. They have their highest level of awareness on the aspect that rabies can kill a person (4.09) and their lowest level of awareness on the aspect carriers of rabies (2.67). On the average, the teachers were “much aware” on the different aspects of rabies with a grand mean rating of 4.09. They have their highest level of awareness on the aspect that rabies can kill a person (4.78) and their lowest level of awareness on the aspect that rabid animals and humans could not be saved even with intensive care and treatment (3.47). Only a small percentage of the pupil respondents (27.17%) were aware of the R.A. 9482 or the “Anti-rabies Act of 2007” Section 5C. On the overall, the pupil respondents were moderately aware to the R.A. 9482 Section 5C with a mean of 46.84%. For the teachers, 28.89% of them were aware of the R.A. 9482 Section 5C. On the overall, the teacher respondents were moderately aware to the R.A. Section 5C with a mean of 32%. The educational attainment of the parents as well as their monthly income was not significantly correlated to the pupils’ level of awareness. Likewise, the number of years in teaching of the teachers did not improve their level of awareness.en-USThesis