Virgen Milagrosa University Foundation

“The Home of God-Loving and Globally Competent Individuals”

Martin P. Posadas Avenue, San Carlos City, Pangasinan, 2420, Philippines

GRADUATE SCHOOL

IMPLEMENTATION LEVEL OF SCHOOL-BASED FEEDING

PROGRAM (SBFP) IN SELECTED SCHOOLS
DIVISION OFFICES IN REGION I

A Thesis Proposal
Presented to
the Faculty of the Graduate School
Virgen Milagrosa University Foundation
San Carlos City, Pangasinan

In Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements for the Degree
Master in Public Health

VERONICA A. NAVAL
November 2023

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“The Home of God-Loving and Globally Competent Individuals”
Martin P. Posadas Avenue, San Carlos City, Pangasinan, 2420, Philippines

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APPROVAL SHEET

This thesis proposal entitled “IMPLEMENTATION LEVEL OF SCHOOL-

BASED FEEDING PROGRAM (SBFP) IN SELECTED SCHOOLS DIVISION
OFFICES IN REGION I”, prepared and submitted by VERONICA A. NAVAL in
partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree MASTER IN PUBLIC
HEALTH, is hereby recommended for Oral Examination.

Thesis Committee

ROSALYN G. ROSAL, PhD

Adviser

EDITHA R. PRIDAS, PhD ARMANDO S. VINOYA, PhD

Member Member
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Approved by the Committee on Oral Examination on November 26, 2023
with a grade of _____.

JOSE EMMANUEL C. MANDAPAT, D.A.

Chairman

MA. CHRISTINA B. ORTEGA, PhD ARMANDO S. VINOYA, PhD

Member Member

EDITHA R. PRIDAS, PhD

Member
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Approved in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Master in

Public Health.

MA. LILIA P. JUAN, MD, FPCHA JOSE EMMANUEL C. MANDAPAT, D.A.

President, VMUF Dean, Graduate School

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CERTIFICATE OF ADMISSION TO CANDIDACY FOR THE DEGREE

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN TEACHING

This is to certify that VERONICA A. NAVAL was admitted to candidacy for

the degree MASTER IN PUBLIC HEALTH as of First Term of the Academic Year
2023-2024 after passing the Comprehensive Examination in her Basic,
Concentration and Cognate courses given last August 05, 2023 with a grade of
95%.

JOSE EMMANUEL C. MANDAPAT, D.A

Dean, Graduate School

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page

TITLE PAGE i

APPROVAL SHEET ii

CERTIFICATE OF ADMISSION TO CANDIDACY iii

TABLE OF CONTENTS iv

LIST OF TABLE vi

LIST OF FIGURES vii

CHAPTER I THE PROBLEM

Rationale 1

Theoretical Framework 10

Conceptual Framework 13

Statement of the Problem 18

Null Hypothesis 20

Scope and Delimitation 20

Significance of the Study 21

Definition of Terms 23

CHAPTER II REVIEW OF LITERATURE AND STUDIES

Related Literature 28

Related Studies

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Foreign 39

Local 45

CHAPTER III METHODOLOGY

Research Design 50

Sources of Data

Locale of the Study 51

Population Sampling 54

Instrumentation and Data Collection 55

Tools for Data Analysis 56

BIBLIOGRAPHY 59

APPENDICES 64

CURRICULUM VITAE 89

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LIST OF TABLE

Table Title Page

1 Distribution of Respondents 55

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LIST OF FIGURES

Figure Title Page

1 Maslow’s hierarchy of needs 12

2 Paradigm of the Study 17

5 Map of the Local of the Study 52

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