HEALTH AND WELL-BEING PRACTICES AMONG SELECTED RESIDENTS IN LUUK, SULU

The health and well-being habits of a sample of Luuk, Sulu people were examined in this study. With 120 residents of Luuk, Sulu chosen through a purposive sampling process, it used a descriptive quantitative research design. Frequency, percentage score, weighted mean, standard deviation, t-test for independent sample, one-way ANOVA, and Pearson's test of correlation were used to analyze the data. The findings are as follows: 1) Most respondents were female, aged 21–40 years and older, married, had formal education, were mostly unemployed, and had three to six family members living in their home; 2) Most respondents generally reported moderate health and well-being practices in their respective households;3) When data were grouped by occupation, educational attainment, and gender, substantial disparities were discovered in the health and well-being practices as perceived by a subset of inhabitants. When data were categorized by age, civil status, and the number of family members living in the home, no discernible variations were found. These noteworthy results also demonstrate the perceived advantages of WASH practices in fostering improved health and wellbeing. This is in line with the societal-Ecological Model, which emphasizes the importance of individual, societal, and environmental factors influencing behavior, and the health belief model, which emphasizes how people's beliefs about health risks and benefits drive behavioral changes. 4) This study emphasizes a highly positive significant association between sanitation and water access, a moderately positive significant correlation between water access and hygiene, and a lowly positive significant correlation between sanitation and hygiene due to the significant correlation. Lastly, this study highlights the need of incorporating common behaviors to close health awareness gaps and remove obstacles to community well-being. To encourage better health and well-being practices in the community, culturally sensitive community-based interventions, health programs, and collaborations with the LGU and the community may be given careful thought.