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LIVED EXPERIENCES OF CERTIFIED COMMERCIAL SEX WORKERS Easter College DEPARTMENT OF NURSING Easter School Road, Guisad, Baguio City LIVED EXPERIENCES OF CERTIFIED COMMERCIALSEX WORKERS An undergraduate research proposal presented to the Faculty of the Department of Nursing In partial fulfillment of the requirements in Research Related Learning Experience 1 Submitted: BSN IV-B Le monet group Andiso, Warren Jae Nawen, Crisanto Tuazon, Ryn dale Viray, Ralph Laurence Dacanay, Laarni John, Lorna Lasdacan, Zasskia Jane Leon, Mary Jane Madarang, Tabetha Kathleen Martinez, Manette Medina, Shehannah Grail Yap-eo, Sheena

Gay-as, Mark U. (Research Adviser)

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Acknowledgment First of all, we would like to take this opportunity to thank God and our family for their full support, they became our inspiration to do our best to work hard and most importantly, for the financial support by our parents to keep the study possible. To all our teachers: our research adviser Mr. Mark U. Gay-as ,EMR-B, RN, thank you so much for your unending support and guidance, for enhancing this study, as well as for your unending patience throughout this research. To our beloved OIC-Dean, Mr. Mark U. Gay-as EMR-B, RN, faculty and staff, thank you very much for your advice and teachings to enhance this study. To our research participants, thank you very much for accepting our proposal to be a part of our research. To our research panels, Mr. Godfrey John C. Bungulan, RN, MAN, Maam Bertha P. Alibcag, RN, Maam Jenny B. Agapen, RN, MAN, thank you very much for allowing us to present our study and for critiquing it for its improvements.

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LIVED EXPERIENCES OF CERTIFIED COMMERCIAL SEX WORKERS Table of Content Contents Title Page Acknowledgement Abstract Chapter 1: Background of the Study Statement of the Problem Assumption Significance of the Study Clinical Practice Nursing Education Nursing Research . . . . . . .. .. .. Page i ii iii 1 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 8 8 9

To the Commercial Sex Workers Theoretical Framework Scope and Limitation Ethical Consideration Definition of Terms

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LIVED EXPERIENCES OF CERTIFIED COMMERCIAL SEX WORKERS Chapter 2: Review of Literature Chapter 3: Methodology Research Design Locale and Population Data Gathering Method .. ... 10 28 28 28 29 29 31 32 32 33 34 35 36 36 37 37 39

Data Gathering Procedure Chapter 4: Results and Discussion Theme 1: The Struggle 2: The Dance 3: The Money 4: The Prejudice 5: The Secret . . . ..

Summary, Conclusion, Recommendation, and References . Summary Conclusions Recommendations References .. .. ..

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