FACTORS AFFECTING THE LEVEL OF COMPLIANCE OF GATEKEEPERS ON THE REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH EDUCATION OF ADOLESCENCE IN LEGAZPI HOPE CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL By: Ma. Suzette Est!"#a R"#e$ Me%a&$$" '"# Ha($# Ta# R)a G*a)e Ta#+" Keywords: Gatekeepers, ASRHE, SY 2010-2011, Legazpi Hope Cristia! Hig S"oo# I#t*"%u)t"# $oday%s ge!eratio! o& yo'!g peop#e is te #argest i! istory- !ear#y a#& o& te wor#d%s pop'#atio!, so(e tree )i##io! peop#e, is '!der te age o& twe!ty &i*e+ ( http://www.g lobalhea lthmagazin e.com/gu est_blo g/mdg_5_3 _billion/ )+ $is #arge de(ograpi" o& yo'!g peop#e prese!ts te wor#d wit a! '!pre"ede!ted opport'!ity to a""e#erate e"o!o(i" de*e#op(e!t a!d red'"e po*erty+ Howe*er, to a"ie*e tis, yo'!g peop#e i! de*e#opi!g "o'!tries wit k!ow#edge to adopt ea#ty se'a# a!d reprod'"ti*e )ea*iors, e!a)#i!g te( to "o!&ro!t "a##e!ges s'" as H., se'a##y tra!s(itted i!&e"tio!s, a!d '!i!te!ded or (isti(ed preg!a!"y, as we## as i(pro*e teir o*era## we##-)ei!g a!d "o!tri)'te to teir "o(('!ities+ $e )i## is !atio!a# i! s"ope, "o(pree!si*e, rigts-)ased a!d pro*ides ade/'ate &'!di!g to te pop'#atio! progra(+ t is a depart're &ro( te prese!t set'p i! wi" te pro*isio! &or reprod'"ti*e ea#t ser*i"es is de*o#*ed to #o"a# go*er!(e!t '!its, a!d "o!se/'e!t#y, s')e"ted to te *aryi!g strategies o& #o"a# go*er!(e!t ee"'ti*es a!d s'&&ers &ro( a deart o& &'!di!g+ $e reprod'"ti*e ea#t RH )i## pro(otes i!&or(atio! o! a!d a""ess to )ot !at'ra# a!d (oder! &a(i#y p#a!!i!g (etods, wi" are (edi" a##y sa&e a!d #ega##y per(iss i)#e+ t ass'res a! e!a)# i!g e!*iro!(e!t were wo(e! a!d "o'p#es a*e te &reedo( o& i!&or(ed "oi "e o! te (ode o& &a(i #y p#a!!i!g tey wa!t to adopt )ased o! tei r !eeds, perso!a# "o!*i"tio!s a!d re#igio's )e#ie&s+ $is resear" ai(s to te #e*e# o& "o(p#ia!"e o& gatekeepers o& Hope Cristia! S"oo# o! te reprod'"ti*e ea#t ed'"atio!+ $is st'dy wi# # a*e te &irst a!d se"o!d year ig s"oo# st'de!ts o& Hope Cristia! S"oo# as its respo!de!ts a!d te 3ado#es"e!ts4 o& te st'dy+ $e gatekeepers sa## i!"#'de te ad* isers, tea "ers, a!d par e!t s wo a#r eady a!d#e d te ado#es "e!ts ta t were "o se! )y te resear"ers+ t wi## a#so i!"#'de ea#t workers tat is i! te )ara!ggay te s"oo# is sit'ated+ $e gat ekeepers a!d ado #es "e!ts wi# # a## '!der go a! i!t er* iew to ide !ti &y te &a" tor s o! te #e* e# o& "o(p#ia!"e o& te gatekeepers to te reprod'"ti*e ea#t ed'"atio! o& te ado#es"e!ts+ $e st'dy wo'#d )e o& sig!i&i"a!t to te ado#es"e!ts o& Legazpi Hope Cristia! Hig S"oo )e"a'se# it wi## e#p te( '!dersta!d te #e*e# o& "o(p#ia!"e o& te gatekeepers to reprod'"ti*e ea#t o& te ado#es"e!ts+ $e st'dy wo'#d a#so )e o& sig!i&i"a!t to te gatekeepers )e"a'se it wi## )e a (edi'( &or te re&#e"tio! o& teir respo!si)i#ities o& te "itize!s+ $e 5epart(e!t o& Hea#t wo'#d )e a)#e to )e )e!e&it &ro( o'r st'dy )e"a'se it wi## ser*e as a "e!s's o& te "'rre!t sit'atio! o& te S"oo# tat wi## e#p to te