Nutritional Status of Children and Maternal Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) Beneficiaries and Non-Beneficiaries in Lucena City, Quezon, Philippines Ma-Ann Zarsuelo 1 , Wilma Hurtada 1 , Madeline Suva 2 and Clarissa Juanico 1 1 Institute of Human Nutrition and Food, College of Human Ecology, University of the Philippines Los Baños 2 College of Development Communication, University of the Philippines Los Baños Abstract. The study evaluated the impact of Philippine CCT adopted as Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) on health key outcomes focused on maternal knowledge, attitudes, and practices and maternal and child’s (6 mos. to 5 y/o) nutritional status. Data from 91 respondents in each group of 4Ps and non beneficiaries showed that 4Ps had significantly higher maternal education. In knowledge score, non beneficiaries were 3.3% significantly lower than the 4Ps average score of 73.1%. Main source of information was health center lectures. In attitude items, both groups had positive perceptions on health and nutrition. The 4Ps mothers/guardians had better practices on maternal and child care. Nutritional status of non beneficiary children had higher prevalence of underweight (24.2%), stunting (47.3%), wasting (8.8%), and overweight (5.5%). The same applies to non beneficiary mothers/guardians, having higher prevalence of CED (17.6%), overweight (23.1%), and obesity (7.7%). Findings showed that the program is successful in investing in human capital through good health. However, malnutrition prevalence is still considerably high. Keywords: maternal knowledge, health, nutrition, 4Ps. 1. Introduction Poverty has remained one of the most consequential problems in the Philippines as observed in the past decade where there is little reduction despite continuous economic growth. To help meet short-term consumption needs while fostering investment in human capital and break the intergenerational transmission of poverty, the country launched a Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) program in 2008 which was adopted as Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) [1], [2]. Part of the conditionalities entitled to grantees is to attend the monthly Family Development Session (FDS) that includes topics on family formation and parenting practices [3]; and to comply with monthly preventive health check-ups for pregnant women and children aged 0-5 years old, in which corresponding health and nutrition lectures are discussed [4]. These two health commitments are assumed to increase health service utilization and significantly contribute in imparting knowledge to mothers, which could influence attitudes and practices. Since the program’s launched in 2008, impact evaluations have found areas of improvements deemed necessary to consider in expanding the implementation. Given this, further evaluation in different aspects of its outcome is helpful in making changes necessary along the way for continuous assessment and planning [5]. This study evaluated the program’s impact on health outcomes as part of its objectives which includes maternal knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) and nutritional status of mothers and children. 2. Materials and Methods  Corresponding author. Tel.: (+63 49) 536-2445; fax: (+63 49) 536-2445 E-mail address: mmzarsuelo@up.edu.ph International Proceedings of Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering, Vol. 86 (2015) DOI: 10.7763/IPCBEE. 2015. V86. 2 8