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    KAPIT PISI: Sa mga Kababayang Aeta Pisi Poso ay Ihahandog na Tulong Para Iwas Soil transmitted helminth Infection
    Acma, Kathleen Ann L.; Adolfo, Estee Joy G.; Bautista, Ezekiel Therese S.; Calimot, Andro Dominic A.; Dinopol, Christine Alexis S.; Gasataya, Chraisse Ann G.; Ingles, John Wibelle B.; Legaspi, Marienne C.; Linas, Pearl Joy C.; Lunar, Lanilyn Marie F.; Moises, Rochelle Anne Q.; Yunque, Vanessa Aura T. (Division of Biloigical Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, University of the Philippines Visayas, 2015-05)
    Soil Transmitted Helminth Infection is one of the most common parasitic infections in the world, and it is considered as a neglected tropical disease which affects poverty-stricken, indigent and marginalized sectors of the community (World Health Organization, 2012). STH is transmitted through the fecal-oral route transmitted by the three most common species of helminths: Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura, and hookworm. In a study conducted in Davao del Norte, Philippines, the cumulative prevalence in indigenous people (IP) school children was significantly higher than in non-IP children with rates at 39.0% and 29.9%, respectively. The Kapit Pisi project aims to decrease the prevalence of soil transmitted helminth (STH) infections among children ages 0-12 years old of Sitio Igtuba, an Aeta community in Brgy. Camangahan, Guimbal, Iloilo. A qualitative stool examination was conducted before project implementation and results show that 56% of the children were positive for A. lumbricoides infection, 72% were positive for T. trichura infection, and 40% are positive for hookworm infection. Fifteen out of the twenty five (60%) children had mixed infection. They were further quantified as light, moderate, and heavy infection. In order to address the problem, the Kapit Pisi project organized a reliable, independent core group for the implementation and monitoring of the project well represented by the members of the community. A series of health education were conducted to increase the knowledge, attitude, and practices among the children through different triggering tools adapted from the Philippine Approach to Total Sanitation. This includes lectures on environmental sanitation, importance of handwashing, and disease transmission. Hygiene kits and slippers were also distributed to the children. Pre and posttest were conducted and results show that the KAP increased by 35% and 36% for children and parents, respectively. A deep well was constructed to provide safe water supply through bayanihan system. The well is already being used for their daily needs except for drinking and food preparation. The pisi poso was not feasible as of the moment because of inadequate water level due to the summer season. Two toilets were installed and ten are currently constructed which was spearheaded by Guimbal through the participation of different sectors of the community.
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    SULONG BACAN
    Abalajon, Karl Vincent P.; Caoyonan, Liza Marie D.; Fernandez, Natasha Andrea; Gequinana, Apple Joy F.; Millado, Justine Bennette H.; Rivera, Tess Corgette A. (Division of Biological Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, University of the Philippines Visayas, 2011-03)
    Public Health is defined as the common attainment of the highest level of physical, mental, and social well-being and longevity consistent with available knowledge and resources at a given time and place. Also, it is the art of applying science in the context of politics so as to reduce inequalities in health while ensuring the best health for the greatest number. There are two distinct characteristics of Public Health. First, it deals with preventive rather than curative aspects of health, and second, it deals with population-level, rather than individual-level health issues. The focus of public health intervention is to prevent, rather than treat, a disease, through surveillance of cases and the promotion of healthy behaviors. Hand washing, vaccination programs, and the distribution of medicines are examples of public health measures. The United Nations’ World Health Organization defines health as “a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.” Public health has seven categories:
    1. Activities conducted on a community basis
    2. Activities designed for prevention of illness, disability, or premature death
    3. Activities related to comprehensive health care
    4. Activities concerned with collection, preservation, analysis, and use of vital records
    5. Public health education
    6. Comprehensive health planning and evaluation
    7. Research
    Because of limited resources and experience, the group will be focusing on the first category. The term Community health refers to the health status of a defined group of people, or community, and the actions and conditions that protect and improve the health of the community. Those individuals who make up a community live in a somewhat localized area under the same general regulations, norms, values, and organizations. For example, the health status of the people living in a particular town and the actions taken to protect and improve the health of these residents would constitute Community health. In the past, most individuals could be identified with a community in either a geographical or an organizational sense. Today, however, with expanding global economies, rapid transportation, and instant communication, communities alone no longer have the resources to control or look after all the needs of their residents or constituents. Thus, the term Population health emerged. Population health differs from community health only in the scope of people it might address. People who are not organized or have no identity as a group or locality may constitute a population, but not necessarily a community. A population can be a segment of a community, a category of people in several communities of a region, or workers in various industries. The health status of these populations and the actions and conditions needed to protect and improve the health of a population constitute population health. The actions and conditions that protect and improve community or population health can be organized into three areas: health promotion, health protection, and health services. This breakdown emphasizes the collaborative efforts of various public and private sectors in relation to community health. Health promotion may be defined as any combination of educational and social efforts designed to help people take greater control of and improve their health. Health protection and health services differ from health promotion in the nature or timing ofthe actions taken. Health protection and services include the implementing of laws, rules, or policies approved in a community as a result of health promotion or legislation. The Municipality of Tubungan is located in Region VI, in the 1st congressional district of the Province of Iloilo. A 4th-class municipality composed of 48 barangays, Tubungan is located roughly 40 kilometers away from Iloilo City. Tubungan has a land area of 8,518 hectares, found a hundred feet above sea level. The municipality’s topography is dominated mostly by gentle rolling hills and idyllic mountains. The slope gradient ranges to as high as of 25 percent in most areas, giving it an almost mountainous terrain.