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    Project HALTapresyon
    Arbado, Pearl Joy C.; Laurente, Inna Grace R.; Loberiza, Lamont Joseph S.; Militar, Anna Raisa G.; Quidato, Jun Pretzel E.; Ong, Meghan Y.; Salada, Anna Patriz F.; Salcedo, Yehonathan Joseph V. (Division of Biological Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, University of the Philippines Visayas, 2019-06)
    The World Health Organization has deemed hypertension to be a global public health issue. In the Philippines, 25% of the adults who are 21 years and above have high blood pressure (2014). HALTapresyon is a project that aimed to prevent and manage hypertension in Barangay Igtalongon, Igbaras, by (1) increasing the knowledge, awareness, and practices (KAP) regarding hypertension by 15%, (2) increasing the KAP regarding physical activity by 15%, (3) increasing the KAP regarding nutrition by 20%, and (4) manage the blood pressure of hypertensive patients. The establishment of a core group and the passing of a resolution were done in order to ensure the sustainability of the project. HyperTEAMsion was also able to donate 6 blood pressure apparatuses for the continuation of the weekly blood pressure monitoring. The project implemented a series of lectures that focused on three aspects: basic knowledge, physical activity, and nutrition, which were identified as factors that greatly affect the development and progression of the disease. This was done to educate the community and promote a healthy diet and active lifestyle as a means of preventing the occurrence and aggravation of hypertension. Activities, such as DASH TAH!, Blood Pressure Moni-training, and the use of a journal, offered a more hands-on approach on educating and improving the practices of the residents. Information, education, and communication materials were also distributed to hypertensives and non-hypertensives alike. Post assessment mean scores for KAP on General Information, Physical Activity, and Nutrition, improved by 16.81%, 15.96%, and 29.70% respectively, all showing a statistical difference. For the non-hypertensives, there was a 36.94% increase in KAP. Weekly monitoring was done in relation to the management of blood pressure and it showed that 77.03% of the hypertensive individuals decreased or maintained their blood pressure. Therefore, Project HALTapresyon could be used on the prevention and management of hypertension.
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    Assesment on the competencies of barangay health workers in relation to their sociodemographic characteristics
    Arbado, Pearl Joy C.; Laurente, Inna Grace R.; Loberiza, Lamont Joseph S.; Militar, Anna Raisa G.; Quidato, Jun Pretzel E.; Ong, Meghan Y.; Salada, Anna Patriz F.; Salcedo, Yehonathan Joseph V. (Division of Biological Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, University of the Philippines Visayas, 2019-06)
    In the Philippines, where the basic political unit is the Barangay, CHWs are known locally as Barangay Health Workers (BHWs), and they play a vital role in the delivery of health services throughout the country. These are people that have undergone training programs under any accredited government and non-government organizations and who render primary health care services in the community after having been accredited to function. Their roles are subdivided as community organizers, health educators, and health care service providers. This study aims to determine the relationship between the sociodemographic characteristics to the competence of BHWs in the First Congressional District of Iloilo. A competence assessment tool was then used to perform a guided interview of the midwives to evaluate the performance of 177 BHWs. Pearson Chi-Square and Fisher’s Exact Test were used to test the relation between variables. Out of the seven municipalities, only Igbaras was lowly competent with an average weighted mean of 3.85. Findings revealed that age (p-value=0.137), educational attainment (p-value=0.302), and length of experience (p-value=0.336)), had no significant relationship with the overall competence of BHWs as well as with the level of competence. Income, however, revealed to be statistically significant given the p-value of 0.020. BHWs with an income of 3000PHP and below is 3.4 (95% CI: 0.097 to 0.874) times more likely to be lowly competent.