Community Health Research Project: Focused Notes

Community Health Research Project Notes

Community Diagnosis Report

  • Objective: To describe the health status of Barangay San Antonio De Padua 1, focusing on Block 14, Lots 2 to 21, Dasmariñas City, Cavite.
  • Methodology: In-person interviews with 11 household heads. Data analyzed using WHO criteria.
  • Key Findings:
    • Total population surveyed: 47 household members.
    • Crude birth rate: 42.55%42.55\%. Crude death rate: 21.27%21.27\%.
    • Common morbidities: cough, colds, hypertension, and diabetes.
    • Most households (73%) have no children aged 0-71 months.
    • The dependency ratio is 34.29%34.29\%.
    • Most household heads have lived in the barangay for 21-30 years
    • Most common main occupation is business owner
    • Main water source: water refilling stations (72.73%).
    • Most houses use concrete housing materials.
  • Health Committee: Includes BHERT, BCPC, BADAC, BDRRMC, and BESWMC, each with at least 10 members meeting monthly.

Problem Investigation Research Protocol

  • General Objective: To assess the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of the households in Block 14 regarding hypertension.
  • Methodology: Descriptive study using a KAP (Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices) questionnaire.
  • Sample: Purposive sampling of individuals within the functional age group (15-64 years old).

Report on Problem Investigation Results

  • Priority Problems: Hypertension, Diabetes Mellitus, Cough and Colds.
  • Hypertension: Identified as most concerning; linked to modifiable risk factors.
  • Key Findings: Knowledge gaps regarding asymptomatic nature of hypertension and the need for continuous medication.
    • Most of the respondents’ highest educational attainment is high school graduate, with majority of them having been employed in the community.
    • Access to Philhealth: 45.45%
  • Community: All households dispose garbage through municipal garbage collection and a water sealed toilet is used in all households.

Project Plan

  • General Objective: Increase the level of knowledge on hypertension by having distribution of educational material (i.e. fan with infographics and pamphlets) and having a lecture.

Project Implementation

  • Implemented health education project including pre-test, a lecture and a post-test. Educational materials handed out.
    Results found that pre-test score had a general average of 77% and in the post-test the general average was 90%.