Chapter 1

INTRODUCTION

Background of the Study

According to Pimpas (1998) All human being needs to be and feel safe, both
physically and psychologically because one of the most basic human needs is safety
(Pimpas, 1998). Most of us protect ourselves within the changing environment by
functioning as healthy individuals who make decisions in a reasonable manner.
Disease prevention covers measures not only to prevent the occurrence of disease,
such as risk factor reduction, but also to arrest its progress and reduce its consequences
once established. Disease prevention is sometimes used as a complementary term
alongside health promotion. Although there is frequent overlap between the content and
strategies, disease prevention is defined separately. Disease prevention in this context is
considered to be action which usually emanates from the health sector, dealing with
individuals and populations identified as exhibiting identifiable risk factors, often
associated with different risk behaviors (adapted from Glossary of Terms used in Health
for All series. WHO, Geneva, 1984).
Health Promotion is the provision of information and/or education to individuals,
families, and communities that-encourage family unity, community commitment, and
traditional spirituality that make positive contributions to their health status. Health
Promotion is also the promotion of healthy ideas and concepts to motivate individuals to
adopt healthy behaviors. Health promotion represents a comprehensive social and
political process, it not only embraces actions directed at strengthening the skills and

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capabilities of individuals, but also action directed towards changing social,
environmental and economic conditions so as to alleviate their impact on public and
individual health. Health promotion is the process of enabling people to increase control
over the determinants of health and thereby improve their health. Participation is essential
to sustain health promotion action.
According to Penders Theory (1982), health promotion and disease prevention
should be the primary focus in health care, and when health promotion and prevention
fail to prevent problems, and then care in illness becomes the next priority. Health
promotion and disease prevention can more easily be carried out in the community, as
compared to programs that aim to cure disease conditions. This is because the people in
the rural area tend to go away from modern medical methods. Most of them, due to
financial reasons, choose to avail of the services offered by herbolarios and other folk
healers. In the local setting, promoting health to our fellow Filipinos is very crucial.
Though, there are campaigns provided by the governments health agency, which is the
Department of Health (DOH), theres still a big percentage in the population who live
unhealthily and many are suffering from different type of diseases.
The researchers chose this topic to be the center of their research study because they
want to know the level of disease prevention and health promotion and compare the
results to determine if there is a significant difference in the two community. This study
also aims to make a substantial contribution to the body of human knowledge and may
even help in determining the primary reason why illnesses are mainly prevalent in the
rural areas.

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Theoretical Framework
This study was anchored in the Betty Neumans System Model (1989). In this model
nurses goal is to keep the client stable in systems terms, the maintenance of stability
requires that interventions are directed towards counteracting movement to entropy or
illness. Neuman (1989) describes nursing interventions by using the term prevention. As
defined by Neuman's model, prevention is the primary nursing intervention. Prevention
focuses on keeping stressors and the stress response from having a detrimental effect on
the body.
Primary -Primary prevention occurs before the system reacts to a stressor. On the
one hand, it strengthens the person (primarily the flexible line of defense) to enable him
to better deal with stressors, and on the other hand manipulates the environment to
reduce or weaken stressors. Primary prevention includes health promotion and
maintenance of wellness.
Secondary-Secondary prevention occurs after the system reacts to a stressor and is
provided in terms of existing systems. Secondary prevention focuses on preventing
damage to the central core by strengthening the internal lines of resistance and/or
removing the stressor.
Tertiary -Tertiary prevention occurs after the system has been treated through
secondary prevention strategies. Tertiary prevention offers support to the client and
attempts to add energy to the system or reduce energy needed in order to facilitate
reconstitution (K. Reed, 1993)
In the early 1980s, the initial version of Penders Health Promotion (HPM) appeared
in nursing literature (Pender, 1982). The HPM proposed a framework for integrating

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nursing and behavioral science perspective on factors influencing health behaviors. The
framework offered a guide for exploration of the complex biopsychosocial processes that
motivate individual to engage in behaviors directed toward the enhancement of health.
Penders Health Promotion Model is based on the following assumptions, which
reflect both nursing and behavioral science perspectives. First, persons seek to create
conditions of living through which they can express their unique human health potential.
This is inherent in every person. Second, persons have the capacity for reflective selfawareness, including assessment of their own competencies. Third, persons value growth
in directions viewed as positive and attempts to achieve a personally acceptable balance
between change and stability. Fourth, individuals seek to actively regulate their own
behavior. Fifth, individuals in all their biopsychosocial complexity interact with the
environment, progressively transforming the environment and being transformed over
time. Sixth, health professionals constitute a part of the interpersonal environment, which
exerts influence on persons throughout their lifespan. Lastly, self-initiated reconfiguration
of person-environment interactive patterns is essential to behavior change (Pender,
Murdaugh & Parsons, 2002).

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Conceptual Framework of the Study
Catalunan Pequeo
Residents

Disease
Prevention and
Health
Promotion

Sto. Nio
Residents

Age
Gender
Family Income
Educational
Attainment

Figure 1. Conceptual Paradigm of the Study

The above paradigm describes the comparison between the two communities, namely
Catalunan Pequeo and Sto. Nio in response to their level of disease prevention and
health promotion in terms of their age, gender, family income, and educational
attainment.

Statement of the Problem

This study aimed to determine the level of disease prevention and health
promotion among the selected residents of Catalunan Pequeo and Sto. Nio.
Specifically, this study answered the following questions:
1. What is the profile of the respondents in terms of:
a. Age
b. Gender

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c. Family income
d. Educational attainment
2. What is the level of disease prevention and health promotion among the selected
residents of Catalunan Pequeo and Sto. Nio?
3. Is there a significant difference between disease prevention and health promotion
among the selected residents of Catalunan Pequeo and Sto. Nio as grouped
according to profile.
4. Is there a significant difference between disease prevention and health promotion
among the selected residents of Catalunan Pequeo and Sto. Nio?

Hypotheses
Problems number one and two are hypotheses free. For problems three and four the
following hypotheses have been derived:
Ho1: There is no significant difference between the level of disease prevention and
health promotion among the selected residents of Catalunan Pequeo and Sto.
Nio as grouped according to profile.
Ho2: There is no significant difference between the level of disease prevention and
health promotion among the selected residents of Catalunan Pequeo and Sto.
Nio.

Scope and Limitations

The study focused on the level of disease prevention and health promotion among the
selected residents of Catalunan Pequeo and Sto. Nio. This level of disease prevention

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gleaned from the views and experiences of the people residing in Catalunan Pequeo and
Sto. Nio. Moreover, the study will also look into the practices towards health promotion
by the residents of Catalunan Pequeo and Sto. Nio. The researchers conducted the
study on August 2009.
Furthermore, the study included respondents whose age is above 18 years old and
will be purposely chosen. This method of selecting the respondent poses limitations on
the generalizability of the findings.

Significance of the Study

This research is believed to be significant to the following:
To the Medical Practitioner. As soon as the level of disease prevention and lifestyle
of people living among the selected residents of Catalunan Pequeo and Sto. Nio have
been determined, medical practitioners can now identify the susceptibility of these
individuals to certain illness. Appropriate interventions and health teachings then may be
given to prevent them from acquiring diseases.
To the Society of Catalunan Pequeo and Sto. Nio. Now in this contemporary time
compared to the generation of the grandparents have a shorter life expectancy because
most of people today are living with unhealthy lifestyle such as smoking, alcoholism and
poor diet. Although they might have the advantage because of the modern technology and
drugs that can easily get rid of certain diseases but still prevention is the best way for
them to be safe from these diseases. And this study is conducted to help individuals
increase their level of disease prevention and to get rid of their unhealthy lifestyle.

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To the DOH. The results of this study can help the department of health update their
information as regards to the level of disease prevention and health promotion in the
selected residents of Catalunan Pequeo and Sto. Nio. Moreover, this study can help
empower the DOH to further improve their health promotion programs to communities
that needs assistance like the residents at Catalunan Pequeo and Sto. Nio.
To the District III of Davao city. This research study can help promote awareness to
the people living at Davao City specifically people from Catalunan Pequeo and Sto.
Nio concerning the level of disease prevention and health promotion. So that in the
future everyone can better prevent the susceptibility to certain diseases. In addition this
study can educate respondents on how to prevent acquiring diseases by means of health
promotions.
To the Ateneo de Davao University. The results of this study can further help the
school in giving references to future researcher that is related to this study. Moreover this
study can further increase schools knowledge about disease prevention and health
promotion.
To the Researcher. The results of this study gives the researcher more information
about the level of disease prevention and health promotion among the selected residents
of Catalunan Pequeo and Sto. Nio. And hopefully in the future the researcher can apply
the knowledge about disease prevention and health promotion not only in the community
but to the world.
To the Future Researcher. Results of the study may serve as a basis of information for
future similar researches to be conducted in the future.

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Definition of terms
To guide and for easy understanding of this study, the following conceptual and
operational definitions of terms were presented:
Community. According to Blackwells Dictionary of Nursing (2002) it refers to a
group of people living in the same geographic area and under the same government.
In this study, it refers to the selected residents of Catalunan Pequeo and Sto. Nio in
which they will conduct this research study.
Disease. According to Blackwells Dictionary of Nursing (2002) it refers to an illness
or a departure from a state of health caused by an interruption or modification of any of
the vital functions, and characterized by a definite train of symptoms.
In this study, it refers to the primary symptoms that the people living at Catalunan
Pequeo and Sto. Nio experiences like colds, fever, cough or stomach ache.
Health Promotion. According to Blackwells Dictionary of Nursing (2002) it refers to
the field of medicine concerned with safeguarding and improving the health of the
community as a whole.
In this study, it refers to the interventions or health teachings that they will provide to
the people living at Catalunan Pequeo and Sto. Nio to prevent them from acquiring
certain diseases.
Level of Disease Prevention. According to Blackwells Dictionary of Nursing (2002)
(2002) it refers to activities designed to protect patients or other members of the public
from actual or potential health threats and their harmful consequences.
In this study, it refers to the primary prevention and health promotion of the residents
of Catalunan Pequeo and Sto. Nio.

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Prevention. According to Maglaya (2004) it refers to identification of potential
problems so that the nurse can minimize or probably even eradicate possible disability or
deformity in a population-at-risk to a negative exposure factor.
In this study, it refers to primary prevention of the residents of Catalunan Pequeo
and Sto. Nio.
Primary Prevention. According to Maglaya (2004) it refers to focusing on prevention
of emergence of risk factors and removal of the risk factors or reduction of their levels.
In this study, it refers to the activity that is concerned in preventing the specific
illness or disease to the people living at Catalunan Pequeo and Sto. Nio.
Residents. According to Blackwells Dictionary of Nursing (2002) it refers to an
occupier, occupant, and inhabitant.
In this study, it refers to the people residing at Catalunan Pequeo and Sto. Nio.

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Chapter 2
REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE AND STUDIES

Through the review of related literature and related studies, researcher was provided
the knowledge and background on the topic or subject being studied. Reading these
literatures and studies will help the researchers determine what has been done in the past
and will give the researchers pointers on how to develop or make some progress on the
status of its study.

Related Literature
Disease Prevention
Humans have been struggling with disease for thousands of years, and the problem
only became more pronounced when people began living in closely crowded areas. As
cities grew, so did the diversity of disease, along with a variety of colorful attempts at
disease prevention. Not until the 1800s did people really begin to understand the process
of disease, and start to take steps to prevent the spread of disease and to promote healthy
communities, ranging from washing hands between patients to pasteurizing dairy.
Different nations have reached different levels in their disease prevention strategies.
In developed countries, for example, basic steps like sanitizing drinking water, providing
clean living conditions, and using widespread vaccination programs have proved to be
very effective at preventing disease in community at large, and doctors can focus on
individual patients. In the developing world, however, medical professionals are still
struggling with the basic rudiments of disease prevention, ranging from encouraging the

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modification of cultural values to reduce the spread of disease to attempting to provide
basic medical care.
In communities, disease prevention is usually focused on providing clean living
conditions and promoting education so that people understand the mechanisms of disease.
Sewer systems, water purification plants, health codes, and the establishment of sterile
hospital facilities are all examples of infrastructure which is designed to prevent disease.
Many nations also have community education programs such as HIV/AIDS education
which tell citizens about how diseases spread. This two-pronged approach reduces the
risk of disease by eliminating conditions in which it can thrive.
For individuals, disease prevention can include the use of vaccination and prophylactic
medications, and the identification of risk factors which could make someone more prone
to disease. General wellness may also be promoted, as healthy individuals with strong
bodies are less likely to contract a disease.
Based on Maglaya (2004), promoting health make up most of the nurses activities
in the community. Disease prevention refers to identification of potential problems so
that the nurse can minimize or probably even eradicate possible disability or deformity in
a population-at-risk to a negative exposure factor. Disease prevention activities include
provision of proper nutrition, safe water supply and waste disposal system, vector
control, promotion of a healthy lifestyle and good personal habits (Maglaya, 2004).
Disease prevention in a narrow sense, means averting the development of disease
that will manifest in the future. In a broad sense prevention consists of all measures,
including definitive therapy, that limit disease progression. Leavell and Clark (1965)
defined levels of prevention; primary and secondary. Although levels of prevention are

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related to the natural history of disease, they can be used to prevent disease and provide
nurses with starting points in making effective, positive changes in health status of their
clients. Within the levels of prevention, there are five steps. These steps include: Health
promotion (primary prevention), Specific protection (primary prevention), early diagnosis
and prompt treatment (secondary prevention), disability limitation (secondary
prevention). Some confusion exists in interpretation of these concepts; therefore, a
consistent understanding of primary and secondary prevention is essential. The levels of
prevention operate on a continuum but may overlap in practice. The nurse must clearly
understand the goals of each level to intervene effectively in keeping people healthy
(Leavell & Clark, 1965).
On the other hand disease prevention is sometimes used as a complementary term
alongside health promotion. Although there is frequent overlap between the content and
strategies, disease prevention is defined separately. Disease prevention in this context is
considered to be action which usually emanates from the health sector, dealing with
individuals and populations identified as exhibiting identifiable risk factors, often
associated with different risk behaviors (Green & Kreuter, 1990).
WHO also stated that disease prevention covers measures not only to prevent the
occurrence of disease, such as risk factor reduction, but also to arrest its progress and
reduce its consequences once established (Glossary of Terms used in Health for All
series, WHO, Geneva, 1984).
More over disease prevention is an approach to the effective provision of essential
health services that are accessible, acceptable, sustainable and affordable. Although

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promotive health measures are emphasized in the availability an accessibility of curative
and rehabilitative services also affect peoples' health (Reyala, 2000).
Disease prevention is an activity designed to protect patients or other members
of the public from actual or potential health threats and their harmful consequences
(Mosby's Medical Dictionary, 2009).

Health
Health is defined in the WHO constitution of 1948 as: A state of complete
physical, social and mental well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or
infirmity. Within the context of health promotion, health has been considered less as an
abstract state and more as a means to an end which can be expressed in functional terms
as are source which permits people to lead an individually, socially and economically
productive life. Health is a resource for everyday life, not the object of living. It is a
positive concept emphasizing social and personal resources as well as physical
capabilities (Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion, WHO, Geneva, 1986).
Health is also a state characterized by anatomical, physiological, and psychological
integrity; ability to perform personally valued family, work, and community roles; ability
to deal with physical, biological, psychological, and social stress; a feeling of well-being;
and freedom from the risk of disease and untimely death (Stokes, Noren, & Shindell,
1982).
Health is a resource for everyday life, not the objective of living; it is a positive
concept, emphasizing social and personal resources as well as physical capabilities (Last,
2000).

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Health Promotion
Health promotion is the combination of educational and environmental supports
for actions and conditions of living conducive to health (Green & Kreuter, 1990).
Health promotion is the process of enabling people to increase control over, and to
improve their health (Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion. WHO, Geneva, 1986).
"Health Promotion is the art and science of helping people discovers the synergies
between their core passions and optimal health, and become motivated to strive for
optimal health. Optimal health is a dynamic balance of physical, emotional, social,
spiritual and intellectual health.

Lifestyle change can be facilitated through a

combination of learning experiences that enhance awareness, increase motivation, and

build skills and most importantly, through creating supportive environments that provide
opportunities for positive health practices"(O'Donnell, American Journal of Health
Promotion, 2009).
Health promotion is the science and art of helping people change their lifestyle to
move toward a state of optimal health (ODonnell, 1987).
Kreuter and Devore propose a more complex definition in a paper commissioned by
the U.S. Public Health Service. The state that health promotion is the process of
advocating health in order to enhance the probability that personal (individual, family,
and community), private (professional and business), and public (federal, state, and local
government) support of positive health practices will become a societal norm (Kreuter
and Devore, 1980).

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Health Promotion Approaches

Historically health promotion has tended to focus on specific disease, illness and
injury prevention. Contemporary health promotion identifies and acknowledges the
significance of underlying social determinants of health and uses a range of approaches to
address the many factors that determine the health of individuals and populations.
In the Socio-Environmental Approaches Health is often determined by factors
outside the immediate health system and the control of the individual. The socioenvironmental approach promotes health by addressing the broader or social determinants
of health (e.g. access to food, housing, income, employment, social isolation, early life,
transport, addiction and education) as well as creating healthy environments. Health
promotion actions commonly used in the socio-environmental approach include creating
environments that support health, working with communities to strengthen community
development and advocating for public policy. Examples of health promotion programs
that work within this model include health promoting schools, health promoting
workplace activities and school nutrition policy development.
In the Preventive Medicine Approach is the traditional approach where in health
sector understood health as the absence of illness and disease. This approach is directed at
improving physiological risk factors, such as high blood pressure and lack of
immunization. This approach also focuses on the treatment and prevention of disease.
Health promoting action in this approach is commonly referred to in a series of stages:
primary, secondary and tertiary prevention. Action usually comes from the health sector,

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dealing with individuals and populations identified as having identifiable illnesses, risk
factors and risk behaviours. The preventative approach promotes health through the
following actions such as preventing the initial occurrence of an illness (primary
prevention); e.g. childhood immunization programs, stopping or slowing existing illness
(secondary prevention); e.g. cervical screening and reducing the re-occurrence and
establishment of chronic illnesses (tertiary prevention), e.g. effective rehabilitation.
The Lifestyle Behavioral Approach is generally based on the belief that giving people
knowledge and skills to adopt a healthy lifestyle will improve their health. This approach
is directed at improving behavioral risk factors, such as smoking, poor nutrition, physical
inactivity and substance abuse. It focuses at the individual or population level and
commonly uses health education, social marketing, self-help, self-care and public policies
to support healthy lifestyles. Examples of health promotion programs that work within
this model include walking groups for adults with health concerns, oral health programs
targeting primary school aged children and quit smoking
campaigns and strategies (http://www.healthpromotion.act.gov.au/c/hp?
a=da&did=1003708&pid=1150780477).

Primary Prevention
Primary prevention is the stage of prevention covers all activities such as
immunizations, environmental sanitation, good personal hygiene etc. 5designed to
reduce the instances of an illness in a population and thus to reduce, as far as possible,
the risk of new cases appearing; in speech and language therapy this mainly covers

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information and health education of a population, as well as training all those who have a
role to play with the population in question (Murray, Zentner, & Pangman, 2006).
On the other hand primary prevention also is directed to the healthy population,
focusing on prevention of emergence of risk factors (primordial prevention) and removal
of the risk factors or reduction of their levels. In communicable disease prevention,
activities on primary prevention are targeted at intervening before the agent enters the
host resistance, inactivate the agent (source of infection) or interrupt the chain of
infection through environmental manipulation/modification and prevention of spread to
human reservoirs and other susceptible human hosts. This can be done through personal
surveillance, quarantine, segregation or isolation (Spradley, 1990).
Kaufman stated that primary prevention targets generally health individuals to
decrease the probability that they will develop a disease or disability. A classic example
of a primary prevention strategy is fluoridation of public water supplies to prevent dental
caries. For chronic diseases, primary prevention strategies are those that influence the
entire population to adopt healthier life styles (Kaufman, 1990).
Pender also stated that primary prevention refers to providing specific protection
against disease to prevent its occurrence is the most desirable form of prevention.
Primary preventive efforts spare the client the cost, discomfort and the threat to the
quality of life that illness poses or at least delay the onset of illness. Preventive measures
consist of counseling, education and adoption of specific health practices or changes in
lifestyle (Pender, Murdaugh, & Parsons, 2006).
The primary prevention focuses mainly on health education and primary health
promotion. This activity is concerned in preventing the specific illness or disease. The

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definition of primary prevention is to prevent the individuals in the onset of a targeted
condition. Examples of primary prevention we have, giving active and passive
immunization, teaching the client, maintaining normal body weight, maintaining the daily
diet, eating healthy foods, regular exercise and many others. Primary prevention also is
the most cost effective form of health care. Its target is the community as a whole (The
U.S. Preventative Services Task Forces Guide to Clinical Preventive Services 2nd
edition, 1996).
Health promotion/disease prevention objectives relating to nutrition for the adult
population will largely be achieved by primary prevention strategies. Information must be
widely disseminated to encourage consumers to follow the Dietary Guidelines for
Americans. Food markets, schools, houses of worship, libraries, and the media reach
consumers in their daily activities. Exercise, fitness, and smoking cessation programs
must be more broadly accessible. Incentives for food processors, restaurant chefs, and
school and work site cafeteria managers should encourage them to prepare and serve
foods lower in fat, calories, and sodium. Legislation and regulations can be enacted to
ensure more complete nutrition labeling (Kaufman, 1990).

Public Health
The science and art of promoting health, preventing disease, and prolonging life
through the organized efforts of society and the government such as health care
programmes designed and implemented to aid in the needs of the people in the
community(adapted from the Acheson Report, London, 1988).

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Public health is a social and political concept aimed at the improving health,
prolonging life and improving the quality of life among whole populations through health
promotion, disease prevention and other forms of health intervention. A distinction has
been made in the health promotion literature between public health and a new public
health for the purposes of emphasizing significantly different approaches to the
description and analysis of the determinants of health, and the methods of solving public
health problems. This new public health is distinguished by its basis in a comprehensive
understanding of the ways in which lifestyles and living conditions determine health
status, and recognition of the need to mobilize resources and make sound investments in
policies, programs and services which create, maintain and protect health by supporting
healthy lifestyles and creating supportive environments for health. Such a distinction
between the old and the new may not be necessary in the future as the mainstream
concept of public health develops and expands.
Public health is "the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and
promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of society,
organizations, public and private, communities and individuals" (Winslow, 1920).
Public Health is what we as a society collectively do to assure the conditions in
which people can be healthy (U.S. Institute of Medicine, 1988).
In conclusion, the general strategy of disease prevention and health promotions is to
promote the factors that prevent the occurrence or impede the progression of such a
disease and remove or diminish the factors that cause or contribute to the occurrence of a
disease.

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Related Studies
International
The first International Conference on Health Promotion, meeting in Ottawa this 21st
day of November 1986, hereby presents this CHARTER for action to achieve Health for
All by the year 2000 and beyond. This conference was primarily a response to growing
expectations for a new public health movement around the world. Discussions focused on
the needs in industrialized countries, but took into account similar concerns in all other
regions. It built on the progress made through the Declaration on Primary Health Care at
Alma-Ata, the World Health Organization's Targets for Health for All document, and the
recent debate at the World Health Assembly on inter-sectoral action for health.
Health promotion is the process of enabling people to increase control over, and to
improve, their health. To reach a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being,
an individual or group must be able to identify and to realize aspirations, to satisfy needs,
and to change or cope with the environment. Health is, therefore, seen as a resource for
everyday life, not the objective of living. Health is a positive concept emphasizing social
and personal resources, as well as physical capacities. Therefore, health promotion is not
just the responsibility of the health sector, but goes beyond healthy life-styles to wellbeing.
Good health is a major resource for social, economic and personal development and
an important dimension of quality of life. Political, economic, social, cultural,

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environmental, behavioral and biological factors can all favor health or be harmful to it.
Health promotion action aims at making these conditions favorable through advocacy for
health.
Health promotion focuses on achieving equity in health. Health promotion action
aims at reducing differences in current health status and ensuring equal opportunities and
resources to enable all people to achieve their fullest health potential. This includes a
secure foundation in a supportive environment, access to information, life skills and
opportunities for making healthy choices. People cannot achieve their fullest health
potential unless they are able to take control of those things which determine their health.
This must apply equally to women and men.
The prerequisites and prospects for health cannot be ensured by the health sector
alone. More importantly, health promotion demands coordinated action by all concerned:
by governments, by health and other social and economic sectors, by nongovernmental
and voluntary organization, by local authorities, by industry and by the media. People in
all walks of life are involved as individuals, families and communities. Professional and
social groups and health personnel have a major responsibility to mediate between
differing interests in society for the pursuit of health. Health promotion strategies and
programmes should be adapted to the local needs and possibilities of individual countries
and regions to take into account differing social, cultural and economic systems.
Health promotion goes beyond health care. It puts health on the agenda of policy
makers in all sectors and at all levels, directing them to be aware of the health
consequences of their decisions and to accept their responsibilities for health. Health
promotion policy combines diverse but complementary approaches including legislation,

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fiscal measures, taxation and organizational change. It is coordinated action that leads to
health, income and social policies that foster greater equity. Joint action contributes to
ensuring safer and healthier goods and services, healthier public services, and cleaner,
more enjoyable environments. Health promotion policy requires the identification of
obstacles to the adoption of healthy public policies in non-health sectors, and ways of
removing them. The aim must be to make the healthier choice the easier choice for policy
makers as well.
Our societies are complex and interrelated. Health cannot be separated from other
goals. The inextricable links between people and their environment constitutes the basis
for a socioecological approach to health. The overall guiding principle for the world,
nations, regions and communities alike, is the need to encourage reciprocal maintenance to take care of each other, our communities and our natural environment. The
conservation of natural resources throughout the world should be emphasized as a global
responsibility.
Changing patterns of life, work and leisure have a significant impact on health. Work
and leisure should be a source of health for people. The way society organizes work
should help create a healthy society. Health promotion generates living and working
conditions that are safe, stimulating, satisfying and enjoyable. Systematic assessment of
the health impact of a rapidly changing environment particularly in areas of technology,
work, energy production and urbanization - is essential and must be followed by action to
ensure positive benefit to the health of the public. The protection of the natural and built
environments and the conservation of natural resources must be addressed in any health
promotion strategy.

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Health promotion works through concrete and effective community action in setting
priorities, making decisions, planning strategies and implementing them to achieve better
health. At the heart of this process is the empowerment of communities - their ownership
and control of their own endeavours and destinies. Community development draws on
existing human and material resources in the community to enhance self-help and social
support, and to develop flexible systems for strengthening public participation in and
direction of health matters. This requires full and continuous access to information,
learning opportunities for health, as well as funding support.
Health promotion supports personal and social development through providing
information, education for health, and enhancing life skills. By so doing, it increases the
options available to people to exercise more control over their own health and over their
environments, and to make choices conducive to health. Enabling people to learn,
throughout life, to prepare themselves for all of its stages and to cope with chronic illness
and injuries is essential. This has to be facilitated in school, home, work and community
settings. Action is required through educational, professional, commercial and voluntary
bodies, and within the institutions themselves.
The responsibility for health promotion in health services is shared among
individuals, community groups, health professionals, health service institutions and
governments. They must work together towards a health care system which contributes to
the pursuit of health. The role of the health sector must move increasingly in a health
promotion direction, beyond its responsibility for providing clinical and curative services.
Health services need to embrace an expanded mandate which is sensitive and respects
cultural needs. This mandate should support the needs of individuals and communities for

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a healthier life, and open channels between the health sector and broader social, political,
economic and physical environmental components. Reorienting health services also
requires stronger attention to health research as well as changes in professional education
and training. This must lead to a change of attitude and organization of health services
which refocuses on the total needs of the individual as a whole person.
Health is created and lived by people within the settings of their everyday life; where
they learn, work, play and love. Health is created by caring for oneself and others, by
being able to take decisions and have control over one's life circumstances, and by
ensuring that the society one lives in creates conditions that allow the attainment of health
by all its members. Caring, holism and ecology are essential issues in developing
strategies for health promotion. Therefore, those involved should take as a guiding
principle that, in each phase of planning, implementation and evaluation of health
promotion

activities,

women

and

men

should

become

equal

partners

(http://www.crrps.org/download/OttawaCharter.pdf).

National
The Department of health released seven steps toward a healthier life to be a guide in
disease prevention and health promotion practices of the Filipino families. The 7 steps
toward a healthier life are inter-related, easy-to-remember steps that can help patients
achieve consistent improvements in health regardless of their age. Because behavioral
changes are broken into components, the patient and the APN have the flexibility to
choose 1 or more steps.

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It is important for health care providers to stress to patients that it is never too late to
implement lifestyle changes and that no matter how small the change may seem, it is
important. Remind patients that while the damage from some lifestyle choices (eg,
smoking) seems to be greater than others, the body has an amazing ability to heal itself.
(A recent article in Time magazine supported these ideas and is written in a tone that
patients usually find reassuring and informative.)
Providers can have these 7 steps printed and given to their patients on wallet-sized
laminated cards with their office phone numbers and addresses on the back. Posters with
the 7 steps can be placed on examination room doors, waiting rooms, and elevators.
Many health-related organizations strive to promote good health and offer posters and
brochures and other teaching materials for patient and provider use.
Step 1: Eat Well But Not Too Much of the Wrong Foods. Nutrition counts.
Population surveys indicate that the age-adjusted prevalence of overweight adults in the
United States has increased from about 25% in the 1970s to 33% during the period from
1988-1991. The increase is evident for all race and sex groups. More patients eat out now
than in previous years, and relatively few patients participate in regular exercise. People
tend to gain weight as they age, particularly as their activity levels decrease. Permanent
lifestyle changes that combine nutritional strategies and increased physical activity are
the most effective for weight management.
The APN can ask questions about patients' dietary practices; even a 24-hour recall is
helpful to understand how a patient manages nutritional intake. For some patients, a
review of the food pyramid is helpful. For others, a consultation with a nutritionist may
be required. Obesity is a difficult disease to treat and should be viewed by the APN as a

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complicated medical problem, just as coronary artery disease and diabetes are. Therefore,
I believe that all patients who are obese and/or have a chronic disease should consult with
a nutritionist in addition to working with their primary care provider.
Children at risk for obesity should be identified early, and weight gain prevention
practices such as nutritional guidance and emotional support should be put into place by
the family.
Patients who have lost weight are always at risk for weight regain. Exercise is the
most effective method for weight maintenance. Individuals who burn about 2700 calories
weekly through exercising above their daily activity achieve better weight control results
than individuals who exercise less.(Standard exercise programs recommend burning 1500
calories per week, a substantial difference.) Many people cannot find the time to
complete 30 to 60 minutes of daily exercise. However, patients should be informed about
the level of exercise that will be required to maintain their weight loss.
Step 2: Quit Smoking. Nearly 50 million Americans smoke while long-term studies
now indicate that damage to the lungs from smoking is harder to undo than other damage,
patients still reduce their risk for lung cancer and other diseases if they quit. Patients may
experience benefits to the circulatory system immediately upon quitting. For details on
how to help a patient quit smoking, an article by Schaffer says that, "Clearing the Air:
Brief Strategies for Smoking Cessation".
Health care providers should ask patients who are smoking if they have ever tried to
quit and, if so, what strategies they tried. Just because one strategy did not work does not
mean that others will not work. Patients should be encouraged to remain open-minded

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about strategies. Even strategies that have been successful in the past may need to be
altered the second time around.
Step 3: Exercise Regularly. Exercise can make a person feel better immediately. It
also helps patients cope with chronic disease and stress by increasing the body's release
of endorphins and other hormones. Patients should be encouraged to avoid exercising too
much too soon, which can result in soreness and motivate the patient to quit exercising.
Any form of exercise that a patient is willing to undertake and is within his or her
physical abilities should be encouraged. For specific guidelines on exercise, see the
article by Padden, "The Role of the Advanced Practice Nurse in the Promotion of
Exercise and Physical Activity," published in this issue.
The benefits of exercise also are detailed in an online report from the National Center
for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion; Health care providers who want
specific information to share with their patients can print out this report, which is
available on the CDC Web site at http://www.cdc.gov/health/physact.htm.
The APN should ask patients what forms of exercise they like to participate in, feel
comfortable doing, or have an interest in learning. Encourage patients to be as active as
possible. If they cannot participate in a sport, encourage them to do small bits of activity
such as sweeping the floor, parking further away from the entrance to a building than
they normally would, or perhaps moving around while talking on the cell phone.
Sometimes crossing and uncrossing one's leg is better than no activity at all.
Step 4: Maintain or Reduce Your Weight. Even a modest weight loss will have
positive health effects. A 10% to 15% reduction in body weight in obese patients lowers
blood pressure, decreases joint stress, and improves exercise tolerance. Patients were

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once told that they needed to achieve a normal weight to experience the benefits of
weight loss. Although the full benefits of weight loss might be better realized if a normal
weight can be achieved, many patients are not able to reach their goal weight These
patients tend to become discouraged and depressed, which increases a sense of defeat and
may even result in more weight gain.
Step 5: Avoid Excessive Use of Alcohol and/or Other Drugs. Excessive use of
alcohol and other drugs is associated with a decline in patients' health status and a lack of
motivation for self-care practices in general. Patients who abuse alcohol and other drugs
are at risk for accidents and often don't sleep or eat well. Frequently, they use these
substances to self-medicate for anxiety disorders and depressive symptoms. The risks for
dental caries, sexually transmitted diseases, and unplanned pregnancy are known to be
higher in substance-abusing patients than in others.
Unfortunately, adequate mental healthcare has become a luxury in our society; most
insurance plans do not cover adequate treatment. Patients are stigmatized and fear asking
for help because of rejection from providers, family members, and employers.
There is a strong genetic basis for alcohol and drug abuse, and patients often
experience many relapses before treatment is effective. Again, prevention seems to be
key. Children and adolescents should be asked about substance abuse in their families. If
there is a positive family history, they should be encouraged to consider choosing not to
consume alcohol or experiment with drugs.
Anxiety and depressive symptoms should be identified early and treated before
adolescents and adults decide to self-medicate. All patients should be asked about the use
of alcohol and other drugs when they experience an event, such as an accident or

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unplanned pregnancy, associated with substance abuse. At routine visits, the provider
should ask about the use of alcohol and other drugs and any risk factors for substance
abuse.
Step 6: Get Enough Sleep. The National Sleep Foundation reports that more than one
half of adults surveyed (58%) experienced insomnia at least a few nights per week within
the past year. It is believed that serious health effects may be at least in part caused by
inadequate sleep. For example, a study reported at the American Diabetes Association's
61st Annual Scientific Sessions revealed that the incidence of insulin resistance was
higher in persons who received 5 or fewer hours of sleep each day. Other sleep disorders,
such as sleep apnea, have been reported to be associated with hypertension and
Alzheimer disease.
Health care providers can suggest various educational and behavioral strategies to
reduce insomnia. It is important to teach patients about the kinds of behavior that disrupt
sleep. For example, the bedroom should be reserved only for sleeping and sexual
activities rather than more general activities such as watching television or reading.
Strategies such as going to bed only when sleepy and getting out of bed after 15-20
minutes if unable to sleep and returning to bed later have been shown to re-establish the
psychological connection between the bedroom and sleeping. Pharmacotherapeutic
management can be effective with patients who don't respond to relaxation techniques
and sleep hygiene practices. Cognitive behavioral therapy has been shown to be superior
to relaxation therapy or placebo for chronic primary insomnia.Patients will find that if
they concentrate on some of the other steps for healthy living, their insomnia may also
improve.

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Step 7: Practice Some Method of Relaxation on a Daily Basis. Stress-related
hormones such as cortisol and epinephrine help people adapt to their environments, but if
they are secreted in excess, body systems can be damaged. People today do not contend
with the same threats as their ancestors did. Today's threats -- loss of self-esteem,
socioeconomic losses, interpersonal conflicts -- often involve ill-defined, diffuse
situations that are not resolved by a "flight or fight" response. However, today's threats
are usually chronic and over time can cause the adaptive physiologic response to become
maladaptive.
Stress has been implicated in the pathophysiology of atherosclerotic processes, heart
disease, hypertension, and stroke. While direct evidence that stress causes cardiovascular
dysfunction or disease is not always conclusive, there is enough evidence for Health care
providers to be concerned about stress levels in patients and to make recommendations
for stress reduction. Patients frequently use nontraditional methods such as yoga,
biofeedback, and acupuncture with success. Psychotherapy can help patients modulate the
effects of chronic stress by teaching them how to recognize when they are stressed, what
particular stressors seem to provoke physiologic responses, and how to cope in other,
more healthy ways. Several of the other steps, such as exercising regularly and getting
adequate sleep, will also help mitigate the effects of stressful life situations (Department
of Health, Retrieved on August 14, 2009).

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Chapter 3
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

This chapter presents the research design, research locale, respondents of the study,
sampling technique, research instrument, research procedure, and statistical treatment of
the data.

Research Design
In this study, descriptive comparative design was used. This type of research is
utilized since it would determine the difference between the disease prevention and health
promotion among the residents in Catalunan Pequeo and Sto. Nio. Descriptive research
is designed to summarize the status of phenomenon of interest as they currently exist.

Research Locale
This study was conducted among the residents of the two communities in Davao
City; Catalunan Pequeo, with a household of 792 and Sto. Nio with a household of
1178 (National Statistics Office, 2000). The site is selected due to its accessibility and to
achieve a more comprehensive study.

Respondents of the Study

The respondent of the study consisted of the selected residents of Catalunan Pequeo
and Sto. Nio above 18 years of age. The researchers chose them because they came from
a community who rarely seeks for medical assistance when not feeling well. Through

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these respondents they aimed to determine the level of disease prevention and health
promotion of the two communities. The researchers also believe that these respondents
will be honest and truthful upon answering the questionnaires.
Table 1
Distribution of the Respondents
Community

Actual No. of Household

n (Sample Size)

Catalunan Pequeo

792

133

Sto. Nio

1178

199

Total

1970

332

Table 1 shows the actual number of household in Catalunan Pequeo which is 792
while in Sto. Nio is 1178 (National Statistics Office, 2000). Thus, the total number of
households in the 2 areas is 1970. The number of households that will be the respondents
of this study in Catalunan Pequeo is 133 while in Sto. Nio is 199 and the total sample
size of the two areas is 332. Proportion and allocation is use to distribute the respondents.

Sampling Technique
Multi-stage random sampling is the method used in this study. The researchers use
this method because the respondents in this research study involves the whole household
and that researchers just chose randomly one representative each household. The
researchers use the Slovins formula to determine the sample size of the two communities
that was the respondents of this study as shown below:
n=

Where:

N
(1 + Ne2)

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1 - constant
N- population size
n- sample size
e- margin of error
n=_____1970_____
1+1970 (0.05)2
n=_____1970_____
1+1970 (0.0025)
n=_____1970_____
1+4.925
n=____1970______
5.925
n= 332.4894515
The total sample size of this study is 332.

Research Instrument
The researchers utilized a survey questionnaire in determining the respondents level
of disease prevention and health promotion.
After a set of instructions and reminders, the researchers had set down the questions
for the survey proper. The instrument aimed to measure the level of disease prevention
and health promotion practiced by the community of Catalunan Pequeo and Sto. Nio.
The survey questionnaires will be prepared according to the level of understanding of the
respondents. Pretesting and revision of the questionnaire was done to improve the choice
of words and sentence construction, check the validity and reliability of the questions,

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eliminate unnecessary questions, and therefore, eliminate errors and perfect the data
collection instrument (Arboleda, 1998).
The researchers hope that people who are interested in the disease prevention and
health promotion among the residents of Catalunan Pequeo and Sto. Nio wascome
more aware and active in the policy-making process. They want the residents of the said
baranggays to pay attention to not only the questionnaires they have to answer but also
the importance of the study in their day to day living. The researchers chose 10
respondents to participate in the pilot study that is not included in the actual respondents
of this research. Through them the researchers hope that there would be an improvement
in the content of the questionnaire.
The scale below is found in the survey questionnaire and was use as the basis in
determining the level of disease prevention and health promotion among the selected
residents of Catalunan Pequeo and Sto. Nio.
Rank

Interval

Interpretation

3.27 - 4.0

Excellent

2.52 3.26

Very Good

1.36 2.51

Good

1.0 1.35

Poor

Research Procedure
Permission to conduct the study was obtained from the baranggay officials of
Catalunan Pequeo and Sto. Nio through a communication signed by all the researchers
and noted by the adviser and the dean. Once permission to conduct the study was granted,

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the questionnaire was administered by the researchers and it was also retrieved after the
respondents had finished answering it. After, the data collected were then be tallied and
statistically treated.

Statistical Treatment
Data were collected, collated and tabulated. Both parametric and non-parametric
statistical tools were utilized. Data were encoded and treated through the SPSS 17.0
program using 0.05 level of significance.
Statement problem number one was answered using frequency and percentage.
Statement problem number two was answered using weighted mean.
Statement problem number three was answered using 0.05 as its level of
significance, is the t test and ANOVA.
Statement problem number four was answered using t - test.

Chapter 4

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PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA

This chapter deals with the presentation, analysis and interpretation of statistical data
on the Level of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion among the Selected Residents
of Catalunan Pequeo and Sto. Nio, Davao City.

Profile of the Respondents

Table 2 presents the demographic profile of the respondents in terms of age, gender,
family income and educational attainment per baranggay. According to age, the data
gathered shows that most of the respondents in Baranggay Catalunan Pequeo and
Baranggay Sto. Nio were in the range of 30 yrs old and below earning 44.4 % and
48.7%. In terms of gender, the data gathered shows that most of the respondents were
females garnering 57.1% and 56.3%. According to family income, the data gathered
shows that most of the respondents highest monthly income appeared in the range of
4000 5000 pesos with 35.3% and 28.6%. Lastly, according to educational attainment
the data gathered shows that the majority of the respondents are high school graduates
with 51.1% and 45.7%.
In accordance to age, this implies that majority of the respondents belong to the age
group that is particular with health promotion and disease preventive measures since this
is a crucial time where in people tend to be cautious because of death causing illnesses
experienced by their older relatives. In accordance to gender, one lifestyle factor
accounting for the gender gap in mortality is that men are more likely prone when
compared with women to engage in potentially risky behaviors such as smoking and

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drinking. Another gender difference in health habits is that women make greater use of
preventive health services and are more likely to seek medical treatment when they are
ill. Womens greater tendency to visit the doctors office suggests that they are more
health conscious than men. In accordance to family income, 4, 000-5, 000 pesos being the
highest monthly income by both baranggays might not be enough for a family to supply
their daily needs such as food because if you would divide presuming the highest income
with P5000 to 30 days the result would be approximately P167 per day. Their income
would basically be used up only for their daily needs and they cannot afford to buy other
necessities for health such as vitamins and food supplements. Lastly, in accordance to
educational attainment, Hill, Hoffman and Rex (2005) state that acquiring higher
education is a form of human capital investment, and it generally leads to higher worker
productivity, greater output, and enhanced economic prosperity. Lack of education can
greatly affect the chances of finding a good job with good pay which may cause future
problems in the community.

Table 2
Profile of the Respondents

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Category
Age

Catalunan Pequeo
Frequency
Percentage
(n)
(%)
59
44.4
30
22.6
26
19.5
13
9.8
5
3.8
133
100

Sto. Nio
Frequency
Percentage
(n)
(%)
97
48.7
49
24.6
32
16.1
18
9.0
3
1.5
199
100

Gender

Frequency
(n)
56
77
133

Percentage
(%)
42.1
57.9
100

Frequency
(n)
87
112
199

Percentage
(%)
43.7
56.3
100

Family Income

Frequency
(n)
11
16
36
47
23
133

Percentage
(%)
8.3
12.0
27.1
35.3
17.3
100

Frequency
(n)
31
36
43
57
32
199

Percentage
(%)
15.6
18.1
21.6
28.6
16.1
100

Frequency
(n)
8
68
48
9
133

Percentage
(%)
6.0
51.1
36.1
6.8
100

Frequency
(n)
18
91
69
21
199

Percentage
(%)
9.0
45.7
34.7
10.6
100

30 yrs old and below

31 - 40 yrs old
41 - 50 yrs old
51 - 60 yrs old
61 yrs old and above
Total

Male
Female
Total

1,000-2,000
2,000-3,000
3,000-4,000
4,000-5,000
5,000 and above
Total
Educational Attainment
Elementary Graduate
High School Graduate
College Graduate
Others
Total

Level of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion among the Selected Respondents of
Catalunan Pequeo and Sto. Nio

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In the 40-item questionnaire given out, the researchers ranked the mean score in both
baranggays into highest and lowest and compared the difference between the two
baranggays. The highest mean score in Catalunan Pequeno is 3.58 which means that most
of their respondents always takes a bath every day, while in Sto. Nio has a highest mean
score of 3.53 which means that their respondents also do the same thing. This implies that
most of the respondents of both the community knows the importance of proper hygiene
and applies it to themselves not only as a means of preventing diseases but also as a
means of promoting health and well being.
The lowest mean score in Catalunan Pequeno is 1.90 which means that their
respondents sometimes drink alcoholic beverages, while in Sto. Nio has a lowest mean
score of 1.94 which means that their respondents also do the same thing. This implies that
most of the respondents of both the community have a good reputation in taking alcoholic
beverages occasionally.
The rest of the items are not interpreted as poor but rather good, very good and
excellent, this implies that both the communities has developed in keeping self-care
practices by doing proper hygiene in order to prevent diseases and promote healthy
lifestyle for the benefit of their children.

Table 3
Level of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Among the Selected Respondents of
Catalunan Pequeo and Sto. Nio
Items

Catalunan Pequeo

Sto. Nio

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1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.
28.
29.
30.
31.
32.
33.
34.
35.
36.
37.
38.
39.
40.

Exercises regularly.
Sleeps eight hours a day.
Regularly intake of vitamin and mineral
supplements.
Avoids drinking alcohol.
Avoids smoking.
Takes a bath daily.
Brushes teeth 3x a day.
Cleans ear once/twice a week.
Regularly keeps the nails trimmed nail short.
Changes clothes everyday or as needed.
Prefers eating vegetables every meal/day.
Regularly eats fruits every meal/day.
Limits intake of fatty foods such as meat.
Eats three times a day.
Regularly drinks milk.
Washes hands before and after eating meals.
Washes raw food before eating.
Properly stores food.
Cleans the kitchen daily/weekly.
Sterilizes kitchen utensils weekly/once a month.
Washes hands every after using the toilet.
Uses toilet bowls when defecating.
Flushes toilet bowl every after use.
Keeps toilet clean and odor free.
Disinfects toilet daily/weekly.
Disposes garbage properly.
Segregates biodegradable from nonbiodegradable wastes.
Recycles non-biodegradable wastes.
Composting the biodegradable wastes.
Avoids burning garbage.
Keeps the yard and its surroundings clean.
Avoids having stagnant waters at the yard.
Cleans drainage every week.
Practices fogging weekly/once a month.
Trims grasses around the backyard.
Appreciates the importance of immunizations.
Emphasizes the need to complete the required
immunizations in the family.
Always aware of exisiting DOH programs
related to immunizations.
Avails the free immunizations given by the
baranggay health centers.
Knows the significance of completing the
immunizations.

Mean
2.26
2.67
2.30

Interpretation
Good
Very Good
Good

Mean
2.49
2.66
2.41

Interpretation
Good
Very Good
Good

1.90
2.01
3.58
3.56
3.40
3.11
3.40
3.29
2.99
2.88
3.38
2.98
3.30
3.24
3.24
3.35
3.10
3.25
3.32
3.34
3.32
2.92
3.20
2.92

Good
Good
Excellent
Excellent
Excellent
Very Good
Excellent
Excellent
Very Good
Very Good
Excellent
Very Good
Excellent
Very Good
Very Good
Excellent
Very Good
Very Good
Excellent
Excellent
Excellent
Very Good
Very Good
Very Good

1.94
2.00
3.53
3.25
3.03
3.00
3.33
3.02
2.79
2.68
3.23
2.67
3.31
3.16
3.43
3.17
3.04
3.27
3.34
3.32
3.26
3.09
3.21
2.83

Good
Good
Excellent
Very Good
Very Good
Very Good
Excellent
Very Good
Very Good
Very Good
Very Good
Very Good
Excellent
Very Good
Excellent
Very Good
Very Good
Excellent
Excellent
Excellent
Very Good
Very Good
Very Good
Very Good

2.76
2.86
3.41
3.29
3.22
3.15
2.86
3.04
3.22
3.35

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent
Excellent
Very Good
Very Good
Very Good
Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

2.73
2.54
2.58
2.84
2.87
2.82
2.85
2.91
3.17
3.25

Very Good
Very Good
Very Good
Very Good
Very Good
Very Good
Very Good
Very Good
Very Good
Very Good

3.10

Very Good

3.17

Very Good

3.19

Very Good

3.20

Very Good

3.08

Very Good

3.20

Very Good

Difference Between Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Among the Selected
Residents of Catalunan Pequeo and Sto. Nio as Grouped According to Profile.

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Table 4 shows the significant difference between level of disease prevention and
health promotion among the selected residents of Catalunan Pequeo and Sto. Nio as
grouped according to profile.
According to age in Catalunan Pequeo the computed f value is 1.064 while the p
value is 0.377 at 0.05 level of significance indicates that there is no significant difference
between the level of disease prevention and health promotion among the selected
residents of Catalunan Pequeo in terms of age therefore the null hypothesis is accepted.
In Sto. Nio the computed f value is 2.340 while the p value is 0.57 at 0.05 level of
significance indicates that there is no significant difference between the level of disease
prevention and health promotion among the selected residents of Sto. Nio in terms of
age therefore the null hypothesis is accepted.
According to gender in Catalunan Pequeo the computed t value is 0.100 while the p
value is .921 at 0.05 level of significance shows that there is no significant difference
between the level of disease prevention and health promotion among the selected
residents of Catalunan Pequeo in terms of gender therefore the null hypothesis is
accepted. In Sto. Nio the computed t value -.950 while the p value is 0.343 at 0.05 level
of significance shows that there is no significant difference between the level of disease
prevention and health promotion among the selected residents of and Sto. Nio in terms
of gender therefore the null hypothesis is accepted.
According to family income in Catalunan Pequeo the computed f value is .926
while the p value is .450 at 0.05 level of significance shows that there is no significant
difference between the level of disease prevention and health promotion among the
selected residents of Catalunan Pequeo in terms of family income therefore the null

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hypothesis is accepted. In Sto. Nio the computed f value 1.452 while the p value is
0.221 at 0.05 level of significance shows that there is no significant difference between
the level of disease prevention and health promotion among the selected residents of Sto.
Nio in terms of family income therefore the null hypothesis is accepted.
According to educational attainment in Catalunan Pequeo the computed f value
0.773 while the p value is 0.551 at 0.05 level of significance shows that there is no
significant difference between the level of disease prevention and health promotion
among the selected residents of Catalunan Pequeo in terms of educational attainment
therefore the null hypothesis is accepted. In Sto. Nio the computed f value 1.078 while
the p value is .359 at 0.05 level of significance shows that there is no significant
difference between the level of disease prevention and health promotion among the
selected residents of Sto. Nio in terms of educational attainment therefore the null
hypothesis is accepted.
Table 4
Difference Between Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Among the Selected
Residents of Catalunan Pequeo as Grouped According to Profile
Catalunan Pequeo
Disease Prevention and Health Promotion according to Age
Disease Prevention and Health Promotion according to Gender
Disease Prevention and Health Promotion according to Family
Income
Disease Prevention and Health Promotion according to
Educational Attainment
Sto. Nio
Disease Prevention and Health Promotion according to Age
Disease Prevention and Health Promotion according to Gender
Disease Prevention and Health Promotion according to Family
Income
Disease Prevention and Health Promotion according to
Educational Attainment

f or t value
1.064
0.100
0.926

p value
0.377
0.921
0.450

Remarks
Accept Ho
Accept Ho
Accept Ho

0.773

0.551

Accept Ho

f or t value
2.340
-.950
1.452

p value
0.57
0.343
0.221

Remarks
Accept Ho
Accept Ho
Accept Ho

1.078

0.359

Accept Ho

Difference Between Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Among the Selected
Residents of Catalunan Pequeo and Sto. Nio

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Table 5 shows the significant difference between the level of disease prevention and
health promotion among the selected residents of Catalunan Pequeo and Sto. Nio.
According to data gathered the computed t value is 2.215 while the p value is 0.028
at 0.05 level of significance indicates that there is a significant difference between the
level of disease prevention and health promotion among the selected residents of
Catalunan Pequeo and Sto. Nio therefore the null hypothesis is rejected.
Table 5
Difference Between Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Among the Selected
Residents of Catalunan Pequeo and Sto. Nio
Baranggay
Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Among the
Selected Residents of Catalunan Pequeo and Sto. Nio

t value
2.215

P value
0.028

Remarks
Reject Ho

The two communities have a significant difference in their level of disease

prevention and health promotion. Even though the two communities are both rural areas,
the data that the researchers have gathered shows that there is a difference in both the
communities health practices. This implies that a health promotion and disease
prevention practice varies in every person regardless of their age, gender, family income
and educational attainment.

Chapter 5
SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION

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This chapter presents the summary of the study, the findings, conclusions based on
the findings of the study and recommendations for future studies.

Summary
This study aimed to prove if there was a significant difference between the level of
disease prevention and health promotion among the selected residents of Catalunan
Pequeo and Sto. Nio. The variables are the residents of Catalunan Pequeo and Sto.
Nio, being the independent variable and the level of disease prevention and health
promotion, being the dependent variable. This study used a descriptive comparative
research design. Survey questionnaires were prepared having the level of disease
prevention and health promotion of the two communities. The respondents were the
selected residents in Catalunan Pequeo and Sto. Nio. The researchers used multi-stage
sampling technique because the respondents in this research study involves the whole
household and that the researchers just chose randomly one representative each
household.
On August 2009, the researchers had their thesis title proposal. After which, revisions
were made and the survey questionnaires were handed out to the said respondents. After
all survey questionnaires were handed out, tallying began, the data was collated carefully
using the SPSS 17.0 program to determine the percentage distribution of the respondents
profile, measure the Level of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, to determine if
there is a significant difference in the Level of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
among the Selected Residents of Catalunan Pequeo and Sto. Nio, Davao City

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according to profile and if there is a significant difference in the Level of Disease
Prevention and Health Promotion among the Selected Residents of Catalunan Pequeo
and Sto. Nio, Davao City.
Findings:
1. The profile of the respondents in terms of age, majority are 30 yrs old and below.
2. The family income mostly appeared is P4000 5000.
3. Most of the respondents are female.
4. In terms of educational attainment the results showed majority of the residents are high
school graduates.
5. The overall level of disease prevention and health promotion of the respondents are
very good.
6. There is no significant difference in the level of disease prevention and health
promotion among the Selected Residents of Catalunan Pequeo and Sto. Nio, Davao
City as grouped according to profile and
7. There is a significant difference between the Level of Disease Prevention and Health
Promotion among the two community.

Conclusion
Based on the findings of the study, the researchers concluded that there is a
significant difference between the Level of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
among the Selected Residents of Catalunan Pequeo and Sto. Nio, Davao City.
Recommendation
Based on the results of this study, the researchers recommend that the local
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improve their health practices by developing and implementing effective health programs
and services such as Free Medical Check-ups, Medical Mission, Free Animal
Vaccinations etc. For the residents of the rural communities the researchers recommend
that they should also take the initiative to avail and participate in the programs that are
being implemented by the government and not be apathetic. Lastly, the researchers would
like to recommend to the school especially to the nursing division to continue their efforts
in imparting the skills and knowledge of their students about health during the
community exposures.