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Paul University Iloilo

College of Nursing
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1 Semester, AY 2020-2021

Student’s Full Name: Sumagaysay, Bernadeth S. Year and Section: BSN 2-B

GUIDE QUESTIONS FOR GATHERING IDB

I. FAMILY STRUCTURE, CHARACTERISTICS AND DYNAMICS

1. What type of family is this (nuclear, extended, etc.)?
2. How many family members are there?
3. How many children do you have?
4. What is your position in the family?
5. What is the place of your residence? Are you living together or elsewhere?
6. Who usually makes the decision for this family?
7. In terms of budgeting and the health of the family, who usually is in charge of
making decision?
8. In making decision, do you have experiencing difficulties in communicating with
each other?
9. Are the family members are close with each other?

II. SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS

1. What are the educational attainments of each member of the family?
2. What is the job of the family member(s) that are employed?
3. Do you have difficulties in finding a job?
4. What is the source of income?
5. How much is the income and the expenses of this family in a day? Is that enough
to sustain and met the basic needs?
6. Is there anyone helping in your family in terms of financial needs?
7. What is the religion of this family? Are they religious people? How often they go
to church?
8. What is the ethnic background of the family?
9. Are they active members of the community?
10. How is your relationship with your neighborhood and community?

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III. HOME AND ENVIRONMENT

1. What are the materials you used in building a house?
2. How many bedrooms are there? Is the living space adequate for the family?
3. Do you have any problems in terms of electric or water supply?
4. Do you have your own toilet facility? Do you have a septic tank or does your
waste go directly into the sewage?
5. In regards with water supply, do you use communal faucet point source, or
individual house connection? Where do you usually get your water for bathing
and personal necessities and hygiene? For drinking?
6. How often does the family do a general cleaning?
7. Is there a breeding site of mosquito, cockroaches and flies in your houeshold?
8. Is there any accident hazards presence in your household?
9. How do you dispose your garbage? How often do you usually dispose?
10. What is the mode of transportation you usually use when going to your market?
11. What is the mode of communication you usually use to communicate with
others?
12. What kind of neighborhood is your community?
13. Do you have health facilities available in your community? Can you name some?
14. Do you have any problems or discomfort living in this house and within the
community?

IV. HEALTH STATUS OF EACH FAMILY MEMBER

1. How long are you living here?
2. Does the member of the family have a medical or nursing history?
3. Can you name some of the recent health conditions experiencing by the member
of the family, if there is any?
4. How is the immune system of each of the family member (strong, weak, etc.)?
5. How are your children in regards of their development?
6. Among your children, are they well-nourished or malnourished?

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7. How often does the family eat meals? Do they eat meals in specific time of the
day?
8. What type of food you take? Do you eat vegetables and fruits?
9. Do you take vitamins?
10. Are you using herbal medicine?
11. In case that you are experiencing some health problems, where do you usually
go? How often they do check-ups?
12. Do you think the family members living in this household are safe? Are there any
threats or risk that could cause them harm to their health?

V. VALUES, HABITS AND PRACTICES ON HEALTH PROMOTION, MAINTENANCE

AND DISEASE PREVENTION
1. Do you have any idea of the immunization history of the members of this
household? Are you all completed the immunization required especially to your
children?
2. What are the common interests of the family as a whole?
3. What time does the family usually goes to sleep? Do the members get adequate
rest and sleep?
4. Are they involved in any physical activities? Do the family members exercise
regularly? What type of exercise and how often?
5. Do you have any protective equipment like mosquito nets?
6. How does the family cope with stress and conflicts?
7. Based on your own experience, are you satisfied living in this household in terms
of relationship, security, nutrition, comfort, and environment?

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DEMOGRAPHIC DATA
Name Age Date Sex Civil Educational Occupation Religion Position
of Status Attainment in the Family
Birth
Mrs. L.T. 38 Mar. F Married High school Housewife Roman Mother
Sumagaysay 12, Graduate Catholic Wife
1983

Mr. A.S. 46 Nov. M Married College Delivery Roman Head of the

Sumagaysay 18, Level truck driver Catholic family
1974 Father
Husband
Ms. A.M.T. 14 Sept. F Single High school Student Roman Eldest child
Sumagaysay 06, Level Catholic Daughter
2006 Sister

Mistress 5 Apr. F Single Kindergarte Student Roman Youngest

A.F.T. 12, n Catholic child
Sumagaysay 2015 Daughter
Sister

INITIAL DATA BASE (IDB)

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I. FAMILY STRUCTURE, CHARACTERISTICS AND DYNAMICS

The interview was conducted in Brgy. Mandog, Maasin, Iloilo on October 24, 2020
around 2 pm with Mrs. Lourdes Sumagaysay, the wife of Mr. Arnold Sumagaysay and a
mother to their two (2) daughters. They are all living together consisting of four (4)
members in the family, includes Mr. Sumagaysay, Mrs. Sumagaysay and with their two
(2) daughters, Ms. A.M and Mistress A.F. Sumagaysay Family is a typical nuclear type
of family. In terms of decision making, sometimes Mr. Sumagaysay, the head of the
family, decides for the good of all but most of the time, the decision is made by both of
them of what’s best for their children especially in budgeting and for the health of each
family member. Mr. and Mrs. Sumagaysay don’t have a hard time in terms of decision
making but they can’t avoid little arguments which are a natural part of a relationship.
Each of them tends to consider each other’s opinion first before coming up with the final
decision especially in regards with budgeting and health matters. Mr. Sumagaysay is
the head and breadwinner of the family while Mrs. Sumagaysay takes care of the
household chores and their children. The family members are close with each other.

II. SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS

Mr. Sumagaysay was fortunate enough to step into college but didn’t finish his degree.
It is still seems to be an obstacle for Mr. Sumagaysay to get a good job especially this
time of crisis. Mr. Sumagaysay’s job right now is a delivery truck driver and that serves
as the source of their income. On the other hand, Mrs. Sumagaysay was still fortunate
enough to finish high school but decided to stay at home to be a full-time housewife and
to take good care of their children. Their oldest daughter is on her 9 th grade and the
youngest is on kindergarten. Their family’s daily income and expenses is approximately
more or less P300, just enough to buy for their daily needs. Mrs. Sumagaysay stated
upon estimation, their monthly income is approximately P5,000 or more per month.
Their monthly income can cover their monthly electricity bill, food, personal necessities
and allowances. Fortunately, the sister of her husband is also helping them with their
financial needs. Sumagaysay family is an Ilonggo. In terms of religion, they are Roman
Catholics and they go to church every Sunday. The family is participating in the general

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assembly and fiesta of their barangay to be as active and involved as they can be. They
have a good relationship with their neighbors.

III. HOME AND ENVIRONMENT

Their house is made up of wood and light materials. The house only has 1 room and the
family sleeps together in a bamboo floor with foam. The living space is adequate for the
family. They are also comfortable with it since they are only 4 of them in the house.
They wear foot wears like slippers to protect their feet from foreign materials since their
floor is not cemented. The house is well ventilated because of the air that comes in their
house and also they are surrounded by trees and field but it is inadequate in lighting.
Mrs. Sumagaysay doesn’t have any problems concerning the electricity. In terms of
water supply, from the steam pump of their neighbor, there is a pipe that connects to
their house. It is approximately 15 meters away from their house. The water they get
from there is used for washing of dishes and clothes, bathing and personal hygiene and
necessities. For drinking, they sterilized the water from the steam pump or sometimes,
they buy water from the water station. They have their own toilet facility and septic tank
for the drainage system. The family does general cleaning once a week. Breeding sites
for mosquitoes, flies, cockroaches, and rodents are inevitable due to sugar cane fields
and tall grasses beside their house and poor environmental sanitation. The garbage is
disposed everyday to the compost pit they made and burned the garbage there but it is
not properly dispose and well-manage. Their house is near the road so it is prone to
accidents. Tricycle and jeepney is the means of transportation of the family. They have
their personal phone for communication and school purposes for their children. They
live in a rural area. Their neighborhood is kind and helpful. For the health facilities, Mrs.
Sumagaysay stated that they have a barangay health clinic and Rural Health Unit within
their vicinity. Mrs. Sumagaysay stated that she doesn’t have any problems or discomfort
living in the house.

IV. HEALTH STATUS OF EACH FAMILY MEMBER

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Sumagaysay family lived here for almost 5 years. They were basically from Hibao-an,
Mandurriao, Iloilo, where their children grew and started to school but unfortunately, life
is getting hard for them and decided to move in Maasin, Iloilo to start a new life. Mrs.
Sumagaysay has asthma and it could trigger if she have heavy works. Mrs.
Sumagaysay’s family has a history of asthma and hypertension. Sometimes, her
children can’t avoid being sick because of some circumstances as they grow especially
her youngest child who recently had a cough and fever. The immune system of the
family is strong except to the youngest child. Their two (2) daughters are well-nourished.
They go to the rural health unit for a once-a-year check-up if none of the family
members are sick. Mrs. Sumagaysay stated that they take vitamins every day. They
sometimes used herbal medicine if they got sick. Upon Mrs. Sumagaysay’s observation
to her children, their development is all good and they can easily learn and adapt from
their environment. The family eats two times or sometimes three times in a day and not
in a specific time. Mrs. Sumagaysay buys their food in the market and sometimes, they
get the vegetable from their backyard. She usually cooks vegetable and fish dishes and
they also eat fruits. The family living in the household is safe and there are no threats or
risk that could harm them.

V. VALUES, HABITS AND PRACTICES ON HEALTH PROMOTION, MAINTENANCE

AND DISEASE PREVENTION
According to Mrs. Sumagaysay, her family completed the immunization required
especially to their children. The family goes to the church every Sunday to bond. The
family sleeps early around 9 to 10 p.m. to have enough rest and energy for the next
day. Mrs. Sumagaysay usually woke up every morning around 5am to prepare for the
breakfast of her husband and their children. They exercise if they have some time just
like goes out every morning to walk. The family uses bed nets at night to protect them
from mosquitoes and other insects. In terms of coping with stress and conflicts, the
family have bond and talk out the problems to resolve it. Mrs. Sumagaysay is satisfied
with her living condition with her family for almost 5 years regarding security,

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environment, relationships, nutrition, and comfort as long as they are complete and
healthy, that is what matters most.