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INTRODUCTION

Community profile is an analysis/study that describes the various

components of a community, producing a composite picture or profile of thatcommunity and may include: geographic boundaries, political constituencies,

demographic features and projections, economic/industry drivers and trends,

socio-economic advantage/disadvantage data, social/community needs,

access to services.

Our group came up with this community profile with the help of each

household in the community. We conducted this through interview. We ased

many significant details about their family especially regarding their health

status. !hey have given us enough information to finish this community

profile.

!he profile herein presented pertains to "ones #-$ of %uro

&ishermen's (illage located in )rgy. *ta. +onica, %uerto %rincesa City,

%alawan that is comprised of approimately households. ach household

was covered in the survey and data obtained from each household made up

this profile.

!his output of the second year nursing students of the 0oly !rinity

1niversity having community eposure in that area from 2ovember #, 34##until 5ecember #, 34##.


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RATIONALE

!his study was conducted by the second year nursing students of 0oly !rinity

1niversity to determine primarily the health status of the community as affected by

its political, socio-economic, socio-cultural and religious situation.

!his will also serve as training ground for students to collect, evaluate,

consolidate and analy"e data. 5ata analy"ed herein were the output of their

integration with their households in the community.

STATEMENT OF OBJECTIVES

General:

!o integrate with the community and study their general situation with

emphasis on factors that affects their health conditions.

Specific:

!o conduct survey using a prepared 6uestionnaire, and analy"e the data

collected.

!o prepare a profile for validation of the residents and submit the same to

7%uro8 officials and (0W's for their health planning in the community.

!o tae part in helping the community by connecting those to agencies that

would help address their health problems.

!o conduct community diagnosis and prepare community nursing plan to

address the health problems identified.


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Dr. Juanch V. Mn!era"eCity health officer

C9 5epartment head

Nu"ri"ina# $i%i!in

5ely +. )acolod2utritional dietician (

+ay *. ;aboy2utritional dietician


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FAMIL/ STRUCTURE

A. T"a# pu#a"in

%uro &ishermen's (illage @ones #-$ has a total population of A3B.t consists of households, broen down as follows:

@one # - 3

@one 3 -

@one A - #$

@one $ - 3

DDDDDDDDDDDD

!otal E

?ist of households per "one are as follows:

0ne 1

#. =ntonio &rejoles3. =rmando +apanoA. )enito 5ael$. )enjamin Ostria. )oy Oro l.F. Carding Ostria. 5rena 5iola. lucterio alegradoB. nri6uito 5iola


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3$. ;olando 6uilisadio3. (encensio regala3F. (idal esteron3. Willy olorga3. Wilson ostria

0ne 2

#.=braham bendivel3.=lejandro pangan jrA.Crisistio rasonabe$.&eli arly rasonsbe.?a"aro OstriaF.+ichael pangan.%aulino pangan

.%ersibal 6uilisadio

0ne 3

#. =polinario ;oa3. =rnel ?ambanA. Calisto )anugon$. 5anilo !aningan. dgar )ustillo

F. velyn 5iao. 9udofredo ;eal *r.

. ?awin ;eal B. +ario Cumawas #4.+ar bon ##.2erios


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#.=llan =gura3. =ngelo 9abonalesA.)ebiana ;asonabe$. Cecilio 5ataro

. Cesario ;asonabeF.5ominador %ilapil.&austo +apano


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!he following were the activities done and tools used by the students

in coming-up with this community profile:

#. Courtesy call with local officials prior to community eposure by the

students. Officials were informed of the purpose of the presence of the

students in the community to solicit their cooperation and support to the

activities to be undertaen.

3. Ocular survey of the different "ones by the students together with their

clinical instructor to familiari"e the physical condition of the area as well as

its boundaries.

A. ach student was provided with a survey 6uestionnaire which they used in

administering 6uestions to their assigned case loading/households. 0ome

visits during community eposure were done to establish trust and

confidence with their households. *chedule of the data collection was during

the assessment wee G2ovember #-#B, 34##H.

$. =fter data were collected, those were collated/consolidated. %ertinent data

that were omitted/missed out were completed by the students. !hey were

ased to go bac to their assigned households to validate the information

given.

. !abulated data were presented to the residents and 7%uro8 officials to

present the result of the survey. Comments and suggestions were

considered prior to the preparation of the final community profile.

SETTING OF T+E COMMUNIT/

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!ricycles, multicabs, jeepneys are the public utility vehicles that are

common in the area. %rivate cars owned by the private individuals are also

used as means of transportation.

*ince they live near the bay, big and small boats are also available.

&. Re!urce! a%ai#a*#e in "he c66uni"'

&ish abound in the area, however, big fish buyers immediately buy the

first class fish caught by the fishermen. Only second class fishes are mostly

available in the community.

n terms of water sources, there is spring water available in the area

where most of the residents tap this resource for their drining and other

purposes.

!otal population G@ones #-$H: A3B

2umber of households:

5omesticated animals present in the community:

5ogs, cats, pigs , chicens, rabbit, money

STA MONICA BARANGA/ OFFICIALS

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;2 >=%.9O5O>UNONG BARANGA/

;?25= C. ;O5;91@ MN1? *.C=?W=9

Baran&a' 7a&a8a$ Baran&a' -a&a8a$

=?;? %. !1C=> *O%= C. *!O>=Baran&a' -a&a8a$ Baran&a' -a&a8a$

?OW?? . *=?5O 9O;9 ?. 5=C1=2Baran&a' -a&a8a$ Baran&a' -a&a8a$

;O2=?5O *. *=>=29 C=;?O


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%uerto %rincesa City is located in the mild-section of the long

island strip of %alawan %rovince having a distance of A4F nautical miles from

+anila, 34 nautical miles to %anay and about 34 nautical miles to

@amboangga.

!O!=? ?=25 =;=: 3A, B3 hectares

)O125=;*:

2orth: +unicipalities of *an (icente and ;oas

*outh: +unicipality of =borlan

ast: *ulu *ea

West: *outh China *ea

%O?!C=? *1)5(*O2

-&irst class city

-Consists of FF barangaysJ A urban and A# rural

+/SICAL/ RESOURCES

Tp&raph': !errain generally ranges from A4-4 meters above sea

level with rugged mountain areas in the interior. Coastal areas vary from

plain to hilly with slopes ranging from to 3 degrees.

Si# T'pe an$ Sui"a*i#i"': 2ine soil types are predominant, namely

)olinao Clay, !agburos Clay, !apul Clay ?oam, 9uimbalaon Clay, )ay Clay

?oam, )abuyan *ilt Clay ?oam, )abuyan Clay, +alaglag Clay and 0ydrosol.

!hese soils are suitable for rice, corn, coconut, cashew, and other fruit trees.

C#i6a"e: = short dry season with pronounced rainy period. Warmest

months are from +arch to +ay with 5ecember,


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1rban: #3#, $

;ural: $4, #F$

=nnual 9rowth ;ate: $. G#BB - 3444H

2umber of 0ouseholds: AA, A4F

=reas of mployment: +ostly concentrated in agriculture, fishing retail,

trade, and service industries.

ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES:

A&ricu#"ure: %rincipal products are palay, corn, coconut, banana,

cashew, mango, papaya, coffee, root crops and vegetables.

Li%e!"c- an$ u#"r': %rincipal products are chicen, sine, cattle,

goats, and carabaos.

Fi!her': !he city has rich fishing grounds to attract big time fishing.

t has about #, FAA hectares suitable for inland fishing. !here are si ports,

three ice plan/cold storage and five processing in the City.

Tra$e an$ In$u!"r': !he City is endowed with rich natural resources

that can be tapped or further developed to boost its economy. !he City is

endowed with beautiful natural spots that attract both local and foreign

tourists. %uerto %rincesa is the commercial center of the %rovince of

%alawan. t has # bans to cater to the baning of %uerto %rincesa.

SOCIAL SERVICES:

+u!in&: +ajority of units are single-type dwelling made of light

materials.

+ea#"h Faci#i"ie!: !here are three hospitals Gone government, one

cooperative, one privateH with bed capacities.

E$uca"in: )eing the educational center of the %rovince, the city has

one university, three colleges, two vocational schools, # high schools, FA

elementary schools, and ## nurseries/indergarten centers.

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+/SICAL INFRASTRUCTURE

;oads: !otal ;oad ?ength: A,B.F4 ms.

Concrete: $,FAA.# ms.

9ravel: 3,ABF.# ms.

=sphalt: 3A, 3B. ms.

Lan$ Tran!pr"a"in: !ricycles, +ulticabs and public jeepneys

provide transportation to commuters within the poblacion and adjacent

barangays. %assenger buses and jeepneys ply specifically assigned routes

lining the various municipalities.

r" Faci#i"ie!: = national port with an approach length and

width of #A4 meters and A4 meters respectively. t has a total area of #,FB4s6.m with a main berthing space of ##B.$ ?.+. for secondary berthing space.

!he %uerto %rincesa =irport covers a total area of 3#, 3B has a concrete

runway of 3.B ms.

UTILITIES:

Te#ec66unica"in S'!"e6: ;C% )ayan!el, 9lobe !elecom,

%?5!, *mart and 9lobe.

Bra$ca!" Me$ia: ;!(, 5>%;, =+-&+, 5W;+ =+, 5@;0 =+,

5>0 =+, 5>@ &+, 5W+* &+, ;!!(-3, =)*-C)2, 9+=, C=!(, =25

%=?=W=2 WO;?5 C=)?.

E#ec"rici"': =#F +W %ower %lant at *ta. ?ourdes owned by

5elta %. with a bac-up #$.$ +W power barge stationed at %uerto %rincesa

)ay.

1. A&e an$ Se;

!able #=ge and *e 5istribution of

%uro &ishermen's (illage, @one #-$)rgy. *ta +onica, %uerto %rincesa City

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=s of 2ovember #, 34##

A&e

Ma#e Fe6a#e

Nu6*er! ercen" (


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Se; is either the two forms of individuals that occur in many species and

that are distinguished respectively as male or female.

!able # shows that the total population in the community is A3B of

which #$ are male and ## are female.

On the male group, age bracet of 4- has the most number of

population G#BH followed by age bracet #F-34G#H and ##-# G#FH.

On the female group,age F-#4 G3H which tops the list, followed by age

4- G3$H. *ame data was observed in age ##-# G#FH and age 3F- A4 G#FH

which ran third.

!he gender distribution of the %uro is not e6ual because females have

a greater number than males. &or the ages 4-, which belong to the infant

and toddler stage, the importance of panded %rogram on mmuni"ationG%H, and we should have to conduct feeding programs.

2. Ci%i# S"a"u!

!able 3%ercentage 5istribution *howing the Civil *tatus

of the # years old and above

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Ci%i# !"a"u! Fre?uenc' ercen"a&e(><

Sine K an individual without a spouse or offspring.

Marrie$ K = couple Gman and womanH, within legal age, bound together

civilly or with blessing of the church.

,i$8 K one who was previously married but whose spouse is deceased.

!he majority of the respondents were married, accounting close to out of individuals in the area.

!here are A or .F which are marriedJ they chose to have a family

instead of living alone. = big bul of couples is in the 3#-3 age bracets.

!hey hold two major functions in our society reproduction and sociali"ation.

!hey are however, in the adult stage where they started to raise their own

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families. &amily planning is important in this stageJ through this they will be

guided in starting their own families and to have an effective family.

3. T'pe f Fa6i#'

!able A%ercentage 5istribution *howing the!ype of &amily of different 0ouseholds%uro &ishermen's (illage, @one #-$

)rgy. *ta +onica, %uerto %rincesa City=s of 2ovember #, 34##

T'pe! f Fa6i#' Fre?uenc' ercen"a&e

)lended # #

tended B ##

2uclear 3

T"a# =2 1>><

Nuc#ear fa6i#' K is defined one of the following: consisting of a mother,

father and their biological or adoptive descendants or a single parent with

offspring or a married couple.

E;"en$e$ fa6i#' K a family of having another in added to the nuclear

family.

Cha*i"a"in& K to live together a s a man and wife usually without legal

documents or blessings from the church.

!he above table presents the number of families that are in nuclear,

etended and cohabitating. )ased on the findings, nuclear families comprise

the majority that shows . = nuclear family is defined as a mother, father

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and their biological or adoptive descendants, often called the traditional

family children. !he possible case within a nuclear family is a mother, father

and child. =s the nuclear family is composed of only immediate family

members, the etended families consist of relatives with his or her family

living in the same household, which is # families in the community wereetended. !he remaining number comprise of ## is blended.

&ilipinos are generally recogni"ed to eep close family ties wherein an

immediate family member or relative resides within the vicinity or residence

to aid or help the other. !he proimity or closeness of the family provides

security or protection for each member. =lso, in an etended family, there

are companionship and sociali"ation where one if not isolated to his or her

problems. !his is the typical case among &ilipinos in an etended type of

family. !he duty or functions of each becomes distinct, causing conflicts of

interest in terms of priorities of satisfying the basic needs or wants of eachfamily member. !he distribution of the resources such as food is divided

among each family member. !he needed or re6uired amount of nourishment

is not full addressed since the family is constrained to whatever is available

within its financial limits. =lso, the function of guiding the young becomes

ambiguous as the function or duties of each member of the family where

decision-maing should be in consensus with the whole family.

=lthough our culture dictates that family should stic together its basic

needs. !erms of hardships and triumphs, in a family belonging to a

depressed country, a nuclear family has a better chance of satisfying its

basic needs. !his is due to the certainty that resources are limited to its

immediate family is a smaller unit than the etended family, it is usually

found in urban areas where spaceGhomeH and the foodGcost of livingHare at

premium.

4. Fa6i#' Sie

!able $%ercentage 5istribution *howing the

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&amily *i"e *urveyed%uro &ishermen's (illage, @one #-$


*i"e &re6uency %ercentage

*mall F3 .$

+edium # #.B

?arge 3 3.

T"a# @ 1>><

Fa6i#y K refers to two or more persons who are joined together by bonds of

sharing and emotional closeness and who identify themselves as being part

of the family.

S6a## !ie$ Fa6i#' K a family composed of one to four members.

Me$iu6!ie$ Fa6i#' K a family composed of five to si members.

Lar&eSie$ Fa6i#' K a family composed of seven or more members.

&amily refers to two or more persons who are joined together by

bonds of sharing and emotional closeness and who identify themselves as

being part of the family. deally, the family provides its members with

protection, companionship, security, and sociali"ation.

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!he average number of members in a family is within four or five

members in each family. !his means that more families in the area prefer to

limit its members to small medium si"ed family. !his is evident in !able $

where most of the respondents belong to small-si"ed family consisting of at

least one to four members with a fre6uency of or $.$ percent. 0owever afamily consisting of seven or more, problems arises. n a medium family si"e

consisting of five to si members in a family, it shows #.B out of #44.

On the other hand it shows that 3. out of #44 is belong to large family.

%roblems are not yet seen in this si"e of family, but moderations of resources

and e6ual distributions were needed to fulfill the needs of each member.

!herefore, the tendency of living in poverty is not yet visible in a medium

si"ed family but the possibilities for une6ual distribution of resources for

each member is a problem which may lead to poverty.

;esponsible parenthood is recommended as a part of the healthteachings of the students in the community

. Fe6a#e Repr$uc"i%e A&e

&emale reproductive age is from #-A. )ased on the data presented

in !able #, &emale belonging to this age G#-AH accounts for $3. of the

total female population of #B. !his means that more than half of the

population is capable of producing children. =ppropriate health teaching lie

the importance of family planning and responsible parenthood should be part

of the health teaching of the students.

II. Sci Ecn6ic an$ Cu#"ura# Varia*#e!

A. E6p#'6en" 5 Occupa"in

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!able %ercentage 5istribution *howing the

!ypes of Occupation of arning ndividuals%uro &ishermen's (illage, @one #-$

)rgy. *ta +onica, %uerto %rincesa City


E6p#'6en"5Occupa"in Nu6*er! ercen"

&isherman F4 #

&ish (endor ## #A

%rivate mployee # #

9overnment mployee # #

&armer 3 3

?aborer 4 4

5river # #

Construction Worer B ##

T"a# = 1>><

!he table shows that the majority of the people in the community are

engaged in fishing which accounts for BF.$ of the total earning income,

followed by self-employment and government employee #A.B.

&ishing is the major source of income is evident because the location

of the community is near the fish port where big and small 7bancas8 or boats

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deliver their fish catches daily/weely. !his is also where they derived the

name of their puro or place also nown as &ishermen's village.

B. Mn"h#' Inc6e

!able F%ercentage 5istribution *howing the

=verage of arning ndividuals%uro &ishermen's (illage, @one #-$


Mn"h#' Inc6e Nu6*er! ercen" (><

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&inancial status of a person is a big factor affecting health. n thecommunity the income ranges from #,444 to B,444. t was found out thatan income ranging from A,444 is the monthly income of most of them. t onlyshows that they are still in the poverty line and cannot provide ade6uateneeds for their families due to epensive pri"es of goods and servicesavailable in the maret.!his situation implies that most of the people in the community are poor.)eing poor means they cannot avail the basic necessities in life such asbetter education, decent houses and enough food for their family.G%resentpoverty line in the %hilippines is #3.44 in a family of si, +inimum wage is%hp 34/day.H*ources: 1ntalan. =aron 7C>8 !uesca, ;.2.Concepts and9uidelines in CO%=;, &irst dition 344.

!he +aslow's 0ierarchy of 2eeds indicates factor that affect anindividual in order for him to attain a 6uality life. %hysiological, safety andsocial needs as deficiency needs are the basis and must be satisfied before

higher levels of motivation. n our community, food gets the highestpercentage of the families' priority for ependitures, since it is one of thephysiologic needs to sustain life, provide energy and promote growth. !hefamily who has a budget of %hp 3444 and below for their food monthlystretch their budget so hard that they resort either to sipping their meal ortwo just to mae the ends meet or receive the least amount and ind of nutritious food. Other needs lie safety needs are not being met. 2et on thepriority on budget in the community are the electricity, house and the clothesrespectively. t's sad to now that only few of the families have budget forhealth.

C. E$uca"in

!able %ercentage 5istribution *howing the

ducational =ttainment of ndividuals *urveyed%uro &ishermen's (illage, @one #-$

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E$uca"ina# #e%e# Nu6*er! ercen" (><

ducation is development nowledge, sills, ability or character byteaching, training, study or eperience. t is the service and start that dealswith the principles, problems of teaching and learning. t is also one of themajor socio-economic factors that influence a person's behaviour andattitudes. t also reflected in the %hil's Constitution which states thateducation up high school level is a basic right of all &ilipino children. )ased onthe data gather regarding ducational =ttainment, this right is deprived to

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most of the people in the community. !he !able shows the 0igh school levelonly reached 3. and the lementary 3. but did not graduate. =lltogether, they account to #.Aof the population.

?ow income of majority of the population is one big factor why childrencan't enjoy their right for education. %arents could hardly send their children

to school, low income people would prefer to school spend their income tofood rather than education. !his is according to +aslow's 0ierarchy of 2eeds,which states that physiologic needs should be given to top priority.

!his also indicates that the community has low educational competencecompared with people with higher educational bacground who are morecompetitive, have better opportunities and have a better 6uality of life.

D. Re#i&in!able

%ercentage 5istribution *howing the;eligion of &amilies G%=;2!*H *urveyed



Re#i&in Nu6*er! ercen" (><

&aith or religion influences lifestyles, health attitude, practice and one's

outloo in life. !he table shows that majority of respondents are ;oman

Catholics who have the same beliefs and practices. 0ence they go along

harmoniously and have no religious conflict.

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Catholic believers top the list of the major religious devotees which

accounts for followed by )orn again .A, =dventist $, glesias ni

Cristo 3., and )aptist #.A, 5uring fiesta in the village, which is

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n term of ?and ownership, this is also a good indicator of socio-economic status of the household 3. owned their lot and #.A arerented. )ased of land ownership are on the level that ta declaration hadbeen issued to them and that they pay taes due to them. 1ntil now

residents households are not holders of individual titles.

Categorically in the absence of land titles the above data shows that allpersons living in the community are considered to be s6uatters. *ome of them own their houses but there is no real land ownership on the area. !heoccupants are paying their right to stay by way of paying taes on the lot andtheir house on it. n this case, these families have sense of security becausethey have no right to claim the land to call it their own.

C. T'pe! f +u!e!

!able #4%ercentage 5istribution *howing the

!ypes of 0ouses of &amily *urveyed%uro &ishermen's (illage, @one #-$


T'pe Nu6*er! ercen" (><

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Cncre"e hu!e K type of houses where the floor, walls and fences aremade in concrete materials.

,$en !"ruc"ure K type of house where the materials used are wood.

Cncre"e an$ 8$ Gmied houseH K a combination of wood and concretematerials, the roof of this house is mostly made of galvani"es iron sheets.

Se6icncre"e K pertains to a structure has a half concrete house wherethe upper part is sawali or nipa.!he physical character of households is important indicators of health and of general socio-economic conditions of the population.

)ased on the data presented on the table above, majority of thehousehold have sawali type of housing which accounts for .A followed byconcrete houses which is 3#.A. Others types of housing during the surveywere maeshift or shanties that is a financial status of the family. )ased onthe income presented on !able #4, majority of the people earning income isbelow the poverty line, is it follows that the rate of houses constructed is of wea materials.

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D. ,a"er !urce

!able ##%ercentage 5istribution *howing the

Water *ource of &amiles *urveyed

%uro &ishermen's (illage, @one #-$ )rgy. *ta +onica, %uerto %rincesa City


,a"er !upp#' Nu6*er! ercen" (<

Deep 8e## K a protected well or a developed spring with an outlet butwithout a distribution system: generally adaptable to rural areas where thehouses are thinly scattered.

Je"6a"ic a tube/pipe well Gjetmatic/pitcher pumpH for private use of thehousehold

C66una# (NA,ASA) K a system composed of a source of water reservoir,a piped distribution networ and communal faucets, located not ore than 3meters from the farthest house. !he system is designed to delivers $4-4liters of water to an average of #44 households

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Sprin& K an issue of water from the earth, flowing away as a small stream orstanding as a poll or small lae.

2=W=*= is the main source of water in the community, F. of thehousehold's says that they get their water from 2=W=*=. !his method is

fairly safe provided that impounding tan is cleaned periodically and plastichose ept free from contamination, this is considered to be the safestbecause it re6uires a minimum treatment of disinfections. !here has been asteady increase in the number of having access to water supply sourcesJhowever, insufficient nowledge and appropriate practice in the handling of water from the source to the storage point in the house could contaminatedrining water. %eople who get drining water from the pipe water facilitiesare not eempted from diarrhea disease contraction particularly those thatare served with old worn- out pipes that suc in sewage or flit cracs and joints of the pipes.

*ome people of the people get there water from the spring, which is3.$ of the household in the community, which also they used it fordrining.

E. Gar*a&e Di!p!a#

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!able #3%ercentage 5istribution *howing the

9arbage 5isposal of &amilies *urveyed%uro &ishermen's (illage, @one #-$


Gar*a&e

$i!p!a#

Nu6*er! ercen" (><

!able shows that .A have said that this way is the collecting of theirgarbage, by garbage truc, which is owned by the government.#.3 of thehouseholds, are burning their garbage, which they wouldn't now what wouldbe the effect of the smoe for the garbage they burned to their health.

!he people in the community should be educated on the proper segregation

of the garbage, between the biodegradable and the non-biodegradable. !heyshould dispose their garbage at the proper disposal area. !hese are alsogood ways in creating a clean and sanitary environment.

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F. Ti#e" O8ner!hip

!able #A%ercentage 5istribution *howing the!oilet Ownership of &amilies *urveyed



Ti#e" O8ner!hip Fre?uenc' ercen"a&e

Owned 3 FB

*hared 3A A#

T"a# 1>><

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G. T'pe f Ti#e" Faci#i"ie!

!able #$%ercentage 5istribution *howing the

!ype of !oilet &acilities of &amilies *urveyed



Ti#e" Faci#i"ie! Fre?uenc' ercen"a&e

)owl F

2one #4 #A

T"a# 1>><

!he type of toilet is an essential factor in considering bacterialcontamination trough stool. t is imperative to have a good type of toilet asto avoid spread of diseases such as cholera, typhoid fever, etc. !hecommunity uses bowl toilet mainly because it is cheaper and availability ofwater in the area. ducating the people in proper refuse disposal should begiven priority in maintaining a healthy and safe environment.

+. Draina&e S'!"e6

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!able #%ercentage 5istribution *howing the5rainage *ystem of &amilies *urveyed%uro &ishermen's (illage, @one #-$


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A. +ea#"h Faci#i"ie!

!able #F%ercentage 5istribution *howing the

Community 0ealth &acilities of &amilies *urveyed%uro &ishermen's (illage, @one #-$


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n the above table, it shows that $B of the community people in ourassigned community utili"e the 0ealth Center for their chec-ups and forinfant to get immuni"ed. !he second facility they utili"e that shows A$.A isthe hospital for cases consider severe and urgency is re6uired to cure thepatients.

V. +EALT+ CARE

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!he !able also shows that #$.3 of the lactating mothers prefer bottle-feeding with infant powder mil. 2owadays, infant powdered mil ispatterned with breast mil. t also contains vitamins and minerals needed bythe baby for their growth and development. )ut in the community, motherdoes not give sufficient measurements of mil per amount of water that

leads children to malnutrition, which is a common problem. !his is becausehigh cost of mil leads parents to dilute the mil more water so that the milwill last longer. !he rising cost of commerciali"ed mil for bottle feeding,families who cannot afford ade6uate supply of such mil often resort togiving highly diluted mil last longer than it could.

B of mother has given their children breast mil. t givesadvantages on the part of the mother because it gives them more time tohave bonding moments at the same time the child can get enough nutrientsthat the mother has.

B. Nu"ri"ina# S"a"u!

!able #%ercentage 5istribution *howing the

2utritional *tatus of Children F years old and below%uro &ishermen's (illage, @one #-$


Nu"ri"in !"a"u! Nu6*er! ercen" ( 1>><

2utrition is the science of feeding. t also an element of %ublic 0ealth2ursing under the 5O0, which means aims to increase the food and dietary

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energy intae of the average &ilipino. t also prevents nutritional deficiencydisease and nutrition related chronic degenerating diseases.

&eeding is one of the activities done during ;elated ?earningperience of the College of 2ursing and 0ealth *ciences GC20*H student in

every community. ts aim is to the nutritional status of malnourished childrenin the community.

)ased on the !able of weight (Kg.) for age of Boys and Girls (0-72months Gsee =ppendi H there was .F undernourished children whichaccounts for $.$ normal BA.$ children and over nourished #.#. 5ata onmalnourished children presents a picture of poverty in the community, orthere is a problem on providing for a healthy or nutritious food to childrendue to nowledge deficit on the part of the parent to provide nutritious butinepensive food

C. I66unia"in S"a"u!

!able #B%ercentage 5istribution *howing the

mmuni"ation *tatus of &amilies *urveyed%uro &ishermen's (illage, @one #-$


I66unia"in!"a"u!

Nu6*er! ercen" (><

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)acillus Calmete 9uerin G)C9H is given at the earliest possible age itprotects against the possibility of the infection from other family members.=t F wees 5iphtheria %ertussis !etanus G5%!H is given to the infant, an early

start with 5%! reduces chance of pertussis and also given at this age of aninfant, an early start of 0epatitis ) reduces the chance of being infected andbecoming a carrier. Oral %olio (accine GO%(H is the eact protection againstpolio. t has given within #4 wees of an infant and also given in #$ weesage of an infant. =t B months old at least 4 of measles can be preventedby this immuni"ation at this age.

!he information from health cards and mothers reports showed thatchildren under F yrs. and below had immuni"ation rate with vaccines againstthe F preventable childhood diseases. 4 children had )C9 injections, 5%!#-A, FF was immuni"ed and with regards to O%( #-A the rate regarded from

4. +easles had low rate of FF. While other immuni"able diseases lie0epatitis had 4. !he population of the children, (0W and health worers inthe 0ealth Center were informed of their immuni"ation status such thatnecessary action can be done. !he population of children who have receivedno vaccination is B.

!he community has a high level of awareness in terms of giving theirchildren the proper prevention of diseases through immuni"ation. t showsthat they are aware of the programs of 5O0 regarding health prevention.

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VI. RESONSIBLE ARENT+OOD

A. Fa6i#' #annin&

!able 34%ercentage 5istribution *howing the

&amily %lanning +ethod of &amilies *urveyed%uro &ishermen's (illage, @one #-$


Me"h$ Nu6*er! ercen" (><

&amily planning means deciding when it is right time to have children

and what the appropriate number of children is a couple should have. Only

$F.F of the reproductive group practices artificial method for family

planning as gathered from the survey. =rtificial +ethod is the easiest way

out of getting pregnant and it is widely used around the world because of its

effectiveness and convenience. 2atural method is a method that people can

do naturally to help prevent an unintended pregnancy. t does not usually

cost anything and often has no side effects. !hey are able to send theirchildren to school and provide them with the material things they need, as

well as give them enough attention. On the other hand, A.A of the people

in the community do not practice family planning.

0owever C20* students of 0oly !rinity 1niversity K a religiousinstitution encourage couples to use the natural family planning method.

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nformation dissemination regarding the natural method is necessary toprovide them with ade6uate nowledge to effectiveness depends on how wellthey use it.

&rom the table above, 34 are using natural method and 3F. are

using artificial, but most of the community do not use family planning whichaccounts A.A or most half of the population. !his evident by the presenceof many children in the community. Considering the income of the most of the residents which is below thepoverty line, it is epected that there will be malnourished children in thecommunity.

B. Cau!e! f Mr*i$i"'

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!he data shows that FF.B of common diseases in our assignedcommunity are cough and colds. Cough is a form of violent ehalation bywhich irritant particles in the airways can be epelled. *timulation of coughreflees results in glottis being ept closed until a high pressure has built up,

colds or common colds is a widespread infectious virus disease causing of themucous membrane of the nose, throat and bronchial tubes. Coughing andsnee"ing transmits the disease. !he disease is mild and lasts only about awee but it can prove serious to young babies and to patient with a pre-eisting respiratory complaint.

On the other hand, 3A.B are eperiencing influen"a, which a highlycontagious virus infection that affects the respiratory system. !he virus istransferred through coughing and snee"ing.

nfluen"a is an acute highly communicable disease characteri"ed byabrupt onset with fever which last #-F days, chilly sensation or chills, achesor pains in the bac and limbs with prostrations. ;espiratory symptomsinclude cory"a, sore throat and cough. t can be transmitted by directcontact, through droplet infection or by articles freshly soiled with dischargeof nose and throat of infected person, =irborne. %eriod of incubation is shortusually 3$3-3 hrs. %eriod of communicability is probably to A days fromclinical onset.

!o prevent and control this disease, health teaching was performed bystudents during mother's class. +others were informed on the followingpoints.

• *anitary ha"ards from spitting, snee"ing and coughing.

• =void use of towels, glasses and eating utensils.

• =ctive immuni"ation with influen"a vaccine, provide prevailingstrain of virus matches antigenic component of vaccine.

!hird in ran which accounts for $.B is 5iarrhea. n the %hilippines itis the major cause of mortality. Over the past 34 yrs. t raned #st to $th

leading cause of morbidity and mortality. =mong children under the age of five, it is a major cause of illness and death Gsource: 5O0, %hilippines,Community Health Nursing in the Philiines! .2"#H

5iarrheal disease in general and in particular among children under fiveis a serious public health and development problem. ;esearchers showed

that some preventive interventions are effective are affordable. !here are:• )reastfeeding

• mproved weaning practices

• 1se plenty of clan water

• 0and washing

• 1se of latrines

• %roper disposal of babies stools

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• +easles immuni"ation

+ost common of the preventive interventions are different from manyhealth interventions. !hey are practices of community members, instead of primarily tas of health worers. !he role of the community health worersas well as the nursing students is to continue practices and continue to

practices them on-going basis.

Mr"a#i"')ased on the survey there is # case of mortality in the past F

months this year 34##.

C. Cau!e! f Mr"a#i"'

!able 33%ercentage 5istribution *howing the

Causes of mortality of families *urveyed

%uro &isherman's (illage, @one #-$)rgy. *ta. +onica, %uerto %rincesa City


Mr"a#i"' Nu6*er! ercen" (><

!he table shows that the only cause of the mortality in the community

8 intro mortality

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