A Program to increase the awareness on pulmonary tuberculosis among the mothers of Barangay 443 Zone 44 in Sampaloc, Manila from July `97 to September `97 /
Rojohn M. Maliwat, Aireen F. Marmito, Mary Jane C. Mendiola, Utoh Eysha C. Miluhon, Ramuel C. Miranda, Winnie Bernadette T. Olalia, Christine Liberty F. Ong, Criselda M. Pascual, Angelito Erwin S. Reyes, Michelle Reyes, Rex B. Rivamonte, Kathleen F. Sabiniano, Emma Ruth Sacdalan, Kathleen Ross S. Santos, Romeo V. Supapo Jr., Ramilo B. Taguba, Haydee M. Vasquez, Eduardo H. Waine, Nanette Q. Yagumyum, Roderick E. Yalung and Betty Lynn E. Yu.
- Manila: Department of Community and Family Medicine, FEU-NRMF, 1997.
- illustrations, tables, photos; 28 cm.
Includes appendices and bibliographical references.
Abstract: A program aimed to increase the level of awareness among the mothers of Barangay 443 Zone 44 regarding the prevention and management of pulmonary tuberculosis was conducted. Fifty mothers (50) were initially considered. They were subjected to a pre-test where they were given a validated two-paged questionnaire of 10 questions in Tagalog. Baseline data were collected. after which a seminar. conducted by the invited physician and social worker was attended by 29 mothers. The 21 respondents who were not able to make it in the seminar were excluded from the study The seminar tackled all the elements in the questionnaire - - source, etiology, manner of transmission, symptomatology, prevention and management. Two weeks after the seminar a post-test was conducted utilizing the same set of questions given to the same respondents. and the data were subsequently collected. T-test was used to compare the results. The computed t-value of 8.74 (which has a 28 degrees of freedom at 0.05 level of significance, is very far greater than the tabulated t-value of 2.048 . The null hypothesis that: "The educational campaign, in the form of lecture-seminar , does not improve the level of awareness on TB of the respondents" was rejected. This study suggests that the educational campaign has a significant effect on increasing the level of awareness of the respondents.
Thesis - Department of Community & Family Medicine