Common Illnesses

Illness Frequency (f) Percentage (%)

UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT 107 13.9
INFECTION
HYPERTENSION 55 7.2
DIABETES 14 1.8
ARTHRITIS 7 0.9
CANCER 1 0.1
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE 6 0.8
NEUROLOGICAL DIESEASE 3 0.4
SKIN DISEASE 15 2.0
KIDNEY DISEASE 3 0.4
GYNECOLOGICAL/REPRODUCTIVE 3 0.4
DISEASE
RESPIRATORY DISEASE 25 3.2
METABOLIC DISEASE 18 2.3
MUSCULAR DISEASE 5 0.6
TOTAL 262 34%

Common Illness
MUSCLE
METAB
RESPI
GYNE/REPRO
KIDNEY
SKIN
NEURO
CARDIO
CANCER
ARTHRITIS
DIABETES
HPN
URTI

0 20 40 60 80 100 120

Percentage Frequency

INTERPRETATION:

The most common illnesses in the community of Barangay 10-B Fisherman are; Uppper
respiratory tract infection which include cough, colds and fever (F=5107 13.9%), Hypertension
(F=55 7.2%), Respiratory Disease (F=25, 3.2%), Metabolic disease (F=18, 230%), Skin disease
(F=15, 2.0%), Diabetes (F=114, 1.8%), Arthritis (F=7, 0.9%), Cardiovascular Disease (F=10,
0.8%), Muscular Disease (F=5, 0.6%), Neurological Disease (F=3), Kidney Disease (F=3), and
Gynecological/ Reproductive Disease (F=3) at 0.4%, Cancer (F=1, 0.1%).
ANALYSIS:

Based on the chart, the most common illness in the community of Cavite City is the Upper
Respiratory Tract Infection; this could be because of the environment the households are on.
Their households are close to the marine area of the city in which they are exposed to wastes in
the bodies of water due to the open-dumping practice of the community. Plenty of the people in
the community do not follow sanitary practices; many of them do not use any slippers when
walking in the area. This results in the risk of acquiring different illness and diseases in the area.
In addition, their households are too close/near each at other which means there is a possible risk
of acquiring and spreading an infection one house hold has.

The following illness recorded is Hypertension, the possibility of this health problem is that the
available food that the community people are eating consists of too much sodium, continues in
taking of this food without any exercise will result in hypertension which can lead to several
other health situations.
Natal Vaccine

Natal Vaccine Frequency (f) Percentage (%)

BCG 525 53.1
DPT 49 50.0
OPV 51 52.0
HEPA B 51 52.0
AMV 47 48.0
VITAMIN A 48 49.0

NATAL VACCINE

VITAMIN A

AMV

HEPA B

OPV

DPT

BCG

0 100 200 300 400 500 600

Percentage Frequency

INTERPRETATION:

In natal vaccination, 53.1% (F=525) of BCG vaccination were given to infants. 50.0%
(F=49) of DPT vaccination were given to infants. Both OPV and Hepa b vaccine were given to
infants with 52% (F=51). 48% (F=47) AMV vaccination were given to infants and 49% (F=48)
of Vitamin A were given to infants in the community.

ANALYSIS:

As you can see BCG is the leading vaccination given to infants. Therefore, there is a probability
that the community were consists of large numbers of newborn infant since BCG vaccination
were given to infant right after the birth. BCG were given to infant to prevent childhood
tuberculosis, meningitis, and military disease. DOH introduce/ releases a vaccination called
Penta-Hib which offers protection from five different infections such as diphtheria, pertussis or
whooping cough, tetanus, hepatitis B and hemaphilus influenza type B (Hib). Hib is caused by
bacteria which could lead to pneumonia and meningitis in babies. All these five infections could
lead to death. (Balita.ph retrieved October 2018)
Infant Feeding

Infant Feeding Frequency (f) Percentage (%)

BREAST FEEDING 17 67.3
BOTTLE FEEDING 25 48.1
MIX FEEDING 22 42.3
SUPPLEMENTARY FEEDING 2 3.8

Infant Feeding

supplementary feeding

mix feeding

bottle feeding

breast feeding

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80

Frequency Percentage

INTERPRETATION:
67.3% (F=17) of the infant in the community are breast fed. 48.1% (F=25) of the infant in
the community are bottle fed. 42.3% (F= 22) of the infant in the community are receiving mix
feeding and 3.8% (F=2) of the infant in the community receives supplementary feeding.

ANALYSIS:
Most of the infant receives milk by breast feeding, which means as they grow older they have a
high possibility of having strong body immunity in fighting diseases. Based on DOH an infant
that ages 6 months and above can receive supplemental feeding which means beside of drinking
a mothers’ milk, an infant can be fed other kinds of nutritious food and most preferably with
broth.
 Religious Distribution
Religion Frequenc Percent
y
No Religious Affiliation - 0 16 2.1
Roman Catholic -1 604 78.4
Islam -2 1 0.1
Protestant -3 8 1.0
Saksi ni Jehova - 4 3 0.4
Iglesia ni Cristo - 5 2 0.3
Born Again - 6 124 16.1
Bible Baptist -7 8 1.0
Other religion - 9 4 0.5
Total 770 100.0

INTERPRETATION:
Bible Baptist Other religion

Iglesia ni
1% 1% RELIGION
Cristo 79% (F=604) of
No Religious Affiliation
0%
Born Again No Religious Roman Catholic the people in the
Saksi ni Jehova 16% Affiliation
2% Islam community are Roman
0%
Protestant
Catholics. 16%(F=124)
Protestant Saksi ni Jehova
1%
Iglesia ni Cristo
are Born Again,
Roman
Islam Catholic Born Again Chrisitan, 2.1% (F=16)
0% 79% Bible Baptist does not have any
Other religion
religious affiliation,
1.0%(F=8) are both
Protestant and Bible Baptist, 0.5% (F=4) Has other religion, 0.4% (F= 3) are part of Saksi ni
Jehova, 0.3% (F=2) are part of Iglesia ni Cristo, and 0.1% (F=1) are Islam.

ANALYSIS:
Most of the population are Roman Catholics because Roman Catholicism as the predominant
religion in the Philippines. In Iglesia ni Christo, there are certain food that they are not allowed
to eat like the blood of the chicken or pig. But this does not affect their health. Catholics,
however, are free to eat the pig or chicken blood, too much consumption of said food can lead to
health problems.