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METHODOLOGY
This chapter describes the research design, the target population and sampling
procedures, the research instrument, the data collection and the data processing, and
Research Design
This study is a descriptive relational type of research which used a one - shot
survey design. In this study, the personal profile of the respondents, the indigents and
LGU sponsored members in terms of age, sex, civil status, educational attainment,
average family monthly income, and distance from the Health Center are described. Their
knowledge about the benefits and privileges in the Primary Care Benefit 1 (PCB1)
Package, their attitude towards the package and their utilization of it were measured and
analyzed. Furthermore, the relationship between the respondent’s personal profile, their
The target population of this study consisted of the enlisted and profiled indigents
and LGU sponsored members in Iloilo City. Excluded from the survey were the senile
and cognitively impaired individuals. There are nine (9) District Health Centers in Iloilo
City from where the respondents were drawn. Stratified Random Sampling was employed
to determine the sample of this study. The list of profiled and enlisted members was
obtained from each District Health Center, and also from the Philhealth Master List. Both
data were compared to check for accuracy. The total population of indigents and LGU
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sponsored program member in Iloilo City was 48,337 persons which comprised of the
enlisted and profiled members from different District Health Centers in Iloilo City. Using
the following sampling formula, the total sample size for this study is 397.
n = __N_
1+N (e) 2
The total sample size was then allocated to the different District Health Centers.
The sample per district health center was drawn using systematic sampling with a random
start. Every 10th name was picked from the list until the desired number of respondents
was reached.
the specific objectives composed of four parts. The first part gathered data on the socio-
demographic profile of the respondents such age, sex, civil status, educational attainment,
average monthly family income and distance of their residence from the Health Center.
The second part contains questions on knowledge of the respondents about the benefits
and privileges and how they could avail of the services under the PCB 1 Package. It was
composed of ten questions answerable by true or false. The third part determined the
attitude of the respondents towards the PCB 1 Package. It was composed of a ten items
agree”. The fourth part determined the respondents’ extent of utilization of the benefits
and privileges under the PCB 1 Package. It was composed of 13 questions. The
respondents were given the choice of “yes” and “no” with screening questions for the
utilization.
experts in the field of research, for accuracy, simplicity and clarity. Revisions were made
according to their suggestions, recommendations and comments before the conduct of the
actual survey. The questionnaire was translated to Ilonggo for the appropriate usage,
clarity, meaning and ease of use. Inconsistencies in the translation and different
questionnaire were tested for reliability by pre-testing them among the indigent and LGU
sponsored members (five percent of the sample size) from different backgrounds who
were not part of the study. A test-retest method was utilized to determine the reliability of
value of 0.901 for the knowledge questionnaire, 0.724 for the attitude questionnaire and
0.821 for utilization questionnaire. These results were then presented to a statistician
whose recommendations were incorporated in the final copy of the questionnaire. The
values indicated that the questionnaire were reliable and could be used in the study.
Ethical Consideration
A letter was addressed to the PhilHealth Regional Vice President, the City Mayor
and the Medical Health Officer of every District Health Center, requesting for permission
to conduct the study in the locality. A letter of consent and confidentiality was attached to
each questionnaire. The purpose and objective of the study were explained to the
respondents and they were assured of the confidentiality of the data they provide which
The researcher trained three assistant researchers together with the staff
recommended by the each District Health Center since they know the respondents and the
location of their homes. They were given an orientation on how to conduct an interview
and simulated an interview process. They were also given the right to appoint an
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authorized representative if they wish. They were informed that their participation was
voluntary and they could stop the interview at any time they wish. They were also given
ample time to respond to the interview. All responses were reviewed after each set of
questionnaire was received. Inconsistencies were clarified with the respondents, after
which, the questionnaires were scored and the data were tabulated.
The Statistical Package for Social Sciences software program was used to analyze
the data. A statistician was consulted before the implementation of the survey and data
analysis.
present data about the personal profile such as age, sex, civil status, educational
attainment, average monthly family income and distance from District Health Center of
the respondents, as well their distribution according to level of knowledge, attitude and
their extent of utilization of their benefits and privileges under the Primary Care Benefit 1
between age, educational attainment, average monthly family income, place of residence
from the District Health Center and the level of knowledge as well as to the attitudes
towards benefits and privileges of PCB 1 Package was Gamma, for sex and civil status in
relationship to the level of knowledge as well also to the attitudes towards Primary Care
For the relationship between age, educational attainment, average monthly family
income, distance from the District Health Center in relation to their utilization Gamma
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was used. Moreover, the relationship between sex and civil status in relation to their
utilization of their benefits and privileges Cramer’s V was used. Gamma was employed
knowledge and extent of utilization, attitude and extent of utilization and between level of