COMMON AILMENTS
Alex Supleo Seno BS Nursing III
Statement of the Problem The study aims to determine whether or not Medicinal Plants approved by DOH are preferred to be used over commercially available synthetic medicines in treating common ailments in the Province of Marinduque. Specifically, the study aims to answer the following questions: What is the Demographic Profile of the Respondents in terms of Age Educational Background Occupation Monthly Family Income Family Size
Between the 10 Medicinal Plants approved by the Department of Health and Synthetic Over-the-counter drugs, what is preferred by the respondents to use in treating common illnesses?
Act no. 8423 otherwise known as the Traditional Alternative Medicine Act of 1997 approve by former President Fidel V. Ramos on December 9, 1997 that also created the Philippine Institute of Traditional and Alternative Health Care (PITAHC) that aims to improve the quality and delivery of health care services to the Filipino people through the development of traditional and alternative health care and its integration into the national health care delivery system.
Theoretical Framework
Leslie, et. Als Theory of the mind tells us that things necessary for our survival, medicines for example are preferred or decided intentionally in order to suffice the human need. We act intentionally because our energy is then focused in the achievement of such purpose. Specifically, people would intentionally prefer to choose the drug or medicine that they think is more suitable to their need and capacity to avail them or if they are more than able to do so, choosing the easier or more native (as in medicinal plants) would then again be based on their intention.
Conceptual Paradigm
INDEPENDENT VARIABLE
Age Educational Background Occupation Monthly Family Income Family Size
DEPENDENT VARIABLE Preference on treating common ailments (Medicinal Plants or Synthetic Medicines)
Methodology
Research Design The study uses a descriptive type of Research Design to determine whether or not the people of Marinduque prefer to use medicinal plants approved by the Department of Health in treating common ailments over synthetic overthe-counter drugs.
Research Instruments (Data gathering Procedures) The study will make use of questionnaires and answer forms to know what the respondents prefer to use in treating common ailments and illness usually experienced in their everyday life.
Methodology
Population and Sampling Technique The study will use cluster sampling in getting the number of barangays from each municipality in Marinduque and simple random sampling technique to obtain the number of respondents from every barangay chosen as the sample from the particular town.
Statistical Treatment
The data will be obtained and summarized after which the percentage will be used using the formula. Percentage: Where P = Percentage F = Frequency of respondents N = total no. of respondents
References
Fetalino, D. ( 2012) Pro Poor Herbal Industry threatened. Retrieved January 29, 2013 from http://deftwrit.yahoo.com Cuevas, F. P. Et. Al (2007) Public Health Nursing in the Philippines (10th Edition) Manila