Format
 for 
Action Research Paper
in 
Community Health Management

Bicol Christian College of Medicine

Instructions:

1. Use the attached format in writing the action-reearch paper in community health management course.

2. Always use a new page at the start of a new chapter.

3. Use 8.5 x 11 inch bond papers.  Use a double-spaced format. Place page number at center at the end of each page.

4. Place essential tables and figures within body.   Otherwise, place in Appendix.

5. Submit a semi-final draft for recheck by thesis panel.  After being given the go-signal, finalize and submit 3 copies, book-bound, black cover, with gold labels for titles and names.

	Wording on Cover
	
Reducing the Prevalence Rate of Diarrhea
in Bo. Penefrancia, Daraga, Albay
Using a Primary Health Care Strategy

Names of Students

Bicol Christian College of Medicine
Legazpi City, Albay
1999

	Spine 

 		Reducing Prevalence of Diarrhea  in Bo. Penefrancia		BCCM 	1999	

Bicol Christian College of Medicine
Legazpi City, Albay

APPROVAL SHEET

	The action-research paper herewith attached entitled:

Reducing the Prevalence Rate of Diarrhea
in Bo. Penefrancia, Daraga, Albay
Using a Primary Health Care Strategy

	prepared and submitted by

Names of Students

	in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of

DOCTOR OF MEDICINE

	is hereby accepted.
																			_______________, MD
							Adviser

	Ma. Glenda J. Subong, MD			Purificacion Orense, MD
	Member					Member

	Aster M. Reganit, MD				Reynaldo O. Joson, MD
	Member					Member

Reducing the Prevalence Rate of Diarrhea
in Bo. Penefrancia, Daraga, Albay
Using a Primary Health Care Strategy

 

Names of Students

 

An action-research paper 
to solve a community health problem using a primary health care approach 
submitted to the faculty of the Bicol Christian College of Medicine, 
in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Medicine.

Bicol Christian College of Medicine
1999

Table of Content

Executive Summary ............................................................................................

Foreword ............................................................................................................

Acknowledgment ................................................................................................

List of Tables .....................................................................................................

List of Figures ...................................................................................................

Chapter I. Introduction ....................................................................................... 

	1. Situational Analysis ..........................................................................

		1.1 Global Reality (Worldwide) ...............................................
		1.2 National Reality (Philippines) ............................................
		1.3 Focal Reality (Assigned Community) .................................
			1.3.1 Description of the Community ............................
			1.3.2 Community Health Diagnosis .............................

	2. Statement of the Problem .................................................................
	
		2.1 Situational Problem ...........................................................
			2.1.1 Description of the Selected Health Problem ........
			2.1.2 Justification for the Selection .............................
		2.2 Need for Research ............................................................
		2.3 The Research Problem ......................................................
			2.3.1 General Research Objective ...............................
			2.3.2 Specific Research Objectives .............................

	3. Significance of the Study .................................................................
	
	4. Scope, Delimitation, and Limitation of the Study .............................
	
	5. Operational Definition of Terms (if any) .........................................

Chapter II. The Conceptual Framework ..........................................................

	1. Review of Related Literature and Studies .......................................
		1.1 Diarrhea .........................................................................
		1.2 Primary Health Care .......................................................
		1.3 Action Research .............................................................

	2. Conceptual Framework and Model ................................................

Chapter III. Research Methodology ...............................................................

	1. Research Design ...........................................................................
		1.1 Action Research .............................................................
	2. Population and Sample .................................................................
	3. Research Instruments ....................................................................
	4. Data Analysis ...............................................................................
	5. Statistical Analysis .......................................................................

Chapter IV. Presentation, Analysis, and Interpretation of Data (Results) ........

Chapter V. Summary, Findings, Conclusions, and Recommendations .............

	1. Summary ......................................................................................
	2. Findings ........................................................................................
	3. Conclusions ..................................................................................
	4. Recommendations .........................................................................

Chapter VI. Reflections ................................................................................
	
	1. Action-research Design ..........................................................
	2. Primary Health Care ..............................................................
	3. Benefits for the Students ..............................................................
	4. Contributions of the Thesis to Literature ......................................
	5. Future Personal Plans ..................................................................

References ....................................................................................................

Appendices ..................................................................................................
		
1. BCCM Community Health Management Courses - A Design ....................

Reducing the Prevalence Rate of Diarrhea
in Bo. Penefrancia, Daraga, Albay
Using a Primary Health Care Strategy

Executive Summary

Global-National Reality

Situational Problem

Research Objectives

Strategies

Results

Conclusions

Limitations of the Study

Recommendations

Foreword

	We are a group of 5 medical students from the Bicol Christian College of Medicine Class 1999.

	In 1996, we were assigned a community to manage.  The expected output was to solve a health problem in our assigned community using a primary health care approach and using an action-research design. This was a requirement for our graduation from the medical school. Please see detailed description of the design of our Community Health Management Courses in Appendix 1.

	[Describe
		1. Length and schedule of actual community immersion
		2. Faculty guidance and the community health management symposia held]

	This thesis is a formal report of our attempt to solve a health problem in our assigned community.

	We hope this report can serve as a guide and an illustration on how medical students and faculty can

	1. Solve a community health problem using a primary health care approach.
	2. Conduct an action-research.
	3. Contribute to the health development in the country while studying and teaching.

	Let this report serve as a documentary evidence that we have actually attempted to solve a 
community health problem.  We feel proud to declare to the world that we have done our share in 
contributing to the health development.

	We worked as a team.  However, we have special and specific tasks designated and 
handled by the following:

						Special Contributions
		Name of Student		-			
		Name of Student		-
		Name of Student		-
		Name of Student		-
		Name of Student		-

							 Names of Students

	

Acknowledgment

	We would like to thank the following people and agencies for making our community health management project easy, enjoyable, and fruitful:

	School

	Faculty

	Colleagues

	Community People (various sectors)

	Donors

	Others

Chapter I. Introduction
1. Situational Analysis
1.1 Global Reality (Worldwide)
	[Content]
		WHO World Health Report
		Advocacy for Primary Health Care Strategy

			Reference: http://www.who.int

1.2 National Reality (Philippines)
	[Content]
		Philippine Health Status
		DOH  Advocacy for Primary Health Care Strategy

			Reference: http://www.doh.gov.ph

1.3. Focal Reality (Assigned Community)
	[Content]
		Description of Bo. Penefrancia, Daraga, Albay
			Note: Place essential information only. Place details in Appendix

		Community Health Diagnosis
			Note: Place essential information only. Place details in Appendix

2. Statement of the Problem
2.1 Situational Problem
	[Content]
		Description of the Selected Health Problem
			Diarrhea
				Definition
				How it can affect the health of the individuals, families, and 
					communities
				Common types 
				Common causes
				Magnitude (worldwide, national, and in assigned community)
				
			{Place References}
			
		Justification for Selection of the Health Problem
			Importance 
			Visibility of the Problem
			Feasibility and Practicality
			Others

2.2. Need for Research

	Make some statements why there is a need to conduct a research on how to reduce the prevalence of diarrhea in Bo. Penefrancia.

		Some reasons could be:
			A model on how to solve similar problems in other communities in 
				Albay, in the Philippines
			No such research model yet in the Philippines and worldwide

2.3. The Research Problem
2.3.1 General Research Objective

	To reduce the prevalence rate of diarrhea in Bo. Penefrancia, Daraga, Albay, from 57% to 30%  using a primary health care strategy.

2.3.2 Specific Research Objectives

	1. To determine the factors that contribute to the present prevelence level of diarrhea in Bo. Penefrancia, Daraga, Albay.

	2. To determine the causative factors which can be reduced, if not eradicted, using a primary health care approach.

	3. To formulate a specific primary health care strategy which can be used to reduce the prevalence rate of diarrhea from 57% to 30% given a timetable of 3 years from 1996 to 1999.

	4. To implement the specific primary health care strategy.

	5. To evaluate the results of the implementation.

3. Significance of the Study
	
4. Scope, Delimitations, and Limits of the Study

5. Operational Definition of Terms (if any)

Chapter II. The Conceptual Framework  

	1. Review of Related Literature and Studies  
		1.1 Diarrhea
			 	Causes and Pathophysiology
				Preventive and Eradication Measures	
					
			{Cite references}

		1.2 Primary Health Care 
			Concept of Primary Health Care
			How Primary Health Care can solve community health problem
				in general
			How Primary Health Care can solve diarrhea problem in a community
		
		1.3 Action Research 
			What is action research
			Importance of an action-research design in community health
management
			
	2. Conceptual Framework and Model 

Selected Community Health Problem
(Diarrhea)
|
Goal: 
(To reduce the prevalence rate of diarrhea from 57% to 30%)
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Formulation of Specific Primary Health Care Strategy
(Enumerate the Programs)
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Implementation
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Evaluation
(Whether the formulated primary health care strategy was effective in achieving the goal)

Chapter III. Research Methodology  

	1. Research Design  
		Action Research Design was used.
		Place some statements on specifics of the design used.

	2. Population and Sample

	3. Research Instruments
		Such as survey questionnaire
			interview
			observation
		For preintervention data
		For postintervention data

	4. Data Analysis 
		
	5. Statistical Analysis
		What statistical methods were used to analyze data.

Chapter IV. Presentation, Analysis, and Interpretation of Data (Results) 

Chapter V. Summary, Findings, Conclusions, and Recommendations 

	1. Summary 
	2. Findings 
	3. Conclusions 
	4. Recommendations 

Chapter VI. Reflections 
	
	1. Action-research Design 
	2. Primary Health Care  
	3. Benefits for the Students  
	4. Contributions of the Thesis to Literature 
	5. Future Personal Plans  

References  

	Uniform Format
	Alphabetically arranged with a reference number
	
	Journal Articles

	Books, Manual, and Primers 

	Manuscripts and  News Items

	Internet
		Give URL

Appendices

	Appendix #. Title
	Arranged chronologically as they are cited in the body.