I.

Defense Paper
Title:
Drinking Water Treatment Methods used by
households experienced common illness
in Dilan Paurido, Urdaneta City
I.
II.

Rationale And Objectives

Significance of the Study
The result of the study will be beneficial to the
following groups of individuals and persons with
authority.
Community Health Nurses. The information output of this
study will be beneficial to them in the creation of
programs that will benefit the general public in the near
future.
Community Developers. The recommendations of the study
will help them in providing better services to people and
anticipated health hazards will be avoided.
Future Nursing Researchers. The study will serve as a
guide in future researches that will further improve the
safety of the peoples drinking water.
Households of Dilan-Paurido. The results of this study
will serve as an eye opener for the residents in the area
that will prevent the occurrence of water related disease
and lead to the improvement of their home water treatment
methods.
Nursing Students. It will be very beneficial to them
especially in the enhancement of their community health
nursing skills and will be enlightened and later develop
a modified nursing approach that will benefit the
healthcare delivery system in the future.

III.

Statement of the Problem

This study aimed to determine the Drinking water
treatment methods used by households experienced
common illness of Dilan-Paurido, Urdaneta City.
Specifically the study sought to answer the
following questions:
1. What is the respondents profile in terms of
their position in the family?
2. What is the respondents level of use in the
source of drinking water?

3. What is the respondents level of type of water

used?
4. What is the respondents level of the drinking
water treatment method used?
5. What is the respondents level of common
illness experienced the household?
6. Is there a significant difference on the common
illness experienced within the household across
the level of the most common methods in
treating water?
IV.

V.

Framework
Florence Nightingale (1949) developed the first
theory of nursing which focuses on changing and
manipulating the environment in order to put the patient
in the best possible conditions for nature to act. In
this theory, the importance of pure air, pure water,
efficient drainage, cleanliness and light are stressed.
The theory focuses on letting the patient stay in a
balanced environment. Environmental imbalances allow the
patient to expend unnecessary energy, a factor that
affects the achievement of optimum health.
Calista Roy (1964) presented the Adaptation theory
in which she viewed the person as a unified
biopsychosocial system in constant interaction with the
changing environment and contented that a person is an
adaptive system. It functions as a whole through
independence of its parts. The theory focuses on the
manipulation of the stimuli to promote adaptive
responses. And the goal is the promotion of adaptive
responses in relation to the four adaptive modes, person
adaptation level and focal, contextual and residual
stimuli.
Madeleine Leininger (1925), introduced the theory
of transcultural nursing which focuses on the comparative
study an analysis of cultures with respect to health and
illness caring practices, values and with the goal to
provide meaningful and efficacious nursing care services
to people according to their cultural values and health
and illness context.

Attach Survey/Checklist

Family Surname: _________________

Position of Family Member interviewed: Father[] Mother[] Age[]
Son[] Daughter[] Age[]

A. Common Illness Experienced within the household

[]Cough and colds
[3]
[2]
[]Fever
[3]
[2]
[]Hypertension
[3]
[2]
[]Respiratory problems
[3]
[2]
[]Arthritis
[3]
[2]
[]Skin Problems
[3]
[2]
[]Parasitism
[3]
[2]
[]Others, pls. Specify _____________________

[1]
[1]
[1]
[1]
[1]
[1]
[1]

B. Source of Drinking water

Always

Sometimes

Never

[] Well

[3]

[2]

[1]

[] Spring

[3]

[2]

[1]

[] Closed underground water source

[3]

[2]

[1]

[] Natural water station

[3]

[2]

[1]

[] Others, pls Specify _______________

C. Type of water used

[] Hard Water

[3]

[2]

[1]

[] Soft Water

[3]

[2]

[1]

D. Drinking Water Treatment Methods used

[] Boiing

[3]

[2]

[1]

[] Use of Charcoal

[3]

[2]

[1]