Badette

Methodology

Methodology • Cross Sectional Study • Outline: – Description of Respondents – Description of Study Area – Triangulation – Data Collection Tool – Data Analysis

Description of Respondents • Residents of Pulilan, Bulacan • Knowledgeable of medicinal plants • Endorsed by he HCO and BHWs

Description of Study Area • Pulilan, Bulacan – 19 Barangays

• Industrially-competitive • No public hospital – Medical clinics, Private tertiary hospital, folk herbalists

• 47 km away from Manila

Triangulation • •

Data Collection Triangulation Proper 1. Endorsement from the Barangay HCO 2. Confirmation from the folk herbalists 3. An interview will be conducted by the researchers

1. Endorsement from the Barangay HCO • Verbal endorsement • Rubric Sheet

2. Confirmation from the folk herbalists • Rubric Sheet

Interview Proper • • •

Researchers– 5 subgroups Subgroup– 2-3 folk herbalists Questionnaire a) b) c) d)

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Indications part of the plant used preparation route of administration

Rubric Sheet

Data Collection Tool

Plant Identification • Collection of Plant Samples • Documentation – Proper handling – Photograph

Schematic diagram

Data Analysis