1. ASSESSMENT LEVEL ON THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF COMMUNITY
HEALTH ORGANIZATION
IN ARGAO,CEBU

2. Summary of Findings
• On the whole of the respondents the higher
percentage of age grouped belong to 29-44,
majority of them were married and are female
dominated. Most of them are in elementary level,
greater part of the respondents are unemployed
and has no income. Distinctly, the respondents
stayed in the barangay for 11-20 years already. As
to number of years as member of CHO,
noticeably most of them are in less than one year.
And majority of the respondents are members in
the CHO.

3. • The level of implementation of community health
organization among the 5 barangays in terms of
continuing health education and training, linkaging and
networking, implementing livelihood projects and
developing secondary leaders were all high.
• Age has significant relationship to continuing health
education and training, implementing livelihood
projects and developing secondary leaders, while
linkaging and networking does not have significant
relationship to age. Over all, age has significant
relationship to the level of implementation of
community health organization.

5. • Civil Status has significant relationship to developing
secondary leaders, on the other hand, continuing
health education and training, linkaging and
networking and implementing livelihood projects does
not have significant relationship to civil status. Over all,
civil status has significant relationship to the level of
implementation of community health organization.
• Sex has significant relationship to continuing health
education and training, linkaging and networking and
developing secondary leaders. Meanwhile, sex does
not have significant relationship to implementing
livelihood projects. Over all, sex has significant
relationship to the level of implementation of
community health organization.

6. • As to highest educational attainment it has significant
relationship to linkaging and networking, implementing
livelihood projects and developing secondary leaders.
However, continuing health education and training does
not have significant relationship to highest educational
attainment. Over all, highest educational attainment has
significant relationship to the level of implementation of
community health organization.
• Conspicuously, occupation has significant relationship to
continuing health education and training, linkaging and
networking, implementing livelihood projects and
developing secondary leaders. At the same time,
occupation has significant relationship to the level of
implementation of community health organization.

7. • Conversely, income does not have significant
relationship to continuing health education
and training, linkaging and networking,
implementing livelihood projects and
developing secondary leaders. Further,
income does not have significant relationship
to the level of implementation of community
health organization.

8. • As to number of years of stay in the barangay,
linkaging and networking and developing
secondary leaders has significant relationship
while continuing health education and
training and implementing livelihood projects
does not have significant relationship to the
number of years of stay in the barangay. Over
all, the number of years of stay in the
barangay has significant relationship to the
level of implementation of community health
organization.

9. • Meanwhile, the number of years of as member in the
organization has significant relationship to continuing
health education and training, linkaging and networking,
implementing livelihood projects and developing secondary
leaders. Over all, it has significant relationship to the level
of implementation of community health organization.
• Lastly, position and the level of implementation of the
community health organization do not bear a significant
relationship.
• Noticeably, there is a significant difference between the
perceptions on the level of implementation of community
health organization when the respondents are grouped
according to barangay.

10. Conclusions
• The level of implementation of community
health organization has significant relationship on
age, civil status, sex, highest educational
attainment, occupation, number of years of stay
in the barangay, and number of years as member
in the CHO. Meanwhile income and position held
in the CHO do not bear significant relationship.
The perception on the level of implementation of
community health organization has significant
difference when the respondents are grouped
according to barangay.

11. Recommendations
• Based on the findings of the study, the
implementation of proposed Intervention
Scheme is recommended.