Republic of the Philippines
Bicol University
Graduate School
Legazpi City
Suggestion Matrix
Chapter/P Suggestion
age
Change Title, include setting of the
study to title
Put Paging
Chapter I, First paragraph must start with own
Page 1 words, forgot to put superscript for
mention on paragraph 1.
Page 1 Include data regarding Diarrhea for
Camarines Norte (Local), mention
data regarding countries with low
socioeconomic status and the
Philippine perspective.
Page 4 Include a simple, general discussion
between hygiene practice and
diarrhea
Page 6 Edit Figure 1, only include the map of
Vinzons and highlight the Sabang
Catchment Area. Put on a separate
page
Page 7 Include if there is inadequacy in the
number of Barangay Health Workers
and Barangay Nutrition Scholars.
Page 7 Revise the Statement of the problem,
in such a way that it is suitable to the
data that you need.
Specific Age grouping of
children
Put term respondents to refer
to the persons
participating/answering the
survey.
Combine variables which are
similar or of same nature.
Revise question number 3 and
include time frame of
prevalence
Rephrase question number 4
and 5
Actions taken
Changed title to Diarrheal
Prevalence and Household Hygiene
Practices in Sabang Catchment
Area
Manuscript edited, included Paging
starting on Chapter 1
1st paragraph rephrased, used own
words. Placed superscript on cited
statement
Included data on Diarrhea of
Camarines Norte. Included
information regarding low
socioeconomic status. Properly cited
Made a simple and summarized
discussion regarding diarrhea and its
connection to household hygiene
practices.
Figure 1 edited, all colors except
Sabang Catchment area are turned
grey color to highlight the local of
study. Placed on a separate page.
Included information regarding the
recommended ratio of BHW/BNS to
household.
Changed the statement of the
problem. Added information which
are beneficial to the study, and
removed variables which are
unnecessary.
 Page 9 Edit Scope and Delimitation based on
the changes of the Statement of the
Problem. Include a condition that
determines the minimum residency
of the participating respondent.
Page 11 Add Barangay Health Workers and
Nutrition Scholars as one of the
beneficiaries of the study.
Page 12 Notes should be on a separate page.
Correct the format using the MLA
style of citing sources
Chapter II, Improve the related literature.
Page 14-29 Interpret the information included
and relate it to the current study
using your own words. Do not make
very long paragraphs.
Page 30-37 Improve related studies. Add another
local study/research which is related
to your study. Use only the surnames
when mentioning the
proponents/authors of the study. Do
not include the whole title in the
paragraph, rephrase.
Page 39-45 Edit technical errors in the
Theoretical and Conceptual
Framework part. Separate page for
the paradigms.
Page 45 Edit and improve the Definition of
Terms by revising it based on the
changes suggested. Include
definitions for terms from the SOP
and define operationally.
Page 50 Edit the notes. Remove the subs from
the notes, use MLA Format.
Chapter III Change the paragraphs which are too
long
Page 54 Specify on the Sources of Data the
Edited the Scope and Delimitation
based on the changes made on the
Statement of the Problem. Also
corrected some grammar and
technical writing errors. Mentioned
that mother respondents should have
lived at Sabang Catchment Area for a
minimum of 6 months, also based on
the condition Agustina set regarding
the minimum time of residency.
Added the BHWs and BNS as
beneficiaries of the study.
Notes were placed on the next page.
Corrected the format used in citing
sources using the MLA style format.
Edited the whole related literature.
Made own interpretations and
statements on the information cited
based on my own understanding.
Shortened long paragraphs.
Added a local study of Joseph Capuno
and Carlos Tan Jr. titled Household
treatment of drinking water and child
diarrhea: Estimating the effect of
each one on the other in the
Philippines, and Joseph Stewarts
study titled Estimating the Health
Impact of Industry Infant Food
Marketing Practices in The
Philippines. Corrected the formats
on mentioning names in the related
studies. Rephrased paragraphs
involving titles of related studies
mentioned in full.
Edited and corrected some technical
errors committed on Theoretical and
Conceptual Framework part.
Separated the paradigms to its own
pages.
Improved the Definition of Terms,
revised it based on the changes
suggested. Included definitions for
terms from the SOP and were defined
operationally.
Edited the notes. Removed the subs
and converted to MLA Format.
All paragraphs which are too long
were shortened and divided into
paragraphs
Specified the subject respondent
 subject respondent.
Page 55 Revise the Research instrument part
based on the changes made at the
SOP
Page 57 Change the validation of the
instrument part. Since it was adapted
from a study which already had a
validation, there is no need to use
validation, just modify to suit the
study without changing the data
needed.
Page 61 Edit the notes. Use MLA Format.
Questionna Revise the Questionnaire based on
ire the SOP. Get the data that the study
Part I only needs. There is no need to copy
the whole instrument of Agustinas
study to-to. Modify to suit the study.
Part II Variables of the same nature should
be combined, do not copy the whole
of Agustinas tool, use only the
variables which are useful for the
which is the Childs Mother/Caregiver
respondent and the Child
Respondent.
Research instrument part revised.
Changed the validation of the
instrument part.
Edited the notes and used the MLA
Format.
Revised based on the needed data
for the SOP:
Child Age Group categorization
based on the classification made
by the Center for Disease
Prevention and Control and Berks
study on child developmental
stages.
Monthly Income categorization
based on the Department of
Social Welfare and Developments
Poverty line formula and the 2012
Family Income and Expenditure
Survey (FIES) of the Philippine
Statistics Authority
Household Size categorization
based on the Philippine Statistics
Authority Report on Number of
Household by Household Size and
Region
Residence instructed to change
options from flooding/non-
flooding area to
land/riverside/coastal. Based on
the Geographical Location
definition for Geagraphically
Isolated and Depressed Areas
(GIDA) of DOH/DSWD
Nutritional Status of Child is
based on the Operation Timbang
report (OPT Report) of the
National Nutrition Council and the
DOH
Modified the Questionnaire properly
suit the SOP of the study:
Mother & Childs handwashing
combined into Handwashing and
 study. You can remove and add
variables as long as it answers the
SOP. Modify Agustinas tool to suit
the study. And reorganize.
Hyigene practices
Food Preparation, Cleanliness of
utensils and Habits of Buying
packed food, Bottlefeeding
hygiene combined into Food
Selection and Preparation
Prepared by:

JIM D. BACLILI
MAN Student
Noted by:

BABY BOY BENJAMIN D. NEBRES III, Ed.D.

Adviser

FE L. BINALINGBING, RN, MAN, Ed.D.

Chairman

LUIS O. AMANO, Ph.D. LEILA Z. BELGICA, RN, Ph.D.

Member Member

CARIDAD D. GARCIA, Ed.D., E.L.M.

Member