RESULTS

This chapter presents the transcribe data of the correspondents according to its
common themes.

Main Theme Sub Theme

Symptoms of Dengue fever Skin Rashes

Repeated/come and go fever
High Temperature
Vomiting
Bleeding
Muscular Pain
Reasons Why we Catch Dengue fever Stagnant Water

Dirty Canal and Surrounding

Not Using Mosquito Net and Repellent

Reasons Why they Chose the Financial Problem

Traditional Way
More Effective

Duration/Period of their illness 2 weeks

1 week
Table 1. Barangay New Cebu Survivors Lived Experiences on Dengue Fever.

Dengue Symptoms. The first symptom of the disease appears in about 5-7 days

after the infected mosquito bites a healthy person. It is possible to become infected by

dengue multiple times because the virus has four different serotypes. Additional

symptoms include severe joint and muscular pain (breakbone fever), nausea, vomiting,

eye pain, skin rashes, and bleeding. Although dengue fever itself is rarely fatal, it can be

an extraordinarily painful and disabling illness and may become epidemic in a

population following the introduction of a new serotype. (Morens, Fauci, Brody JE,

2022). This finding is connected to our thirteen (13) participants experiences about the

dengue symptoms:

Tulip is our first informant, he answered our question while smoking:

“Ahhh… ano sya kining, mahadlok ka sa hangin tapos ing-aron na oras ginakuan ko ba

ginaatake ka ug katugnaw, manglagom imong kuku tapos imong panit gapula-pula,

oh rashes, mura syag rashes pero imong panit ga ano ga pula sya,

oh tibuok lawas walay labot mata.”

Seconded by Rose who stated her answer while sitting in their hammock and
glancing to her son who’s playing outside:
“Kanang unsa na magpula imong panit, kanang mag sigeg singot nya mag pula-pula,

mailhan man nako ug denguehon ko kay anaon *gipislit ang wala na kamot*

nako naay pula sagol ba.”.

As for our third informant, Sunflower, he answered us while lying and using his

phone:

“Pangurog, init kaayo ko, labad akong ulo, oh kalintura. Naa man gyud mailhan

sa panit na magunitan nimo gud, oh mupula diay sya, nya ano kanang ay o rashes diay

to sya ana nila.”

Orchid, our fourth informant, stated her experience while looking away:

“Kuan, walay ano, walay kusog, tapos luya, dayon gisunggo ko ato, daghan mga

nanggawas na mga pula-pula. Kuan sa kanang, on-off ang hilanat, tapos daghag

naggawas na pula-pula.”
 Our fifth informant was Gumamela, she shared her experiences to us while

washing her hand:

“Kuan eh, luya, kapoy nya kalinturahon kag nagbalik-balik imong kalintura eh,

mao nay kuan sa dengue gyud magbalik-balik ang kalintura, tapos labad ang ulo,

kasukaon ka, luod, magbalik-balik ang sakit sa ulo.”

Dandelion, our sixth informant, stated her experiences while sitting in their

balcony:

“Ang mga sintomas na akong nafeel atong gidengue ko kay kuan lagnat,

katugnaw, pamumula, pagbalik-balik na kalintura, mao ra gud.”

As for our seventh informant, Sampaguita, she shared her experiences to us

while carrying their neighbors’ kid:

“Ano, wala-wala na kalintura tapos way kusog imong lawas, then ano kanang

luya kayko. Balik-balik ug wala-wala imong kalintura ug magpula-pula imong lawas, ug

kanang sige kag suka, mao to sya akong mga naexperience.”

In line with Sampaguitas’ answer, Daisy’s answer is somehow similar to hers,

Daisy answered us while playing cards:

“Ang mga naexperience nako nga mga sakit kay magsakit imong ulo ug

kalinturahon ka, naay nanurok na pula-pula nya ana sila rashes man daw to tapos

kapoy imong lawas sad, dile ka ganahan mukaon tungod sa imong kalintura.”

Our ninth informant, Dahlia, stated her experiences to us while cleaning her nails:
 “Mag rashes ka, labad imong ulo, imongb kalintura magbalik-balik tapos kaayo

imong panlasa, katol imong lawas tungod sa rashes, labad saad kaayo imong ulo

murag mabuak.”

As for our tenth informant, Lavender answered our questions while sitting in their

balcony:

“Ang naexperience nako tong nadengue ko kay gikalintura ko na dile ko ganahan

mukaon nya labad kaayo ang akong ulo na mura gyud syag mabuak.”

Carnation, our eleventh informant, stated her answers to our questions while

playing cards:

“Sakit ang tiyan, labad ang ulo, namuypoy akong lawas, gikalintura ko balik-balik

tapos naay nanurok na pula-pula ana sila rashes daw to nya katol sad tong part na

naay pula-pula.”

As for our second to the last informant, Lily shared her experiences to us while

holding her daughter:

“Balik-balik ang kalintura, rashes tapos labad kaayo akong ulo, wala koy gana

mukaon. Mao man jud na kasagaran mafeel nimon inig denguehon ka.”

For our last informant, which is Freesia, she answered us while using her phone

and slightly facing us:

“Katong gidengue ko labad kaayo akong ulo, dile nako masabtan akong gibati,

naay usahay na tugnawon ko nya usahay pod init kaayo akong lawas, mawad-an ko ug

panlasa unya balik-balik akong kalintura nya dali rako malipong, mao rato.”
 Reasons why we catch dengue fever. Mosquitoes breed in stagnant, fresh,

standing water often found around the home. Buckets, discarded tires, and other

artificial containers which hold stagnant water in tin cans. Bird baths, clogged rain

gutters, and plastic wading pools holding stagnant water in unmanaged pools (Haas

Stapleton, 2019). Mosquitoes breeding sites are water bodies, discarded tires, water

tanks, bottles, cups and ant traps (Rattanarithikul et al., 2005; Dom et al., 2013).

Physical and environmental factors i.e. temperature, vegetation, water currents, water

sources, or water quality and climate changes are causes of the mosquito spread

(Wajiha et al., 2017). Most respondents were aware of the reason why they catch

dengue fever, because of without using window screening and of bed nets, not covering

standing water, not removing of standing water, not cutting bushes and spraying with

chemicals. Yet, a smaller proportion considered not using of repellants (Shuaib, F.,

Todd, D., Campbell-Stennett, D., Ehiri, J., & Jolly, P. E. (2010). This articulation is

connected to our eight out of thirteen (13) participants’ answers:

Our first informant shared his knowledge and experiences to us while smoking:

“Ahhh number 1 gyud ana sa ano,ahh mga palibot nato, number 1 ana kanang mga, pareha anang mga
plastic, tire nay mga tubig , itlogan sa lamok. Mao gydt nay ano hinungdan nganong nay dengue. bisan
pa, kinahanglan gydt run naa tay mga moskit tungod pod saatung palibot, depende mna sa lugar gud ,
parehas anang nag puyo sa syudad labi na ang mga kanal ddtoa grabe ka hugaw . dli parehas sa atua
drea na, naa may lamok drea pro dli magka parehas kay tungod kay ang mga lamok drea kay nag puyo
lang sa, sa gilid gilid, lahi ddtoa nga naas kanal nag puyo ,grabe sya ka hugaw, tungod rapod saatuang
pag , unsa ni kining, oh pabaya , kita rapoy hinungdan nga nagka dengue ta kay ngano mn wala mn natu
gi atiman atung palibot.”

Seconded by our next informant, Orchid, which stated her answer while drying
her wet hands:
“Sa palibot mga hugaw , nay mga tubig nga napundo daghag mga saging na nangalata,
mao nay kasagaran hinungdan nganong naay lamok nga dengue”
 Daisy shared her experiences to us while shuffling and looking at her cards:

“Kanang pundo na tubig na naa sa balde, ligid, mga plastics ug sa atong mga palibot
naa hugaw kaayo kay daghan basura nya wala nato nalimpyuhan.”

Dahlias’ answer is also similar to Daisy’s, she answered our question while cleaning her
nails and slightly looking at us:

“Stagnant na tubig, kanang mapundo sa ligid, bagul, mga plastics tapos sa mga canal
na hugaw kay wala nalimpyuhan nya napundo ra ang tubig didtoa kay naay gabara, wala ka
flow ug tarong and tubig sa canal.”

Carnation’s answer is also similar to our previous informants’ answers also, she shared
her experiences to us while shuffling her cards:

“Kanang mga stock na tubig, kanang kapareha sa canal, mga plastic, balde, ug bagul.
Tapos palibot nga wala nalimpyuhi, hugaw nga palibot.”

Sunflower stated his experiences to us while lying on their hammock:

“Kanang tungod sa sigeg gawas nato bisan ug gabie tapos wala pajod ta naggamit ug
mosquito repellent tapos pasagdaan lang lamok na paakon ta.”

Sampaguita stated her experiences to us while carrying a child:

“Kanang mag ano, kanang dili ka mag-moskit matulog ug mapak-an kag lamok tungod
sa mga hugaw sa palibot sa imong balay bantug naay mga lamok.”

Freesia, our last informant, answered our question while scrolling on her phone and
sitting in their balcony:

“Ahhh ano ang kanang dengue makuha tun a sa mga na stock na tubig, kay didto mana
mangitlog ang mga lamok, sa stock nga water tapos hugaw sad na water.”