These slides gives a precise outline on the Process of community diagnosis It engages the reader with basic memorable steps to execute the survey. it is suitable for students and field workers
3. content
concept and purpose of community diagnosis
process of conducting a community diagnosis
report writing
and dissemination of findings
plan interventions in order to meet the identified health needs
(community action).
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4. What is community diagnosis concept
It is a process in which health workers together with members of a
community determine health problems and needs of a community,
develop plans of action and
implement the plans
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5. community diagnosis
Community diagnosis generally refers to the identification and
quantification of health problems in a community as a whole in terms of
mortality and morbidity rates and ratios, and identification of their correlates
for the purpose of defining those at risk or those in need of health care
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6. Purpose of community diagnosis
To collect :
Statistics on utilization of health services
Epidemiological, Environmental ,Demographic and nutrition data
Causes of morbidity and mortality
Patterns of leadership and state of mental health
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7. importance of community diagnosis
It is the foundation for improving and promoting the health
of community members.
its role is to identify factors that affect the health of a population and
determine the availability of resources within the community to
adequately address these factors.
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8. Ethical considerations
Obtain permission to enter the community
Obtain informed consent from respondent
Maintain confidentiality
Subjects must be anonymous
Do no harm
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9. Process of community diagnosis
1) Exploration- get permission to collect data
2) Planning of the survey-why, where, who, when, what will be
covered
3) Developing and pretesting survey tools –
questionnaire/interview schedule, focus group discussions
4) Execution of the survey
involves data cleaning, sorting/tallying, coding , data entry and
analysis. Present in the form of tables, graphs, histograms
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10. Health status
Community diagnosis is used to determine and describe the health status of the population reflected in health
indicators in a community over a specific time period.
Health indicators are used by government to guide health care policy.
Incidence rates of any of the following in a population may be health indicators:
Low birth weight.
Diabetes.
High blood pressure.
Cancer incidence.
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11. Exploration phase
It consists of :
Seeking permission to enter the community and informing the various
leaders eg chief
Get reactions of the citizens through talking informally to identify their
problems
Gathering background data on health, education. Read reports
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12. Planning the survey
After getting permission,
plan the survey to identify the appropriate day for data collection, and
giving of feedback to include community health Action
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13. Community diagnosis should give
answers to:
Most pressing health problems in the
community.
Extent of disease burden.
common diseases and conditions.
Who are most affected ? Age sex,
occupation , religion etc
Any relationship between health and
the variable
Geographical distribution of the
health problems
Environment- when do these
problems occur eg rainy season
Why do these problems and diseases
occur?
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14. Community diagnosis queries
What is currently being done about the problems by the community or
health care delivery system-what ?
where?
who?
when and why?
All these questions will assist in knowing the level at which to start
community diagnosis
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15. Developing and pretesting tools for data
collection
refers to the devices/instruments used to collect data and measure a
community's health status.
Map of the area defines the catchment area and sets boundaries for
data collection.
Weighing scales
Specimen bottles for laboratory tests
Questionnaire/ interview schedule
Focus group discussions
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16. Pretesting the data collection tools
Pretest checks whether the question measures what it intends to measure
and it is not offensive.
Procedure This is done on a similar population to your target group,
collect data, obtain feedback on the content of the questionnaire, analyze
the data and revise before printing the final copy
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17. Execution of the survey- data
collection
Select and train research assistants in all procedures of collecting
quantitative and qualitative data
Interviewers should use a pencil to make it easier make corrections.
Fill in the responses immediately
Check the forms and confirm that you have taken all your equipment
before leaving the home
Handle laboratory specimens carefully and place a label
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18. Types of Information
Gather Information about people's:
knowledge
Behaviour/ practices
attitudes
and attributes. that is, their personal or demographic characteristics
e g. age, education, occupation ,income etc.
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19. Analysis and presentation of results
There are two types :
qualitative analysis – used on data that cannot be measured eg colour
quantitate analysis- used on numerical data e.g. age in years
Present in Tables, graphs, pictorial or through narratives
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20. TABLE
Table 1
Types of
housing
permanent Semi
permanent
Earthen
floor
Cemen
t floor
Village A 2 5 4 3
Village B 1 6 3 4
Village C 6 1 1 6
Village D 0 16 2 14
Village E 0 24 20 4
Totals 9 52 28 31
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21. Report writing and Dissemination
The report is a detailed scientific document which contains an account of the
how the survey was planned and executed
The data must be accurately interpreted
Feedback can be done through:
chief’s baraza,
Disseminate to all levels of county health teams
Eg at workshops, or other venues
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22. community health action
The community is mobilized to priorities and take action on health problems
which were identified during the community diagnosis;
Interventions include:
i. Creating awareness through health education on issues such as
prevention of Communicable diseases and child spacing
ii. Action such as : Environmental clean up exercises- clearing bushes to
remove mosquito breeding places
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