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Definition:
Community diagnosis - is a statement of the
health and health related problems of the
community or which have a high risk of
developing, the possible causes or causative
organisms and the contributory factors.
It is the end result of data collection and
analysis.
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3. Environmental indicators
a. Physical/geographical/topographical
characteristics of community
Land areas that contribute to vector
problems.
Terrain characteristics that contributes
to accidents or pose as geohazard
zones
Land usage industry
Climate/season
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4. Cultural factors
a. Variables that may break up the people
into groups within the community such
as:
Ethnicity
Social class
Language
Religion
Race
Political orientation
b. Cultural beliefs and practices that affect
health
c. Concepts about health and illness
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D. Health Resources
Are assets , means, strengths, and skills that are
contributory to the promotion of health and well
being that exist within communities to meet the
needs of the indvl, families or social grps.
Refers to manpower, institutional and material
resources provided not only by the state but those
which are contributed by the private sector and
other NGOs.
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Types of resources:
1. Informal families deliver he greatest part of all
care services in he community.
a. The burden of care normally and primarily
falls on women and have a significant effects
on their health.
b. Govt., private and voluntary systems of care
supplement the family or fill in where no family
network exists.
2. Formal provided by variety of levels and
agencies including both health services and other
sectors that have an impact on health such as
eductl, political, and religious organizations that can
help provide economic assistance and health and
social care.
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D. Political/Leadership Patterns
reflects the action potential of the state
and its people to address the health
needs and problems of the community.
also mirrors the sensitivity of the govt to
the peoples struggle for better lives
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Sources of data
Primary data community people
through survey, interview, focused grp
discussions, observation, and through the
actual minutes of community meetings.
Secondary data- organizational records
of the program, health center records and
other public records through review of
records.
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b. Defining the study population- :
Based on the objectives the nurse identifies the
population grp to be included in the study.
It may be the entire population, or grp such as women in
the reproductive age-grp or infants
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2. IMPLEMENTATION
1. Actual data gathering- supervises the
data collectors by checking the filed- up
instruments in terms of completeness,
accuracy and reliability of the information
collected. Data gathered shld cover the ff:
a. Community dimensions secondarily related to
health
Demographic data
Economic characteristics
Social indicators
Political char
Cultural char
Environmental char
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Related to Health
General health indicators- birth, death,
mortality, morbidity rates
Maternal and child health care- FP,
midwifery services, child care
Immunization status
Food and nutrition- daily food budget, daily
food intake, knowledge of basic food grps.
Illness and injury type of sickness, medical
personnel attending to the sick, where the
sick go for consultation and treatment, types
and sources of medicines, dental care,
accidents, causes of death.
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Implementation (cont)
2. Collation/ organization of data
The first step in the data processing.
Data from the questionnaires are organized
and the number of times each answer is
given is counted.
There are two types of data that may be
generated
Numerical data can be counted
Descriptive data- can be described
To facilitate data collation, develop categories
for classification of responses, either mutually
exclusive (choices do not overlap), and
Exhaustive (choices do not overlap)
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Exhaustive categories
Ex: Family Planning methods:
Lactational amenorrhea
Natural
BBT
Cervical mucus method
Symptothermal method
Standard days Method
Others (specify)
Artificial
IUD
Pills
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Tallying involves entering the
responses into prepared tally sheet
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c. Presentation of data
Results of the community diagnosis may be
presented to the members of the community or
the key leaders.
Findings shld be simple and easy to understand.
Descriptive data is merely presented in a
narrative reports (e.g. geographic data, beliefs
regarding illness/death).
Numerical data are presented in table or graph
showing key information, comparisons
including patterns or trends.
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TYPE OF GRAPH
DATA FUNCTION
Line graph
Bar graph
/pictograph
Histogram or
frequency
Proportional or
component bar
graph/pie graph
Scattered
Diagram
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d. Analysis of data
aims to establish trends and patterns
in terms of health needs and problems
if the community.
allows for comparison of obtained
data with standard values.
Determining the interrelationship of
factors will shed light on the
significance of the problems and their
implications on the health status of the
community
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e. Identifying the community health problemsmake a list of the health problems and categorize them
as:
score
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Weight
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Criteria
Preventive Potential
High
Moderate
Low
Social Concern
Urgent community concern; Expressed
readiness for action
Recognized as a problem but not needing
urgent attention
Not a community concern
Score Weight
3
2
1
2
1
0
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