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Community Assessment
Community Assessment Community assessment is a process that involves identifying and recognizing the most significant and prevalent diseases, health problems, or needs within a specific area. It aims to prioritize these issues for intervention by the health ministry and healthcare workers. Assessment: Assessment is a systematic approach to collecting, validating, analyzing, and documenting data related…
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Community Survey
Community Survey Community survey is a method of gathering information and data about a specific community. This follows Community Entry. Facts or Profile to be obtained during a Community Survey 1. Population Size: The survey collects data on the total number of individuals living in the community. This information helps in understanding the scale of…
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Community Entry
Community Entry Community entry refers to the process of engaging and integrating into a specific community or local area in order to work collaboratively with its members. A process where one gets to know the status of the community and learns how best one can help the community following the normal steps. It involves establishing…
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TECHNIQUES USED TO ESTABLISH COMMUNITY HEALTH ACTIVITIES
TECHNIQUES USED TO ESTABLISH COMMUNITY HEALTH ACTIVITIES Below are the steps taken to establish community health activity. ∙ Community approach ∙ Community entry ∙ Community Assessment ∙ Community situation analysis (Diagnosis) ∙ Community mobilization ∙ Community participation ∙ Community organization ∙ Community empowerment ∙ Community based rehabilitative services for disabled and disadvantaged groups Community Approach…
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INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT OF CHILDHOOD ILLNESSES (IMCI)
INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT OF CHILDHOOD ILLNESSES (IMCI) Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses is a child management process where care/treatment of a sick child is done in totality. IMCI stands for Integrated Management of Childhood Illness is an approach developed by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organization (WHO) to improve the health…
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Autism Spectrum Disorder
AUTISM Autism, also known as autistic spectrum disorder, is a childhood psychiatric disorder characterized by communication impairment, social interaction impairment, and restricted and repetitive activities. Causes of Autism IDIOPATHIC The exact cause of autism is still unknown, But it is believed to result from a combination of genetic and environmental factors. Genetic Factors: Genetic factors…
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Questions and Answers
Questions and Answers Medicine Hyperglycemia Mrs. Loyce a thirty three year old female patient has been admitted with signs and symptoms of hyperglycemia. (a). Manage Loyce from the time of her admission up to discharge. (b) Differentiate between hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia. (c) Explain how you can prevent a diabetic foot. SOLUTIONS a). Hyperglycemia– refers to…
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Male Involvement in Reproductive Health Services
MALE INVOLVEMENT IN REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES Male involvement is having men participating more in Reproductive health matters as clients and partners. This can be in the form of seeking and sharing reproductive health information and services with their partners and friends. Sharing domestic chores and child rearing responsibilities is another form of male involvement, joint…
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Infertility
INFERTILITY Infertility is the inability of a couple to conceive or to get a child after one year of regular coitus without having used any form of contraception. Infertility refers to failure to conceive in spite of regular unprotected sex during the child bearing age that is 15-49 years without any contraception for at…
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Ectopic Pregnancy
ECTOPIC PREGNANCY Ectopic pregnancy is a condition in which a fertilized egg implants and grows outside the uterus. Instead of the fertilized egg traveling to and implanting in the uterus as it should during a normal pregnancy, it implants in a location where it cannot develop properly. Ectopic pregnancy is when the fertilized ovum embeds…
