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Community Diagnosis

The document outlines the process and types of community diagnosis. It discusses two main types - comprehensive community diagnosis, which aims to obtain general information, and problem-oriented community diagnosis, which assesses a particular need. The process involves determining objectives, study population, data collection methods, developing tools, gathering data, collating, presenting, analyzing data, identifying health problems, and prioritizing issues based on available resources.

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Community Diagnosis

The document outlines the process and types of community diagnosis. It discusses two main types - comprehensive community diagnosis, which aims to obtain general information, and problem-oriented community diagnosis, which assesses a particular need. The process involves determining objectives, study population, data collection methods, developing tools, gathering data, collating, presenting, analyzing data, identifying health problems, and prioritizing issues based on available resources.

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  • Introduction to Community Diagnosis: Introduces the concept and purpose of community diagnosis in the health sector.
  • Types of Community Diagnosis: Describes comprehensive and problem-oriented community diagnosis, including demographic and socio-economic variables.
  • Process of Community Diagnosis: Details the steps involved in conducting a community diagnosis from defining objectives to data collection.

COMMUNITY

DIAGNOSIS
• TYPES OF COMMUNITY DIAGNOSIS
• 1.COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY
• DIAGNOSIS – aims to obtain a general
• information about the community.
• A.Demographic Variables
• B.Socio-Economic and Cultural
• Variables
• C.Health and Illness Patterns
• D.Health resources
• E.Political/Leadership Patterns
• 2.PROBLEM-ORIENTED COMMUNITY
• DIAGNOSIS – type of assessment that
• responds to a particular need.
• PROCESS OF COMMUNITY DIAGNOSIS:
• Collecting
• Organizing
• Synthesizing
• Analyzing and interpreting health data
COMMUNITY
DIAGNOSIS
• 1.DETERMINING THE OBJECTIVES – the
• nurse decides on the depth and scope of
• the data she needs to gather.
• 2.DEFINING THE STUDY POPULATION –
• the nurse identifies the population group
• to be included in the study.
• 3.DETERMINING THE DATA TO BE
• COLLECTED – the objectives will guide
• the nurse in identifying the specific data
• she will collect, and will also decide on
• the sources of these data.
• 4.COLLECTING THE DATA – the nurse
• decides on the specific methods
• depending on the type of data to be
• generated.
• 5.DEVELOPING THE INSTRUMENT –
• instruments/tools facilitate the nurse’s
• data-gathering activities.
• Most common instruments:
• - survey questionnaire
• - interview guide
• - observation checklist
• 6.ACTUAL DATA GATHERING – the nurse
• supervises the data collectors by
• checking the filled-up instruments in
• terms of completeness, accuracy and
• reliability of the information collected.
• 7.DATA COLLATION – the nurse is now
• ready to put together all the information.
• 8.DATA PRESENTATION – will depend
• largely on the type of data obtained.
• (descriptive & numerical data)
• 9.DATA ANALYSIS – aims to establish
• trends and patterns in terms of health
• needs and problems of the community.
• 10.IDENTIFYING THE COMMUNITY HEALTH
• NURSING PROBLEMS
• Health status problems – increased
• or decreased morbidity, mortality,
• fertility or reduced capability for
• wellness.
• Health resources problems – lack of
• or absence of manpower, money,
• materials or institutions necessary to
• solve health problems.
• Health-related problems – existence
• of social, economic, environmental
• and political factors that aggravate
• the illness-inducing situations in the
• community.
• 11.PRIORITY-SETTING – prioritize which
• health problems can be attended to
• considering the resources available at
• the moment.

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