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Healthcare Assessment Methodology in a Developing Country
Joshi, S.D. (1) & P.K.Nath (2)
(1) Public Health Office, Malakheti, Nepal; (2) All India Institute of Medical Sciences,New Delhi,
India
The health care assessment system in Nepal is still taking a long time and the cost is high.
Collection of data about prioritization of community health problems by the community is
essential for planning and monitoring of programs and interventions for improving
community health status. Scientific Rapid Community Health Assessment Methodology
needs to be validated in rural communities in a developing country like Nepal which is
economic and less time consuming.
To validate the Rapid Community Health Assessment Methodology (RCHA) for
prioritization of community health problems in a rural community including nematodes (or
Helminthes) control programs.
Study area: 14 Villages of rural areas. Study population: 34 Primary School Teachers from 10
randomly selected Primary Schools in above villages. (One Teacher each from Class I to V,
in each School). Validation: Heads of households from 500 Households (50 per village,
systematically sampled). Data collection technique: Self-Administered Questionnaires for
Teachers, Interview Schedules for Heads of Households. Data analysis: with the help of EPI
info program.
There was significant correlation between the responses of the school teachers and heads of
households on community health problems viz., (a) the prioritization of ten village
problems(r=+0.77, p