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Community Health Issues Assessment

1) The document discusses 4 problems: the presence of mosquito breeding sites, poor environmental conditions, accident hazards from broken stairs, and large family sizes related to low income. 2) For each problem, criteria like the nature, magnitude, modifiability, preventive potential, and social concern are evaluated on a weighted scale. 3) The problems relate to health issues in the community and high percentages of respondents identified issues like mosquito sites, mixed building materials, and large family sizes. Modification of the problems varies from difficult to moderately possible in the community.

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Community Health Issues Assessment

1) The document discusses 4 problems: the presence of mosquito breeding sites, poor environmental conditions, accident hazards from broken stairs, and large family sizes related to low income. 2) For each problem, criteria like the nature, magnitude, modifiability, preventive potential, and social concern are evaluated on a weighted scale. 3) The problems relate to health issues in the community and high percentages of respondents identified issues like mosquito sites, mixed building materials, and large family sizes. Modification of the problems varies from difficult to moderately possible in the community.

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PROBLEM [1] Presence of Breeding sites of mosquitoes, insects &

other pests
Criteria Weight Actual Justification
Score
Nature of the Problem
- Health Status 3 1 1 It is a health status because it
- Health Resources 2 causes certain diseases.
- Health Related
PROBLEM [4] Presence 1of Accident Hazards related to broken stairs
Magnitude of the Problem
- 75-100% affected 4 Based on the figure 28, 59
Criteria Weight Actual Justification
- 50-74% affected 3 3 3 respondents out of 78 families
Score
- 25-49% affected 2 which is 76% do have the
Nature of the Problem Itpresence
is a health relatedsites.
problem
- <25 affected 1 of these
- Health Status 3 1 0.7 because it exists in the
Modifiability of the Problem
- Health Resources
- High
2 environment that aggravates PROBLEM [2] Poor Environmental Condition
- Health Related 13 This problem
illness can be a modulate
in the community.
- Moderate 2 4 2.7 compliant in the community.
Magnitude of the Problem Based on the figure 18, 62 Criteria Weight Actual Justification
Low affected
- 75-100% 14 respondents out of 78 families Score
- 50-74%Not Modifiable
affected 03 3 2.3 which is 79% has a mixed type Nature of the Problem It is a health related problem
Preventive
- 25-49% Potential
affected 2 of materials that can cause the - Health Status 3 1 0.3 because it exists in the
-- <25High
affected 13 1 0.7 It can be moderately
availability avoid in the
of this problem. - Health Resources 2 environment that aggravates
Modifiability of the Problem community.
-- Moderate
High
2
3 This problem is difficult to
- Health Related 1 illness in the community.
- Low 1 Magnitude of the Problem Based on the figure 25, 54
- Moderate 2 4 1.4 control in the community. - 75-100% affected 4 respondents out of 78 families
Social Concern
- Low 1 It is indeed a community concern - 50-74% affected 3 3 2.3 which is 71% has uncovered
-- Urgent community
Not Modifiable 0 - 25-49% affected 2 method of disposal while 28%
concern; expressed and it needs a necessary action.
Preventive Potential - <25 affected 1 doesn’t have any container of
readiness 2 garbage.
- High 3 11 0.3
1 It has a minimum prohibition in
- Recognized as a
- Moderate 2 the community. Modifiability of the Problem
Problem but not
- needing
Low 1 - High 3 This problem has the high risk of
urgent
Social Concern - Moderate 2 4 4 control in the community.
attention 1
- Urgent
Not a Community
community It is indeed a community concern - Low 1
Concern
concern; expressed 0 and it needs a necessary action - Not Modifiable 0
Total readiness 2 8.4 Preventive Potential
- Recognized as a 1 0 - High 3 1 0.7 It can be moderately avoid in the
Problem but not - Moderate 2 community.
needing urgent - Low 1
attention 1 Social Concern
- Not a Community - Urgent community It doesn’t need a necessary action
Concern 0 concern; expressed but it is visible in the community.
Total 4.7 readiness 2
- Recognized as a 1 0.5
Problem but not
needing urgent
attention 1
- Not a Community
Concern 0
Total 7.8
PROBLEM [3] Large Family Size with the direct relation to low
income
Criteria Weight Actual Justification
Score
Nature of the Problem It is a health resources problem
- Health Status 3 because it lacks the absence of
- Health Resources 2 1 0.7 manpower and money that is
- Health Related 1 necessary to solve the problem.
Magnitude of the Problem Based on the figure1, 27
- 75-100% affected 4 respondents out of 78 families
- 50-74% affected 3 3 1.5 which is 27%, has range of 5 to 7
- 25-49% affected 2 family sizes.
- <25 affected 1
Modifiability of the Problem
- High 3 This problem is difficult to
- Moderate 2 4 1.3 control in the community.
- Low 1
- Not Modifiable 0
Preventive Potential
- High 3 1 0.3 It has a minimum prohibition in
- Moderate 2 the community.
- Low 1
Social Concern
- Urgent community It doesn’t need much attention in
concern; expressed the community.
readiness 2
- Recognized as a 1 0
Problem but not
needing urgent
attention 1
- Not a Community
Concern 0
Total 3.8

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