Participatory Approaches in Community Health Assessment
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What is the purpose of key informant interviews in assessing community health issues?

  • To cover the principal areas of interest through topic guides (correct)
  • To observe community members without their knowledge
  • To bring together groups of people to discuss health issues
  • To directly ask prepared questions to community members
  • Who can conduct participatory techniques to assess community perceptions about health?

  • Only trained staff members
  • Only health workers
  • Only community leaders
  • Both trained staff and community leaders (correct)
  • What is the primary focus of a focus group discussion?

  • Creating a list of health project priorities
  • Directly asking prepared questions to group members
  • Observing community members in their natural settings
  • Discussing specific health issues informally (correct)
  • In key informant interviews, who are considered as potential key informants?

    <p>Youth leaders and health workers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the importance of balancing all community concerns with the principal objective in participatory approaches?

    <p>To remain focused on assessing community health priorities</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How can community leaders use participatory approaches to assess health perceptions?

    <p>By applying techniques like group discussions and observations</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one of the key roles of a group facilitator?

    <p>Helping the group identify key issues related to the topic under discussion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is it important to establish a goal or objective that the whole group agrees with?

    <p>To foster agreement about the key issues</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a potential reason why people engage in risky activities according to the text?

    <p>To seek a 'buzz' or 'high'</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How should one encourage people to change risky behavior according to the text?

    <p>By encouraging people to talk about the impact of their behavior</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is emphasized as a challenge in sustaining behavior changes according to the text?

    <p>Initial behavior change is difficult</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What may group members feel if they think they are being ridiculed for their views during discussions?

    <p>Uncomfortable and discouraged</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the most effective way to identify the most important health problems in a community?

    <p>Assessing community members' perception about health</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is an example of a participatory rural approach?

    <p>A focus group discussion led by community members</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is the best way to sustain a health project in a community?

    <p>Involving all sectors of the community in the project</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is a potential disadvantage of using questionnaires to assess community health needs?

    <p>Questionnaires limit the topics that can be discussed</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of using a focus group discussion in a community health assessment?

    <p>To verify issues raised by questionnaire respondents</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following statements best describes the sustainability of a health project in a community?

    <p>It is dependent on the involvement of all sectors of the community</p> Signup and view all the answers

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