Try to ascertain the actual extent of the problem in your selected community. Write a short summary of the situation. The answer should preferably come from your own experience, the knowledge of colleagues you consult or from information you or they are handling or producing. Question 3: When do events generally occur? Consider whether health events occur at a particular time of year, in a particular week, or on a specific day. Record your answers with as much useful detail as you can derive from your own experience and knowledge. Question 4: Where do these health events occur? Are they limited to a particular area? Indicate location on a map. Record your answers. Question 5: Who is, and who is not, affected? Does the problem affect particular individuals men, women, the – very young, the elderly, families or particular ethnic groups? Are people with the same income level, similar habits, occupations or family structures more affected than others? Prepare a list that identifies and describes the individuals (or categories of individuals) who do, and do not, suffer from the disease. Continue to record your answers. Note: formulating your answers to these questions, you may come up with new questions that need to be answered. Make a list of these as they arise. Now that you have gathered the background information, you should try to identify why the problem occurs. The patterns you have noted in the answers to questions 2–5 might help you answer the next question of the conceptual framework. 3. Analyse the problem Question 6: Why does the problem Or what are the main factors involved here? Try to work out what causes and factors are at work here. You may need to ask further questions at this Respond to these questions in the same way as you have done with the other questions. 4. Take measures to address the problem
Try to ascertain the actual extent of the problem in your selected community. Write a short summary of the situation. The answer should preferably come from your own experience, the knowledge of colleagues you consult or from information you or they are handling or producing. Question 3: When do events generally occur? Consider whether health events occur at a particular time of year, in a particular week, or on a specific day. Record your answers with as much useful detail as you can derive from your own experience and knowledge. Question 4: Where do these health events occur? Are they limited to a particular area? Indicate location on a map. Record your answers. Question 5: Who is, and who is not, affected? Does the problem affect particular individuals – men, women, the very young, the elderly, families or particular ethnic groups? Are people with the same income level, similar habits, occupations or family structures more affected than others? Prepare a list that identifies and describes the individuals (or categories of individuals) who do, and do not, suffer from the disease. Continue to record your answers. Note: formulating your answers to these questions, you may come up with new questions that need to be answered. Make a list of these as they arise. Now that you have gathered the background information, you should try to identify why the problem occurs. The patterns you have noted in the answers to questions 2–5 might help you answer the next question of the conceptual framework. 3. Analyse the problem Question 6: Why does the problem Or what are the main factors involved here? Try to work out what causes and factors are at work here. You may need to ask further questions at this Respond to these questions in the same way as you have done with the other questions. 4. Take measures to address the problem