Community Health Practicum I

At the end of the course, students should be able to: 1. demonstrate knowledge on types of questionnaires; 2. explain the different types of questionnaire administration; 3. demonstrate field work leadership ability and teamwork; and 4. analyse and clean data obtained from the field in the questionnaires.

The students at this stage utilise a structured household questionnaire to collect information on health of families in the community. The structured questionnaires are patterned after those of the primary health care system. The information collected by each of the student groups are recorded, analysed and submitted as a report of the fieldwork activities. The practice gives the students an opportunity to translate theoretical concepts and principles in public health into practical experiences needed for program formulation, planning and implementation. At the end of the community practicum, students are expected to present results/findings in the form of a seminar to the department which shall be graded.