Community Health Volunteer's Training Manual - Population Council

Exercise 2.2.2
Objective
1. To practise the method of
observation.
Questions
1. List and comment on all the things
you use in the room in which you
are holding the training.
2. Observe the picture and map of a
community and comment on it.
Interviews
Community Based Surveillance
Facilitators Instructions
Lead participants to do an observation of
1. a. The immediate environment and
comment
b. A picture of community that has
things of health interest depicted on a
picture and comment
c. A picture of a community map
and comment
2. Use their responses to summarise
observation as a data collection tool.
Volunteers can ask individuals and families questions to collect information about their
health and the environment and offer advise on how to improve health and environmental
sanitation.
Box 2.2.1: Questions may include:
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How do you feel today?
What is wrong with you? Can you tell me how you really feel?
When was the last time you attended antenatal clinic?
Did you tell the nurse about your sickness?
What kind of latrine do you use?
Below are two sample pages from the CBS registers that are used for data collection and
recording. (Figure 2.2.1 and Figure 2.2.2)
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