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Community Medicine Curriculum:
Contents, Learning Objectives
and
Teaching/Learning Experiences
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Time Allocations

Published by:
Further Improvement of Medical Colleges Project
Bangladesh

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FIMC, Health Projects Office
A-104 Park Road
New DOHS
Dhaka 1206
Bangladesh

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FIMC, Project Director's Office,
Plot No. 15
Pastern I lousing Project-1
Kalyanpur, Dhaka 1216
Bangladesh

Facilitated and Compiled by:
Dr A Latif Bhuiya
Project Teacher FIMC

Max- 1997

Any part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any
form or by any other means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without
prior permission, but acknowledgement will be appreciated.

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Preface
This proposed Community Medicine Curriculum is the result of a systematic revision and
development of the existing curriculum. It has been produced by the present teachers of
Community Medicine in the Medical Colleges who based their work on modern educational
principles. In many instances practical and experiential learning methods have been substituted for
classroom teaching, as a result of which the number of lectures in the course has been reduced by
more than 30 per cent. Undoubtedly students will benefit form this and will more readily acquire
the skills they require to practise Community Medicine. This commendable achievement deserves
high appreciation.
Some aspects of this curriculum will require ratification by higher level curriculum committees and
later by the Bangladesh Medical and Dental Council. These include the suggested changes in the
assessment system. However other changes which are merely a development of the present
undergraduate curriculum or just specify a different teaching method may be implemented
immediately.

It is hoped that the incorporation of learning objectives, teaching methods and details of the
assessment system will be useful to both teachers and students.
Finally I would like to offer my thanks to Dr A Latif Bhuiya who, on behalf of FIMC Project,
undertook the task of organising the running of the series of meetings and workshops required.

Professor M Muzaherul Huq
Project Director FIMC

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PROCESS OF CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT
This commumry medicine curriculum for undergraduate medical students was developed by teachers of the medical
colleges between April 1996 and January 1997. This included a revision of the Residennal Field Site Training Course
originally written in 1994.

The curnculum development process was performed systematically on the basis of curriculum design as suggested by the
World Health Organisarion.

Curriculum Design
Situation
- health needs
- resources of health system
- job description
situation analysis

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Ust of tasks

task analysis
Learning objectives
- list of skills
- facts, attitudes needed

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- objectives
- teaching methods
- assessment methods
- timetable
- evaluation
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A needs analysis was first conducted, the views of teachers, students and young graduates being obtained. Next the
curriculum development group carried out a task analysis on the basis of what use a young graduate would make of
teaching in Community Medicine. During the development of the core contents the learning objectives were set out and
both core and additional contents were listed. A review of the community health or community medicine curricula in
other countries was also performed. With this background the group carried out their work in accordance with the terms
of reference they had set themselves. These included.

Reviewing teaching methods in particular with a view to

- creation of the appropriate altitude.
- the development of skills^
- promotion of a habit of self-learning.
The final outcome is dependent on the extent to which the teachers in individual colleges can deliver the course as
as
planned increasing the level of community-oriented and community- based learning activities. To some extent this itself
depends on the degree of success with which
urban demonstration1 areas within easy reach of the colleges can be
--------------------------developed as sites for day visit learning activities.

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Once the course is implemented no time should be wasted before planning an evaluation of the course, to uncover any
unidentified defects and to learn whatever might enable it to be improved further.

Members of the Curriculum Working Group

During the curriculum development process the following teachers have at some time been a member of the curriculum
working group
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Professor A Khalique Barbhuiyan, Head of Community Medicine, Dhaka Medical College

2.
3.

Professor M Sultan Ul Alam, Head of Community Medicine, Chittagong Medical College
Professor Arunodaya Barman, Head of Community Medicine, Rajshahi Medical College
Dr Mahfuzar Rahman, Head of Community Medicine, Rangpur Medical College

4.
5.

Dr Dilara Begum, Head of Community Medicine, Sir Salimullah Medical College

6.

Dr Md Abdul Jabbar, Head of Community Medicine, Sir Salimullah Medical College

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8.

Dr AKM Ruhul Amin Khan, Head of Community Medicine, Mymensingh Medical College

9.

Dr Shibbir Ahmed, Head of Community Medicine, MAG Osmani Medical College
Dr Oyes Ahmed Chowdhury', Lecturer, MAG Osmani Medical College

10.

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13.
14.

Dr UK Taufiqun Nessa, Asstt Prof of Community Medicine, Mymensingh Medical College

Dr Maksumul Hakim, Lecturer of Community Medicine, Dhaka Medical College
Dr Aminur Rahman, Lecturer of Community Medicine, Dhaka Medical College
Dr K M Asaduzzaman, Asstt Prof of Community Medicine, Faridpur Medical College

15.

Dr Hafiza Arzuman, Lecturer of Community Medicine, Sir Salimullah Medical College
Dr Rafiqul Alam, Assoc Prof of Community Medicine, Rangpur Medical College

16.
17.

Dr Mahmuda Chowdhury-, Asstt Prof of Community Medicine, Dhaka Medical College
Dr Aftabuddin, Head of Community Medicine, Sher-e-Bangla Medical College

18.

Dr Swapan Kumar Chowdhury, Lecturer of Community Medicine, Chittagong Medical College

The following Resource Personnel attended some meetings of the group:

1
2.

Professor M H Molla, Director, Centre for Medical Education
Professor Rashid-e-Mahboob, Centre for Medical Education

3.

Professor Falahuzzaman Khan, Director, NIPSOM
Professor Mahmudur Rahman, NIPSOM

4.

5.

Professor Khabir Uddin, Bangladesh Medical College

6.
7.

Professor Sadiqua Tahera Khanam, NIPSOM
Dr Zakir Hossain, Director, Primary Health Care

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9.

Professor Myo Thwe, Consultant, World Health Organisation
Professor Muzaherul Huq, Project Director FIMC
Dr Colin Bullough, Project Manager FIMC

10.
11.
12.

Dr A Z M Iftikhar Hussain, Project Teacher FIMC
Dr A Latif Bhuiya, Project Teacher FIMC (attended all meetings)

The Further Improvement of Medical Colleges Project provided logistic and technical support.

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Acknowledgments

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'I he contribution of the following four short term consultants of the F1MC Project is acknowledged.
In mid 1994, Dr Syed Ahmed, Consultant in Public Health Medicine of Lanarkshire Health Board, UK, worked ’ villi
the teachers of the Department of Community Medicine of Dhaka and Chittagong Medical Colleges. Some skills
undergraduates need to acquire to practise Community Medicine were identified. He also proposed a daily schedule
for the community placement week of the Residential Field Site Training Course.
Professor Abraham Joseph, of Christian Medical College, Vellore, carried out an appraisal of the Residential Field
Site Course in 1995 making some suggestions which were adopted by the group.
Professor D K Srinivasa, of Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Pondicherry spent
four weeks working with the members of the curriculum development group in 1996 making a valued contribution to
the process of curriculum development. Along with Professor Srinivasa, Dr Mahfuzar Rahman of Department cf
Community Medicine of Rangpur Medical College carried out a four week consultancy to promote the curriculur i
development exercise.

I he support and encouragement of Professor AKM Nurul Anwar and of Professor Shah Monir Hussain, the past and
present Directors of Medical Education during the conduct of this work are highly appreciated.

Dr Colin Bullough
Project Manager, FLMC

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CONTENTS

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Departmental Objectives

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Part I - Course Contents

Introduction to Community Medicine
Behavioural Sciences
Biostatistics

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4
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Part 11 - Course Contents
Epidemiology

Epidemiology of Common Health Problems
Public Health Nutrition
MCH-FP and Demography
Health Education
Medical Entomology
Environment and Health
Occupational Health
Primary Health Care

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Evaluation of Community Medicine

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Time Allocation for Community Medicine

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List of Contributors and Resource Personnel

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Annex 1:

Residential Field Site Training Course
Community Placement Week
Primary Care Week

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Annex 2:

Objectives of Day Visits

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Annex 3:

An Example of Clinico-Social Case Study
Epidemiological Exercises: Filariasis; Malaria
Communication Skills: Checklist; Rating Scale
Group Interaction Observation Guide
Impressions of Village People

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Departmental Objectives of Community Medicine:
The objective of teaching by the Department of Community Medicine
is to produce basic doctors towards fulfilment of community health
needs of the country.

To achieve this the department will provide medical students with
learning experiences:
1.

for comprehensive health care,

2.

to develop insight into concept and practice of primary health
care,

3.

for carrying out epidemiological studies for community health
problems,

4.

in organising and practising health education programmes in the
community,

5.

for developing appropriate attitude to deal with common health
problems,

6.

to work as a member of health team, and

7.

to participate in national health programmes.

Community Medicine Curriculum
Teaching/ Learning experiences

Learning Objectives

Contents

Class-room
1. Introduction to Community Medicine

Students will be able to:

CORE

1.

Practical/visit

Aids

Expected
hours
/days

Assess­
ment

Lecture

define community, community medicine,
comprehensive health care

Concept of community medicine

2.

Concept of health and disease.
Health and social problems in
Bangladesh.

define health and disease, public health,
preventive medicine, social medicine
Identify the factors influencing health and disease

• Video

• Written

• Handout

• Oral

• Self study
• Short presentation
• Question answering
session
L-2.00h

4.

understand and appreciate the multifactorial
aetiology of disease

• Discussion

5.

identify social factors related to health

• Short presentation

6.

demonstrate awareness of different levels of
health care delivery and their organizations &
functions

• Demonstration

7.

demonstrate awareness of different types of
organisations providing health care in Bangladesh
both in rural & urban areas

Organization and health care delivery
system of Bangladesh.

T-4.00h

Health Team Concept.

L = Lecture, T = Tutorial, V = Day Visit

• Day visit

• Charts

• Check-list

2

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Community Medicine Ciiriiciilum

Teaching Learning experiences
Contents

I. Introduction to CM (cont'd)

Learning Objectives

8.

understand health services are delivered by medical, health
and other allied personnel

9.

describe the composition of health team at different levels
e,g. thana & union

10. describe the type and range of work undertaken by
different categories of health workers
11. state the role of doctor in hospital setting, health centres
setting and community setting
12. Describe common health & social problems of Bangladesh

Class-room

Practical/visit

Aids

• Lecture

• Day Visit

• Video

• Short
presentation with
video

• Reading
materials (eg.

Expected
hours

Assess­
ment

■days

• Written
L-l.OOh

Thana manual)

• Oral

• Check-list

• Discussion
• Classroom
exercise

• Case
presentation

• Paper cutting

T-2.00h

• Assignment

V-l day

• Role play
ADDITIONAL

History of public health.
Multi-sectorial responsibility
of health.
Disease profile.

L = Lecture, T = Tutorial, V = Day Visit

3

Community Medicine Cuii iciiliim

Teaching/ Learning experiences
Learning Objectives

Contents

Class-room
II. Beha\ioural Sciences

Practical/visit

Aids

Ex peeled
hours
da\ s

Assess­
ment

Concept of sociology, social psychology and social
anthropology

CORL

Students will be able to:
Concept of sociology, social
psychology and social anthropology

A.

Define terms:

Family, Society, Sociology, Humanities, Social
psychology and Medical Anthropology, Socio­
economic stratification

The family in health and illness
Cultural and social factors in health
and illness.

B.

Illness behaviour and its management.
Doctors-patients communication.

• Lecture

Explain the principles of sociology and its application
in understanding human behaviour

C. Describe the elements of normal psychology and social
psychology

Family Health

Intelligence.

D.

Leadership.
Types of Personality.

2.

Appreciate the role of family in health and illness
List various social and cultural factors which
influence health of:

Ul
(b)
(c)

L = Lecture, T = Tutorial, V = Day Visit

• Oral

• Handout
• Short
presentation
with video

• Textbook
• OUT

L-2.0011

• Other reading
materials

T-2.00h

• Video

L-2.00h

• Reading
materials

T-2.00h

• Discussion

• Lecture
• Short
presentation
with video

• Family
attachment
(As per
situation
permits 1st/

2nd year)
Family attachment.

• Film strip

illness

With the knowledge of the above and at the end of
instruction (in behavioural science), the student should
be able to:

I.

• Written

• Self-study

Steps of learning and motivation.
ADDITIONAL

• Video

• Written
• Oral
• Check-list

• OUT

V-2 days

• Brain
storming &
discussion

individual,
family and
community

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Coinmunily Medicine Curriculum

leaching/ Learning experiences

II. Behavioural sciences (confd)

Class-room

Practical/visit

Aids

Expected
hours
/days

• Lecture

• Student
project
(Clinicosocial case
study)

• Video

L-LOOh

Learning Objectives

Contents

Assess­
ment

• Written

Cultural & social factors in health and illness
3.

4.

Classify cultural factors (such as beliefs, customs,
practices) into those beneficial, those harmful and
those neither beneficial nor harmful for maintenance
of health

• Discussion

Collect data on socio-cultural status of the community
such as:

• OUT/ slides
• Prepared
questionnaire

• Oral
T-2.00h

• Check-list

V-2days

• Handout
education, income, occupation, housing, tradition,
culture, beliefs, customs and practices of an individual
or a family relating to health and illness giving due
respect to respondents to understand the objectives 2,
3, 5, 7 and 8 above.
5.

• Study
instrument

Assess socio-cultural factors which act as barriers
leading to good health and recovery from illness

Appreciate the impact of urbanisation on health and
disease
6.

Illness behaviour and its management

7. State behavioural changes during illness of an
individual

• Short
presentation

• Video

L-LOOh

• Written

• Oral

• Films trip
• Discussion

8.

Identify and explain the impact of behaviour (habits,
customs) on health maintenance and illness on
individual and family

L - Lecture, T = Tutorial, V = Day Visit

• OHT/ slides

T-2.0011

• Check-list

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’reacliing/ Learning experiences

Learning Objectives

Contents

Class-room
11. Beha\ ionral sciences (cont’d)

Praclical/visit

Aids

Expected
hours
/days

Assess­
ment

Doctor-patient relationship
1.

Appreciate how the doctor-patient relationship may be
influenced by the behaviour of either the patient or the
doctor
Doctor

• Lecture

• Video

• Short
presentation

• Posters

Patient

* Slides

• Observational
check-list

• Discussion

-emotional involvement
-sentimentality
-avoidance of giving bad news
-offending the patient
-attention
-compassion
2.

-denial of illness
-manipulation of doctor
-using doctor for emotional
support
-respect
-confidence

Recognise and demonstrate the body language which
reflects common emotions

• OHT
• Role play

• Observation
barriers of
communication at
THC/ OPD/ IPD

V-l dav

• Demonstration

Learning and Motivation

The student will be able to:
1.

State the learning theories
• Written

2.

Narrate the application of learning theories in changing
health or illness behaviour

• Lecture

• Handout

L-l.OOh

• Oral

• Discussion

T-2.00h

Describe the types of motivation and their application in
health education

L

Lecture. T

Tutorial, V = Day Visit

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Community Medicine Curriculum
Teaching/ Learning experiences

Contents

Learning Objectives

Class-room
III. Bio-statistics

Bio-statistics

COKE

1.

Introduction to biostatistics.
Uses of biostatistics.

Define terms:
- biostatistics

Practical/ visit

• Lectures

Aids

Expected
hours
/days

• Handout
Written
Oral

• Discussion
2.

Aware about the importance of birth, death, marriage and
sickness registration

Vital statistics.

• Classroom
exercise

Assess­
ment

• Data
processing.

• Computer

L-8.00h

Interpret the effects of:
Methods of collection and
classification of data.

T-8.00h

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

Presentation of statistical data.

Frequency distribution, measures of
central tendency, measures of
dispersion.

4.

Sampling techniques.

5.

ADDITIONAL

Calculate a given data to interpret:

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

Analysis and interpretation of data.

universe / population in a study design
sampling
bias
variation

mean
median
mode
standard deviation (SD)

Present a given statistical information by

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

tabulation
bar diagram
line diagram
pie diagram

Research methodology.
Information Technology (IT)

L

Lecture, T = Tutorial, V = Day Visit

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Teaching/ Learning experiences
Learning Objectives

Contents

Class-room
IV. Epidemiology

Concept of epidemiology

core:

Students will be able to:

Concept of epidemiology.
Epidemiological triad.

Praclical/visit

Aids

Expected
hours
/days

Assess­
ment

• Lecture

• Text book

• Written

Define and explain epidemiology

• Self learning

• Reading
materials

• Oral

State the use and aims of epidemiology

• Discussion

State the components of epidemiology

• Problem
solving exercise

Types of epidemiological studies.

• OHTZ slides

Community diagnosis.

• Video

L-3.00h

• Film strip

T-2.00h

Define different terms related to epidemiology
Investigation of an epidemic.
Tools of epidemiological
measurements.

Measurement of morbidity and
mortality.

Communicable diseases, Non-communicable diseases,
Infectious diseases, Contagious diseases, Period of
communicability, Period of infectivity, Incubation period,
Infection, Infestation. Sporadic diseases, Endemic
diseases, Epidemic diseases, Pandemic diseases, Zoonotic
diseases, Disease prevention, Disease control, Elimination,
Eradication, Isolation, Quarantine

Mode of transmission and principles
of control of communicable diseases.
Epidemiological Triad
Natural history of disease.

• Lecture

Classify agents for causation of diseases

Indicators of health and their
measurements.

• Self study
List the host factors responsible for diseases

• Discussion

Levels of prevention of diseases.

Identify the environmental factors of disease causation

Explain epidemiological triad in causation of disease

L = Lecture, T = Tutorial, V

Day Visit

• Problem with
scenario
exercise

• Video
• Film strip
• OF1T/ slides
• Handout
• Reading
materials

• Written
L-l.OOh
• Oral

T-2.00h

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Coniinunily Medicine Curriculum
Teaching/ Learning experiences

Contents

Learning Objectives
Class-room

IV. Epidemiology (Conl'd)

Aids

Assess­
ment

Types of epidemiological studies
Classify epidemiological studies
Describe descriptive epidemiological studies
Describe analytical studies

Distinguish between prospective and retrospective studies
Design and carryout a simple descriptive study

Investigate an epidemic outbreak
Define and calculate rate, ratio, proportion
Define screening for disease, types of screening and
diseases to be screened in our country perspective.
Explain the uses of screening on prevention of diseases.
Identify the criteria for screening of a disease and for
selecting a test.
Define specificity, sensitivity, validity, reliability and
predictive value of a screening test.
Explain different modes of transmission of diseases
Explain the principles and different methods of control of
communicable diseases
recognise the different phases of natural history of disease
describe the different levels of prevention and recognise
(heir importance
list important indicators for measuring health status in a
community and mention their uses

L = Lecture, T = Tutorial, V

Practical/visit

Lxpccted
hours
/days

Day Visit

• Lecture
• Short
presentation
• Discussion
• Classroom
exercise
• Self study

• Writ ten

• OUT

L-3.00h
• Study
reports

* Oral

T-6.00h

• REST

• Lecture
• Self study
• Classroom
exercise

• Discussion
• Problem
solving
exercise

L-LOOh
Handout

T-2.00h

• Video film
or slide tape
• Posters eV
diagram

L-2.00h

‘ Written

T-2.0011

• Oral

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Teaching/ Learning experiences
Class-room

Practical/ visit

Aids

Expected
hours
/days

Define community diagnosis

• Lecture

• Computer

T-4.0011

Report

State different steps of community diagnosis

• Classroom
exercise

• Community
survey
RFSTP

• Photocopier

L-I.OOh

Oral

V-3 days

written

Contents

IV. 1 Epidemiology (Cont’d)

Learning Objectives

Assess­
ment

Community Diagnosis

Select a topic
Select and construct objectives
Design methods

Select study population and determine sampling size
Choose appropriate sample

Construct questionnaire

Collect data
Interview the target population for data collection

Analyse the collected data

Construct tables and prepare graphs for presentation
Identify different methods of data presentation
State different headings of a scientific report
Write a report

L = Lecture, T = Tutorial, V = Day Visit

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Community Medicine Curriculum
Teaching/ Learning experiences

Assess­
ment

Aids

Expected
hours
/days

• Handout

T-4.00h

• Check-list

Learning Objectives

Contents

Class-room

Practical/visit

IV. Epidemiology (Confd)
ADDITIONAL

Clinico social case study.
Monitoring.
Surveillance.
Need and uses of screening tests,
e.g. validity, reliability, sensitivity
and specificity.

Conduct epidemiological case study to understand the need for
surveillance of disease by following steps:
Select a priority case

• Short
presentation
•Classroom
exercise

Construct questionnaire putting clinico-social variables as
much as possible

• Discussion

Interview

• Self study

• Prepared
questionnaire

• Assignment

• OHT

Describe the case, taking care of all the variables studied

Write a report

L = Lecture, T = Tutorial, V = Day Visit

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Community Medicine Curriculum
Teaching/ Learning experiences

Contents

V. Epidemiology of common health problems

The students will be able to:

CORE

1.

Epidemiology and management of diseases of
public health importance:
2.

EPI diseases, diarrhoeal diseases, •
malaria, kala-azar, enteric fever, leprosy,
rabies, viral hepatitis, chicken pox,
mumps, filariasis, helminthiasis, food
poisoning, STDs & AIDS, scabies.

Class-room

Practical/visit

Aids

Expected
hours
/days

•Lecture

•Student project

•Video

L-16.00h

•Tutorial

•Visit to
Leprosy
hospital, T.B.
clinic, ORT
corner, ID ■
hospital, dist.
hospital

•Film strip

Learning Objectives

Describe the epidemiological determinants
(agent, host and environmental factors) of
common health problems of Bangladesh.

Illustrate the measures for prevention of common
health problems in the community specially EPI
diseases, Helminthiasis and Diarrhoeal diseases.

2

Develop skills to identify common health
problems in the community.

Epidemiology of common non-communicable
diseases:

4.

Develop understanding to manage common
health problems in the community.

•Group
discussion

cancer, diabetes, hypertension, IHD,
RHD and rheumatic fever.

5.

Appreciate the importance of epidemiological
basis for causation and prevention of common
communicable and non-communicable diseases in
Bangladesh.

•Problem
solving exercise

minor injuries, poisoning, disaster, snake
bite, drowning.

6.

Understand (explain) the importance of first aid
in initial management of emergency case.

7.

Develop skills for management of emergency
cases in the community.

•Symposium
(integrated)

•Real
patient

Assess­
ment

•Written
•Oral

Checklist

V-4 days

•Visit to Cancer
Inst/ward,
Diabetic
Hospital

L-8.00h

•REST (THC)

T-8.00h
V-3 days

ADDITIONAL
Yellow fever.
Geriatric problems.

L

Lecture, T = Tutorial, V = Day Visit

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Teaching/ Learning experiences
Learning Objectives

Contents

VI. Public Health Nutrition

Class-room

Practical/ visit

Aids

•Classroom
exercise

•REST/ MCH
clinic

•Handout
•Reading
material
•Weighing
machine
•Sakip’s tape
•Measuring
tape
•Growth chart

Expected
hours
/days

Assess­
ment

Students will be able to assess nutritional status
& identify required measure by:

CORE
Proximate principles of food.
Balanced diet.
Vitamins and their deficiency diseases.
Trace elements: iron, iodine, fluorine.
Pasteurization
Assessment of Nutritional status.
Calorie requirements of different groups.
Dietary composition of common food items.
Preparation of suitable diet for expecting
mother & malnourished child
Protein energy malnutrition.
Food borne diseases
Milk borne diseases
Different types of hospital diet

(1)

Record the data on Road to Health Card

(2)

Aware of normal values and range of
indices used for assessment of growth,
nutritional status and grades of
malnutrition

(3)

Interpret data and arrive at nutritional
status of the child

(4)

Diagnose different types.of malnutrition
e.g. (Vitamin deficiency, PEM)

(5)

Outline a plan for dietary management
of malnourished child

•Lecture

•Tutorial

•RFST (children
outdoor/school)

•OSPE

L-6.00h

T-lO.OOh

V-l day

•Written
•Oral

•Practical
exam.
(spotting)

•Measuring
nutritional status

•Group
discussion

• Self study

L = Lecture, T = Tutorial, V = Day Visit

•ANC/ MCH
clinic/ RFST

•Video show

•Checklist

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Teaching/ Learning experiences

Contents

Learning Objectives

Class-room

Practical/visit

Aids

• Group
discussion

• Survey

• Poster
• Charts
• Slides

Expected
hours
/days

Assess­
ment

VI. Public Health Nutrition (cont’d)
(6)

Assess the prevalence and types of
malnutrition in the community by different
methods:
(i) dietary survey
(ii) anthropometry

• Oral
• Assignment

(iii) clinical examination

(7)

Identify the groups most seriously affected by
malnutrition

(8)

List the food borne and milk borne diseases

• Problem
solving class

• Questionnaire

Define pasteurization and identify different
methods of pasteurization
(9)

ADDITIONAL

• Food additives and preservatives.
• Trace elements except iron, iodine,
fluorine
• Food adulteration and food
fortification

L = Lecture, T = Tutorial, V = Day Visit

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Teaching/ Learning experiences

Learning Objectives

Contents

Class-room

VII.

Practical/visit

Aids

Expected
hours
/days

Assess­
ment

MCH- FP & Demography

Students will be able to:
CORE

Importance of antenatal care, antenatal
advice and antenatal investigations.

1.

Identification of high risk cases and
appropriate referral.

2.

Explain the magnitude of maternal
mortality and morbidity in Bangladesh

•Lecture

L-S.OOh
•Reading
materials

Identify factors influencing maternal health

•Oral
T-14.00h

List factors responsible for high maternal
mortality and morbidity in Bangladesh

Immunization of children & women.

IMR, MMR and causes of infant mortality
and maternal mortality

4.

Identify the measures for reducing maternal
mortality and morbidity in Bangladesh

Breast feeding and weaning

5.

Identify the organisations for providing
maternal health services rendered by them
in urban and rural area during

Concept of family planning
Different contraceptive methods.
Counselling in family planning

•Problem
solving class
with scenario
exercise

•Written

•Brain storming
session

(a) antenatal
(b) intranatal and
(c) post-natal period

MCH-FP services in Bangladesh.

6.
Factor influencing deliveries at home and in
hospital.

L = Lecture, T = Tutorial, V = Day Visit

Identify the different categories of health
personnel and their functions for rendering
maternal and child health care both in
hospital and community settings

•REST

•OHP
transparency

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Teaching/ Learning experiences
Contents

Learning Objectives
Class-room

VIL

MCII-FP &
Demography
(coin’d)

Child care
I.
Aware about the normal birth weight of a baby
2.

Practical'visit

Aids

Expected
hours
/days

Assess­
ment

•Lecture

•Oral

•Group
discussion

•OSPE

Identify risk factors for low birth weight
Identify the interventions of low birth weight

4.

Explain the care for the new born

5.

List the conditions for artificial feeding

6.

Design & promote the use of adequate home made weaning foods

•OHT
•Written
Brainstorming

Family planning
1.
State the aims and objectives of family planning
2.

List various contraceptive methods with their advantages &
disadvantages

•Group work
•Class room
exercise

•Video

Identify the factors responsible for high population growth rate in
Bangladesh

4.

Plan and conduct a counselling session for motivation of eligible
& target couples towards following contraceptive methods:
(a) IUCD (Intra uterine contraceptive device)
(b) Oral pill
(c) Condom
(d) Menstrual regulation
(e) Abortion
(f) Permanent sterilization

L = Lecture, T = Tutorial, V = Day Visit

•RFST
(informal
interview)

•Slide
•Different
contraceptives

•Checklist
Role-play

•Model FP
clinic
(counselling)

V-l day

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Teaching/ Learning experiences

Contents

Learning Objectives

Class-room
VII.

MCH-FP &
Demography
(conf d)

Practical/visit

Aids

•RFST
(interviewing
mothers)

•EPI records at
TH&FPO
Office

•Discussion with
HA, mothers

• Questionnaire

Expected
hours
/days

Assess­
ment

Immunization of children in the community
1.

Assess level of immunization of children in the community
by:

(a) Study of records

(b) Enquiry from mother

2.

Find out reasons for low or high immunization status and
drop out cases

•Lecture

•REST (EPI
store-room visit)
• Demonstration

Explain the storing of vaccines and maintaining cold chain
at thana and union level

•Tutorial
4.

Describe the recommended immunization schedule for
infants and children

5.

List the contra-indications for immunization

6.

List the complications for immunization

7.

Plan and organize an immunization session in the
community

•Checklist

•Textbook
•UNICEF/
WHO
publications

•REST (satellite
clinic)

•Oral

•Written

•OHT
•Slide

Breast Feeding

1.

Explain to mothers value of breast feeding, nutritious
weaning foods and frequent feeding of young children

L = Lecture, T - Tutorial, V = Day Visit

•Short
presentation

•Model FP clinic
(interaction with
mothers)

•Vaccines

•Appliances

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Teaching'' Learning experiences

Contents

Class-room
VII.

MC1I-FP & Demography

Assess­
ment

Aids

Expected
hours
/days

• Handout

L-2.00h

•Written

•Posters &.
diagrams

T-4.00h

•Oral

Learning Objectives

Practical visit

Demography

(coin’d)

1.

Define terms:

Demography

Demographic cycle
Demographic indices
Population pyramid

Demography, crude and specific birth, growth and
fertility rates

2.

Explain demographic cycle in understanding various
population trends

2

Describe factors influencing population growth in
Bangladesh

4.

Appreciate factors influencing fertility like:

• Lecture

• Video

age at marriage
breast feeding
contraception
education
religion
5.

Aware age and sex structure and its influence on:

• Discussion

• Classroom
exercise

population growth
health service
disease trends

6.

Demonstrate awareness of different age and sex
structure by interpreting a given data.

L = Lecture, T = Tutorial, V = Day Visit

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Community Medicine Curriculum
Teaching/ Learning experiences

VIII. Health Education

Students will be able to:

CORE

1.
2.
3.
4.

Communications.
Principles of health
education.

5.
6.

Media and methods of
health education.

7.
8.
9.

Planning a health
education programme.

10.

Need for using safe water,
proper nutrition,
contraception and personal
hygiene.

Class-room

Practical/visit

Aids

Expected
hours
/days

• Lecture

• Visit MED

• Video
• Models

T-4.00h

Learning Objectives

Contents

Aware about the elements of communication
Aware about the barriers of communication
Describe the methods of communication
List the aims of communication
Select and use suitable method & media for communication
of individuals and groups
Define health education
Narrate its objectives and principles
State the stages of adoption of new ideas and practices
State the different media in health education
Choose and use of appropriate media and method for
selective health education programmes of individuals and
groups

• Short
presentation
• Discussion

• Project work
• Observation
of barriers of
communication
at THC/OPD/
IPD

• Demonstration
• Role play

• Participate
HE session at
THC

Assess­
ment

L-2.0011

•Written
•Oral
•Observational
check-list

• Specimen
• Handout
• Posters
• Flip chart
• Slides

• OHTs
• Family
planning
materials

L-3.00h
T-2.00h
V-l day

11.
12.

13.

(a)

Prepare simple health educational materials
Plan health education session
Conduct health education session on:

use of safer water

(b) proper nutrition
(c)

use of contraceptives

(d)

maintenance of personal hygiene

(e)

breast feeding & weaning

(0

demonstration of ORS preparation

• Assignment

• Conduction
of HE session

•Checklist

T-4.00h

•Checklist

V-l day

(g) benefits of immunization
(h) referrals during emergency

L = Lecture, T = Tutorial, V = Day Visit

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Teaching/ Learning experiences

Contents

IX.

Medical Entomology

Practical/visit

Aids

•Lecture

•Viewing of
models and
slide under
microscope

•Model

L-2.00H

•Written

•Entomo­
logical
slides

T-6.00h

•Oral

Assess­
ment

Students will be able to:

CORE

1.

Define and classify arthropods of medical
importance

Role of vectors in causation of diseases.
Arthropod-bone diseases.

2.

State the role of vectors in causation of diseases,
including the bio-nomics of arthropods of medical
importance.

2

Describe the principles of vector control..

•Tutorial with Model

Principles of Vector control.
ADDITIONAL

Class-room

Expected
hours
/days

Learning Objectives

•Tutorial

Commonly used insecticides.

L = Lecture, T = Tutorial, V

Day Visit

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Teaching/ Learning experiences
Contents

X.

Environment & Health

CORE

Learning Objectives

Assess­
ment

Class-room

Practical/visit

Aids

• Self learning
• Lecture
• Short
presentation
• Discussion
• Demonstration

• Visit to PHE
dept.

• Handout

• Written
• Oral

• OHT

• Practical

Students will be able to:

(a)

Define environment and describe its
various types

Introduction to Environment

(b)

State the causes of water pollution

(c)

Explain the methods of purifications of
water in small scale

Water pollution
Water purification on small scale.
Water quality standard.

Expected
hours
/days

(d)

State the criteria for water quality
including WHO standards for drinking
water

Biological process of Septic Tank

(e)

List important water borne diseases

Water seal latrine.

(f)

List the sources of different types of air
pollution and their health effects

(g)

Describe global green house effect

(h)

Describe the essential features of water
seal latrine

(i)

Describe biological process of Septic
Tank

Water borne diseases

•Practical in the
Departmental
Laboratory (to
be developed)

L-2.0011

•Laboratory
equipment (to
be procured

T-4.00h
V-2 days

Air pollution.
Green house effect.

L = Lecture, T = Tutorial, V

Day Visit

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Comimmiiv Medicine Ciiriiculuni

Teaching/ Learning experiences
Contents

Learning Objectives

Class-room
X.

Practical/visit

Aids

Expected
hours
/days

Assess­
ment

Environmental Health (cont’d)

ADDITIONAL
Large scale water purification.

(a)

Describe different types of large scale water
purification plant

(b)

Types of ventilation & effects on health

(c)

State the effects of radiation on health

(d)

State of importance of hospital incineration
and describe the mechanism of incineration

Ventilation: air conditioning
Radiation.

Hospital incineration.

L = Lecture, T

Tutorial, V = Day Visit

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Teaching/ Learning experiences
Contents

Learning Objectives

Class-room
XLa) Occupational Health

a. Occupational health

CORE

1.

Define occupational health and its objectives

Introduction to occupational health

2.

Explain various occupational environment

Practical/visit

•Lecture

Occupational health hazards

Occupational diseases
Principles of prevention of
occupational diseases.

5.

List the locally prevailing common occupational
diseases with preventive strategies of:
Pneumoconiosis
Occupational cancer
Anthrax
Occupational dermatoses

Describe the general measures of health protection
in different occupation

• OHP

• Video

List the common occupational health hazards

4.

Aids

Expected
hours
/days

Assess­
ment

• Written
L-2.00h

• Oral

•Visit to
• Tutorial

industry

T-4.00I1

V-I day
•Group

discussion

b) School health service

b. School health
ADDITIONAL

Responsibilities of school
health medical officer.

1.

State the objectives of school health programme

2.

State the present status of school health services in

• Lecture

•Day visit to a

L-l.OOh

school

V-l day

• Checklist

Bangladesh

School environment.

L = Lecture, T = Tutorial, V

Day Visit

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reaching/ Learning experiences

Contents

XlL(a) Primary Health Care

Learning Objectives

CORE
2.

Concept of Primary Health Care and
4.

History of PHC.

Definition of PHC.

5.

Principles and components of PHC.

Strategy of PHC

Define Primary Health Care (PHC) and Health

•Lecture

•Reading

For All (HFA)

•Self study

assignment on

Explain principles of PHC

•Short

publication related

State the components of PHC

presentation

to PHC

Involve community in identifying priority

•Discussion

health problems

(tutorial)

6.

7.

(d) International health regulations.

Describe the organisational structure in delivery

hours

ment

/days

•Oral

•OHT

visits

materials

•Report
writing on

V-4 days

visits

related to

Aware about the goal of Health For All (HFA)

•Visit to health

PHC

in the context of Bangladesh

institutions which

survey

Understand the strategies of PHC in attaining

delivery PHC

the goals of HFA by the Year 2000

•Conducting a

Aware of our national health programmes

survey on PHC

Non-Governmental

9.

Recognise important international health

components

organisations and list their programmes

(RFSTP)

Aware of the application of international health

•Visit to outreach

regulations in our country

centre &. satellite

10.

L- 5.00h

•Written

•Reading

8.

Organisations.

•Handout

•Organising day

ADDITIONAL

National health surveillance

Aids

T-lO.OOh

of PHC in Bangladesh

(b) National health programmes.
(c) International health organizations.

Practical/visit

Assess-

Primarv Health Care
I.

Health for All.

Class-room

Expected

clinic

Note: Residential Field Site Training Course and Day Visits are attached as Annexes.
L = Lecture, T - Tutorial, V = Day Visit

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EVALUATION OF COMMUNITY MEDICINE
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT

Card Completion Examinations: Written/ Oral/ Practical (OSPE)
REST Course Completion Test: Written/ Oral

S U M MATIV1 • A SS ESS M ENT:
Assessment ol the Part One of the Community Medicine Curriculum which is taught in year I and year
2 will be done only by written examination. Marks will be 100. This examination is a part of 1st
Professional M.B.B.S. Examination.

2ND PROFESSIONAL M.B.B.S. EXAMINATION
WRITTEN

100 marks

Multiple Choice Questions

10% (separate Question Paper)
(10-20 questions to be answered)

Long Essay Question

15% (I question to be answered)

Short Essay Questions

75% (12 questions to be answered)

[Group A will contain Multiple Choice Questions (maximum 20 questions) and Long Essay
Question (one out of two questions is to be answered) and Groups B, C & D will comprise Short
Essay Questions (5 questions will be set in each group from which 4 questions are to be
answered)]

PRACTICAL 100 marks

1.

Conventional Practical Examination/ Objective
Structured Practical Examination (OSPE)

2.

Report on a survey/ preliminary research
and
Report on Day Visits
and/or
Assessment on Residential Field Site
Training Programme

4.

ORAL 100 marks

Structured Oral

40

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60
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TIME ALLOCATION FOR
COMMUNITY MEDICINE CURRICULUM

Students’ Time
SUBJECT

LECTURE

TUTORIAL

DAY VISI T

I.

INTRODUC TION TO CM

3 hours

6 hours

1 day

n

BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCES

9 hours

14 hours

5 days

I

BIOSTATISTICS

8 hours

8 hours

20 hours

28 hours

6 days

IV.

EPIDEMIOLOGY

I I hours

22 hours

3 days

M-

EPIDEMIOLOGY OF COMMUNITY
HEALTH PROBLEM

24 hours

8 hours

7 days

VI.

PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITION

6 hours

10 hours

1 day

Mil.

MCH-FP & DEMOGRAPHY

10 hours

18 hours

1 day

VIII. HEALTH EDUCATION

3 hours

6 hours

2 days

IX.

ENTOMOLOGY

2 hours

6 hours

X.

ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTH

2 hours

4 hours

2 days

3 hours

4 hours

2 days

5 hours

10 hours

4 days

2ND PART SUB-TOTAL

66 hours

88 hours

22 days

GRAND TOTAL

86 hours

I 16 hours

28 days

1S T PART SUB-TOTAL

XL OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

XII. PRIMARY HEALTH CARE

Expected Teaching Time
1st Part
Lecture
Tutorial
Day Visit

20 hours lecture sessions
14 Tutorial Sessions of 2 hours duration x 6 Batches of
students = 84 tutorial sessions of 2 hours duration
1 week Day Visit x 6 Batches = 6 weeks day visits

2nd Part
Lecture
Tutorial
Day Visit

66 hours lecture sessions
44 Tutorial Sessions of 2 hours duration x 5 Batches of
students = 220 tutorial sessions of 2 hours duration
3 weeks Day Visit x 5 batch = 15 weeks day visits
(includes 2 weeks REST x 5 = 10 weeks day visits)

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List of contributors who participated in the process of
Development of Community Medicine Curriculum
No.

Name of'the participant

Institutions

No. of meetings
attended

1.

Professor A K Barbhuiyan

HoD, DMC

9

2.

Professor Sultan Ul Alain

HoD, CMC

7

Professor Arunoclaya Barman

HoD, RjMC

6

4.

Dr Mahfuzar Rahman

HoD, RgMC

8

5.

Dr Dilara Begum

HoD, SSMC

6.

Dr Md Abdul Jabbar

HoD, SSMC

2

7.

Dr A K M Ruhul Amin Khan

HoD, MMC

7 ■

8.

Dr U K TauPiqiin Nessa

Asstt Prof. MMC

9.

Dr Shibbir Ahmed

HoD, MAGOMC

5

10.

Dr Oyes Ahmed Chowdhury

Lecturer, MAGOMC

7

11.

Dr Maksumul Hakim

Lecturer, DMC

4

12.

Dr Aminur Rahman

Lecturer, DMC

13.

Dr A 1< M Asaduzzaman

Asstt Prof. FMC

6

14.

Dr Hafiza Arzuman

Lecturer, SSMC

6

15.

Dr Rafiqul Alam

Assoc Prof, RgMC

4

16.

Dr Mahmuda Chowdhury

Asstt Prof, DMC

1

17.

Dr Aftabuddin

HoD, SBMC

2

18.

Dr Swapan Kumar Chowdhury

Lecturer, CMC

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No.

Name of the participant

Institutions

No. of meetings
attended

Professor M H Mol la

Director, CM Ed

I

Professor Rashid-e-Mahboob

CM Ed

1

Professor Falahuzzaman Khan

N1PS0M

2

4

Professor Mahmudur Rahman

NIPSOM

2

5.

Professor Khabir Uddin

Bangladesh MC

I

6.

Professor Sadiqua Tahera Khanam

NIPSOM

1

7.

Dr Zakir I lossain

Director, PI IC

I

8

Professor Myo Thwe

WHO

1

Resource Personnel
I.



FIMC Personnel
1.

Professor M Muzaherul Huq

Project Director

5

2

Dr Colin Bullough

Project Manager

7

Dr Iftikhar Hussain

Project Teacher

2

Project Teacher

10

Facilitator
Dr A Latif Bhuiya

A total of 10 meetings were held

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Further Improvement of Medical Colleges Project

Cosensus meeting on Community Medicine Curriculum
Venue:

FIMC Project Office, New DOHS, Dhaka

Dale:

Wednesday 12 &. Thursday 13 March 1997
08:30 a.m. - 02:30 p.m.

lime:

No.

Name

Designation

Institution

Professor A Khaliquc Barbhuiyan

Prof &. Head of Comm. Medicine

DMC

Professor Md Sultan (JI Alam

Prof & Head of Comm. Medicine

CMC

Professor Falahuzzaman Khan

Prof & Head of Comm. Medicine

MMC

4.

Professor Arunodaya Barman

Head of Comm. Medicine

RjMC

5.

Dr Mahfuzar Rahman

Assoc Prof & Head ofCom. Medicine

RgMC

Wednesday 12 and Thursday 13 March 1997

1.

Thursday 13 March 1997
6.

Dr Abdul Jabbar

Assoc Prof of Comm. Medicine

SSMC

7.

Dr U K Taufiqun’nessa

Asstt Prof of Comm. Medicine

MMC

8.

Dr Aftabuddin

Asstt Prof of Comm. Medicine

SBMC

9.

Dr Maksumul Hakim

Lecturer of Comm. Medicine

DMC

10.

Dr Hafiza Arzuman

Lecturer of Comm. Medicine

SSMC

I I.

Dr Swapan Kumar Chowdhury

Lecturer of Comm. Medicine

CMC

12.

Dr Oyes Ahmed Choudhury

Lecturer of Comm. Medicine

MAGOMC

Project Teacher

FIMC

Facilitator for both days
13.

Dr A Latif Bhuiya

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The Residential Field Site Training Course for Fourth Year Students is an integral
part of the curriculum. The way the course has been developed allows many
disciplines to increase the community orientation of their teaching.
The Head of Department of Community Medicine supported by the Field Site Training
Sub-Committee is in overall charge of the programme on behalf of the Principal. The
content and the teaching methods used in the courses involving individual disciplines
is however the responsibility of the head of the Thana Health Complex. The latter ■
are also responsible for staff allocation although this is supervised by the Department
of Community Medicine.

Teaching Programme
Two courses of one week’s duration will run simultaneously.
Twelve students will have a weeks course in Community Placement week and 12 will
have a course in Primary Care week.

In the second week of their course the students will change courses.

The timing of the teaching sessions are as follows:
Session 1
1 Session 2
Session 3
Session 4

08:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
11:00 a.m. - 01:00 p.m.
03:00 p.m. - 05:00 p.m.
07:00 p.m. - 08:30 p.m.

Learning activities
Learning activities
Review of experience
Discussion & Debate

The allocation of the days teaching to the disciplines involved in the "Primary Care"
week is as follows:
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
Day 6

Community Obstetrics
Community Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology
Immunization and Family Planning
Medicine and Microbiology
Community Surgery/Orthopaedics
Community Paediatrics

The programme has been based on the functions of non-specialised doctors in
providing primary health care at community and primary care level. Lesson plans
have been produced and the learning objectives have been derived from an analysis
of the tasks performed by such doctors. Teachers should therefore follow the
curriculum closely and not deviate to teach on other subjects. This is especially
important as the students’ assessment at the end of the course will be based on the
learning objectives.

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From the outset it was felt that the lecture format would be an inappropriate method
of teaching at the field site and it was arranged that any prerequisite knowledge which
copld be taught by lecture should be taught at the Medical College prior to the course

at the THC. At the most a mini-lecture to reactivate existing knowledge can be given
at the commencement of teaching but thereafter it is planned that teaching methods
should consist mainly of observation and participation by the students, plus
discussions and other small group techniques.

Role of the Thana Health Complex Doctors

The doctors stationed at the Thana Health Complex (THC) practise the type cf
medicine on which the course is based. They have therefore been given a role in the
teaching programme which is specified in the lesson plans. They should be involved
in the teaching as much as possible. The doctors of the THC will take care cf
students for Primary Care week. The staff of the THC will be trained up by the
Faculty of respective Medical College. Clinical teachers are also encouraged to
participate in the activities of Primary Care Week where and whenever they feel it
necessary.

Thana Health Complex
The use of the teaching facilities, access to patient areas and employment of THC
staff are all under the control of the Thana Health and Family Planning Officer
(TH&FPO), and teachers from medical college must respect his/her authority in these
matters.

Apart from the outdoor, ward and laboratory area two rooms are available for
teaching sessions. These are the classroom and the Resident Medical Officer’s room.

Transport
Two.microbus of twelve seats capacity would be engaged for taking students from the
College campus to the Thana Health Complex. The bus will leave the Medical
College at 7 o’clock in the morning usually on Saturdays and leave the Thana Health
Complex at 6 o’clock in the evening on Thursdays.
The driver of the micro-bus has a fixed schedule to follow. This is under the control
of the Principal. Any change in the travel schedule at the Thana Health Complex can
only be authorised by the Thana Health & Family Planning Officer, or his/her deputy,
or by teacher from the Department of Community Medicine.

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Accom modation
There are two dormitories both with twelve beds for the students. In each dormitory
there are two single rooms for medical college teachers. Each room has electric lights
& a fan. Sweepers and guards are under the control of the TH&FPO.

Meals for students and staff will be prepared and served by staff working under the
supervision of the TH&FPO.

The THFPO will delegate the responsibility for the management of the
accommodation to one of his administrative officers. Staff members wanting to ask
about anything related to accommodation or meals should speak to the administrative
officer in the first instance.

Food arrangement
Meal schedule would be as follows:
07:00 a.m. to 08:00 a.m.
10:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
01:00 p.m. to 02:00 p.m.
05:00 p.m. to 05:30 p.m.
08:30 p.m. to 09:00 p.m.

Breakfast
Tea & cookies
Lunch
Tea & cookies
Dinner

This timetable may sometimes change for specific work schedule.

Games

Arrangement for badminton, caramboards and volleyballs could be made available
at the dormitories.
Students may take their own music player or Walkman. But no loud music will be
allowed in the dormitories. No music is allowed after 10:00 p.m.

Student supervision

Supervision of the students is the responsibility of the medical college teachers and
TH&FPO. Staff have a particular responsibility to ensure that the students’ behaviour
does not cause any inconvenience or upset to the general public.

Students are expected to raise all problems with the teacher and not with the THC
staff. In the case of illness a student who wishes to go home or who has been
advised to go home by a doctor should obtain the permission of the teacher before
leaving.

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Residential Field Site Training Course

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COMMUNITY PLACEMENT WEEK

CONTENTS
Page
Day 1

Supervision of field health workers

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Community health survey

37

Run MCH Services

38

Day 2
&

Day 3

Day 4

Health Education in MCH
Immunisation

Day 5

Maintain health information records

39

Intra & Inter-sectoral collaboration

Day 6

Promotion of Health

43

Activity Schedule for Community Placement Week.

44

Sample Questionnaire for Field Site Epidemiological Survey

49

Glossary

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Day 1 -

Supervision of Field Health Workers
Methods
Learning objectives

Prerequisite knowledge

Aids
Teachers role

1.

Organogram of THC, demography of
Thana

Students should have the idea
regarding THC

TH&FPO will prepare lecture
& deliver

2.

Students should be able to list the field
health workers and describe their
activities

Students should know the health
problems and who prevents and
controls them

Teachers will introduce
health workers and their
activities

3.

Student will know how to use a check
list

Should know where & how check
list is used

Teachers help along with
TH&FPO + MO, MCH, TFPO

- do -

Checklist available
from respective
authority

4.

a)

Know how to collect blood slides to
detect M.P., sputum for AFB etc.
and from where

Should know indication of blood
slide & AFB examination

Talk with respective Health
Workers

- do -

Glass slide box,
pot for sputum

b)

Explain how Vitamin 'A' capsules
are distributed and administration
and the scheduled time for this

Function of Vitamin ’A’ and its
potency

Talk with distributor and
administration

- do -

Supply Vitamin ’A*
Information on
target population

c)

Supervise the activities of field
workers who are treating diarrhoea
with ORS

Knowledge about dehydration and
pharmacological action of ORS

Preparation and
administration

- do -

Materials

How to give health education to the
Community

Necessity of health education to
the community

Talk with Health Workers

- do -

OHP, Audio-Visual

Students will be able to name the field level
supervising staff and describe their
supervisory roles

Benefit of supervision of any work
plan

Teachers will introduce the
AHI, HI, & SI and discuss
their supervising methods

- do -

Job manual and
appointing process
by govt.

5.

Assessments

Students role

Students will
participate

-do-

Job manual
Thana map
Blackboard

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Day 2 & Day 3 Learning Objectives

Design Community Health Survey
Prerequisite knowledge

Methods

Aids

Assessment

Day 2

Students will be able to:
estimate sample size and
identify target population
and study place
identify target population,
visit houses and collect
data

selected a health topic for community
survey by information from hospital
records and personal communication from
local health personnel
formulate general and specific objectives
of the survey
design survey and structure an instrument
Research methodology
Record keeping
Biostatistics
Computer coding
Technique of report writing
Methods of presentation
Routes of dissemination

Day 2
1st session -

Identification of target
population and study site

• Chalk
blackboard

2nd session - Data collection

• Microphone

3rd session - Data collection

• Computer

4th session - Group discussion on
experiences

• Overhead
projector

• MCQ
• Practical
assessment
• Feedback
after each
fraction of
work

Day 3

collect data
compile and analyse data
interpret results
write report
present study findings

Day 3

1st session -

Data collection

2nd session - Compilation and
interpretation

3rd session - Report writing
4th session - Discussion

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Day 4 - Run MCH Services:

Health Education in MCH
Immunization
Methods

Aids
Learning objectives

Assessments

Prerequisite knowledge

Teachers role

Students role

1.

Students will be able to
describe how the cold-chain is
maintained

Knowledge about cold-chain,
vaccines, ILR, temperature
recording, transportation of
vaccines at out-reach centres

Teachers/M.O.EPI, EPI tech,
will show vaccine store room,
cold-box, ILR, etc. discuss
about cold chain
maintenance at THC

Students will
observe the system
& will participate in •
the discussion

Vaccines, ILR, Refrigerator,
Cold-box, strip thermoscope,
vaccine carrier, blackboard,
OHP, etc.

Practical
Test

2.

Students wiil be able to
vaccinate pregnant mothers,
women of 15-45 years age,
children. They will be able to
identify target population & to
provide health education on
MCH

Knowledge about
immunisation composition of
vaccines, vaccination
technique, contraindication,
side-effects and also
knowledge about health
education on MCH

Respective officer or
Inspector/Health Workers will
show the technique of
vaccination in the out-reach
centre. They will teach the
technique of giving health
education to the mother on
MCH at out-reach centre

Students will
observe the
technique & will
vaccinate. They will
give health
education at the
vaccination site

Vaccines, syringe, needle &
other necessary materials

Practical
Test

3.

Students will be able to
describe the beliefs &
superstitious & attitudes of the
public with respect to maternal
& child health and
immunisation. They will learn
immunisation coverage, target,
dropout motivation and
community participation

Knowledge about problems of
reaching targeted coverage,
motivation, community
participation

Discussion on target
coverage, dropout causes,
side effects of vaccination,
motivation & community
participation by the Teacher/
M.O. EPI / TH&FPO /
Inspector at THC

Students will take
part in the
discussion. They
exchange views,
opinions,
knowledge
gathered from the
field

Blackboard, OHP, AudioVisual Aid

Short
question &
answer

Students will be able to explain
about Role of Health Education
& Vaccination in reducing
maternal and child mortality

Knowledge about health
education and its role in
reducing maternal & child
mortality. Knowledge about
vaccination against six
preventable communicable
disease which may save lives
of mother & children

Discussion on child &
maternal mortality. Merits,
demerits of vaccination of 6preventable EPI diseases by
the teacher/TH&FPO/MO EPI

Students will
participate activity
in the discussion

Blackboard, OHP, AudioVisual Aid

4.

By giving
problem

By giving
problem

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Day 5 - Session 1 & 2:
Learning Objectives

Maintain Health Information Reep rd s
Prerequisite knowledge

Students will able to:

define data, information
intelligence
locate various sources of
data and select
appropriate method-of
data collection

compile and store data
properly
analyse data adopting
good technical skill

interpret the results of
data analysis
present findings in a
palatable way

Aids

• teacher will inform and orient about the task
• teacher will give information about sources of data in the
thana (EPI, MCH, TFP, OPD, IPD, Emergency registrar,
Hospital record room, Register of statistician)
• teacher will introduce the student M/O EPI, M/O MCH,
TFPO, Record Keeper, Statistical Officer and other
related person who maintain various records in Thana
Level

- Chalk
blackboard

- video

Students activity:

- computer

Assessment

Teachers activity:
Knowledge about data,
information and
intelligence

Sources of data

Various methods of data
collection
Technique of
compilations

- microphone
& overhead
projector

- MCQ

- Practical
assessment

• They will observe and learn
Knowledge about
analysis

Students activity:

Data entry into the
computer
Interpretation and report
correcting

prepare a report

disseminate information to
various levels

Methods

• student will collect data from various sources necessary
for their task, compile and prepare information as model
practice

Teachers activity:
Knowledge about various
channel of
communication

• teacher will guide them and help in the situation where
they face any difficulties

Student activity:
One student will present the information and tell about its
maintenance - according to task given

Teachers activity:

• Assessment of the knowledge and achievements - give
necessary advise to improve.

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Day 5 (cont’d) - Session 3:

Intra and Inter-sectoral Collaboration

Learning Objectives

At the end of the session the students will be able to

Prerequisite knowledge
Organisational background
of a Thana Administrative

list the government and non-government sectors working at
Thana level

Define, type, methods,
media, leaders

describe the different ways of formal and informal
communication

Intra & intersectoral
programmes, concept of
checklist

use a checklist while visiting a shared activity

list the different methods of information dissemination
write down a summary report on a given topic

Question &
answer

OHP

Question &
answer

OHP
Checklist

Question &
answer
Result from
individual
checklist

OHP
Worksheet

Question &
answer
Result from
individual
checklist

- accompany students while
they pay visit different sectors

The students will:

identify the formal and informal leaders

Information dissemination and reception of feedback

OHP

- take back filled up checklist
from the students for
feedback and assessment.

identify priority sectors to be communicated

list the activities shared by different sectors

Assessment

- divide the students into two
groups

explain informal and formal communication

Participate in shared activities

The teacher will:

Aids

- give a brief lecture to the
.students about the purpose
' and use of the checklist

name different programmes undertaken by the concerned
sectors

Maintain communication with other sectors informal and formal

Methods

Definition of information,
types, target group,
feedback

- participate in the brief lecture
- visit sectors within Health
Complex first, then sectors
outside THC
- hear from sectoral heads or
concerned personnel
- fill up checklist provided with
them
- submit the filled in checklist
back to teacher
- participate in feedback and
assessment session

identify the target groups for dissemination of information

list the different ways of feedback

practice one way of feedback

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Sample
Check list of Field Site Training
on
Intra and Multisectoral Collaboration
Name
of
sector

Family
Planning
Department

Index
of
linkage

Committee
Logistics

Support Program

Department of
Public Health
Engineering

Committee
Logistics

Support Program

Department
of
Education

Committee
Logistics

Support Program

Department of
Social
Welfare

Committee
Logistics

Support Program

Department
of
Agriculture

Committee
Logistics

Support Program

Department of
Ansar &
VDP

Committee
Logistics

Support Program

Department
of
Cooperative

Committee
Logistics

Support Program

Committee
BRDB
Logistics

Support Program

Yes

No

List out

Personnel
involved

Remarks
Logistics

Support
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Name
of
sector

Index
of
linkage

Committee
Police Station

Logistics
Support Program

Department
of
Livestock

Committee
Logistics
Support Program

Department
of
Fisheries

Committee
Logistics
Support Program

Project
Implementation
Office

Committee
Logistics

Support Program
Local Govt.
Engineering
Bureau

Committee
Logistics
Support Program

Thana
Nirbahi
Office

Committee
Logistics

Support Program
Union
Parishad

Committee
Logistics

Support Program
Committee
NGOs

Logistics

Support Program

Yes

No

List out

Personnel
involved

Remarks
Logistics

Support
programme

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Promotion of Health

Day 6 - Session 1 to 4:
Learning objectives

Methods

Aids

Students will be able to:

Provide health education on pattern of
prevailing communicable diseases in the
Thana and their epidemiology giving emphasis
on prevention and control of communicable
diseases

Flip chart



Visiting about 5-6 houses in the villages

Posters



Discussion and counselling in presence of
head of the family

Model



arrangement of small group session in
presence of local leaders

Use of tubewell water for drinking and all
other purposes



give talk to public about specific disease



Use of sanitary latrine



Maintain personal hygiene specially use of
soap for hand washing

Observation by supervisor
Answer and explanation
of any queries
Asking question
Feedback
Presentation

Water seal latrine

Motivate the people for:


Assessment

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Activity Schedule for Community Placement Week
Day 1

08:00 a.m.

Introduction to RFST Course - objective, methodology, role of

student.

09:00 a.m.

Introduction of Thana demography by TH&FPO

Introduction to health team working in THC

10:30 a.m.

Divide the class into three or four groups and visit the community

along with the community level worker.
Discuss with the workers their job description, records they
maintain (HA / FWA)

12:00 m.d.

One of the supervisors joins the group e.g. Health Inspector/

Assistant Health Inspector. Discuss methods of supervision. The

staff carry out a health education programme in the community.
Students observe the education programme, if any, and use the

check-list.

03:00 p.m.

Class room session. Each group presents their observation so

that whole

class

knows

what each

group

has

learned.

Community medicine faculty members will supplement whenever

necessary.

07:00 p.m. to

Class room session. Review principles of Health education.

08:30 p.m.

Comment on the days education programme. How can it be

improved?

If specimens were collected examine them now.

Report on the days visit to be submitted. This will form part of
the assessment.

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Day 2

Community diagnosis.
Assumption - students had lectures on natural history of disease,

epidemiological triad.

08:30 a.m.

Discuss the designed survey to make a community diagnosis.

State objectives,

methodology, discuss the details of the

questionnaire. Provide guidelines for using the questionnaire
(prepared earlier at college).

09:30 - 05:00 p.m. Visit previously identified community.

Allot 5-10 houses per

student. Collect information. (Provide dummy tables. Analysis to

be done as home work).

Day 3
08:30 a.m.

Collect information

11:00 - 01:00 p.m. Complete analysis data
Collate data of all students into one set of table. Present data in

tables and graphs. Draw conclusions.

03:00 - 05:00 p.m. Write report

Community diagnosis
Prioritise health problems and needs of community

Identify topics for health education.

7:00 - 08:30 p.m.

Presentation of report and discussion of major findings.

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Day 4

08:30 a.m.

Continue discussion specially issues related immunisation, ANC,

FP and ORT

10:30 a.m. to

Discuss of cold chain and immunisation strategies by field staff.

01:00 p.m.

Involve in the immunisation program in the out clinic or satellite

clinic.

Students should give injection/ OPV under supervision and also

education to each mother.

03:00 - 05:00 p.m. Identify three topics for health education.
Students working in three groups will prepare for the health

education to be done in the community.

Identify message messenger and media. Encourage students to
use innovative methods and folk media and their own flip charts.

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Day 5

Health information system and intersectoral collaboration

08:30 a.m. to

Review the information system as identified during the first days

01:00 p.m.

field visit with field staff.

Identify sources of secondary data. Discuss advantages and

disadvantages.
Collect, compile and prepare information from one month data outdoor, indoor and other available data.

Discuss problems encountered. How to improve the
quality of data and to validate (in the class room)

03:00 - 05:00 p.m. Site visit to other sectors in three groups. Each group will visit

one or two sectors.
Discuss in detail the organogram of the sector, activities,
interaction with health sector if any.
If not discuss why and how it can be done. Students will write the
report based on the guidelines given to them

07:00 - 08:00 p.m. Report to the rest of the class their observations.
Finalise health education program.

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Day 6

08:30 - 10:00 a.m. Classroom exercise on investigating an epidemic (if happened in
the locality).

10:30 a.m. to

Carry out health education in the community.

01:00 p.m.

Preferably the community where the survey was done. Out door
clinic and indoor patients may also be used.

02:00 - 04:00 p.m. Sum up session - share learning experiences.
Students assessment.

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Draft Structured Questionnaire
for
Field Site Epidemiological Survey
This questionnaire should be completed by students after interviewing the head of
household or an adult. For some questions, may need to interview an adult female
member of the family.
SECTION A:

GENERAL DETAILS

1.

Name of village

2.

Name of Union

3.

Name of Thana

4.

Name of Head of family

5.

Name of person of interviewed

6.

Date of interview

7.

Name of student (s)
Batch / Group:

SECTION B:

:

Year:

Roll :

HOUSEHOLD DETAILS

Please state number of people in the family (oldest member of family first)

8.

Name

Relationship to
head of family

Sex

Age

Education
Occupation level achieved

i.

ii.
iii.
iv.
v.
vi.
vii.
viii.
ix.

x
9.

Type of housing? Pucca (building) / tin roof / thatched :

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10.

Family income per month :
If landowner, approx, amount of land owned :

11.

Disposal of excreta? Sanitary latrine / Insanitary latrine / Open air latrine :

12.

Source of drinking water? Tubewell / River / Pond / Others

Of others, please specify:

SECTION B:
13.

MATERNAL HEALTH AND FAMILY PLANNING

Any pregnancy in the household ending within the last 12 months (excluding
current pregnancy )
Ye s / N o :
If yes, outcome baby

: normal alive / abnormal alive / dead

Outcome mother

: alive / dead

Was there any complications?

a)

During the pregnancy (before delivery)
e.g. anaemia, pre-eclampsia
Yes / No

If yes, specify :
b)

Yes / No

At the time of delivery
If yes, specify:

c)

After delivery e.g. fever, painful
perineum, urinary incontinence

:

Yes / No

If yes, specify:

14.

Who attended the pregnant woman at the time of delivery ?

TBA / FWV / others
If others, please specify :

If other why did the family not contact a health worker?

a)
b)
c)
d)

Not aware of any health worker (HW) in the village
Aware but did not wish to see the HW
Aware by HW too far to visit and she did not come to the village
Other reasons, specify:

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15.

Where was the place of delivery?

: Home / Hospital

16.

Is there anybody currently pregnant in the family?
If yes, duration :months

: Yes/ No

17.

Any tetanus vaccine (TT) given to women during current or
previous (within last 12 months) pregnancy?
: Yes / No

If yes, numbers of doses :
If not given, because of:
a) Not necessary (already) received 5 doses)
b) Not aware of the need for TT
c) Aware but did not wish to have it
d) Aware but clinic too far away
e) Other specify :

18.

Practice of Family Planning
Male
: Yes / No
If yes, type: Condom / Vasectomy / Other, specify:
Ifno, reason:
Female
: Yes / No
If yes, type: Oral pill / Injection / IUCD / Ligation / Other, specify:
Ifno,reason:

SECTION D:

19.

CHILD HEALTH

Immunisation status of under 5 children (check immunisation card if available)
Child 1

Child 2

Child 3

DPT 1, 2, 3
OPV 1, 2, 3
BCG
Measles
None given
If none given, because of:

a)

Not aware of the need for vaccine

b)

Aware but not wish to have it

c)

Aware but clinic too far away

d)

Other, specify :

Child 4

Child 5

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20.

Breast feeding of under 5
Age

Weaning time

Duration of suckling

a)
b)

c)
d)

e)
21.

Anthropometry of under 5:
Mid upper arm circumference (MUAC) and / or height and weight

Age

Wt in Kg

Ht in Cm

MUAC Cm

a)
b)

c)
d)
' e)

SECTION E:
22.

MORBIDITY

Bellow is a list of diseases. Please indicate if anybody in your household
currently suffers from any of these.

Diseases

No. of persons affected

Age

Diarrhoeal disease
Helminthic infection
Scabies
Other skin infection
Cataract
Eye infection
Vit A deficiency (child night blindness)
Dental caries
Chronic suppurative otitis media
Tuberculosis
Acute respiratory infection
Others, specify :

23.

Any physical disabilities in the family?
if yes, please specify :

: Yes/ No

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24.

Who do you normally contact first if any of your family become ill?
Government doctor / Un-qualified doctor / Homeopath / Hakim (Kabiraj) / Others
Ifother, specify:
If not government doctor, give reason :

SECTION F:

25.

MORTALITY

Has there been any death in the household within the last 5 years?
If yes:

Age at death

Sex

Possible cause of death

a)
b)

c)
d)
e)

SECTION G:

KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE

26.

Illness related to smoking

27.

ORS and its preparation / use

28.

Personal hygiene

29.

Transmission of infectious disease e.g. malaria, dysentery etc.

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Outline of Residential Field Site Training Course
Primary Care Week

Session

Day 1 -

Topic

Venue and Activity

Community Obstetrics

1

The epidemiology of maternal mortality and
morbidity.
Strategies for reducing maternal mortality,
- antenatal screening
- emergency obstetric care
- promoting socio-cultural change.

Visit obstetric unit
Visit home of dai

2

Antenatal care - screening for risk factors.
Gynaecological complaints seen at primary
care level.
Women’s views on the maternity services.

Attend in rotation

3

The maternity services in the Thana and its
under-utilisation.

Talk by MO/MCH in class room
small group discussion

Day 2 -

Community Otolaryngology

1 &2

Common infections of the ear, nose and throat
which are treatable at the THC.

Teaching in classroom
Attend outdoor clinic

3

Reasons why patients are late in presenting
with ENT conditions.
Health education concerning ENT infections.

Small group teaching in classroom

antenatal clinic conducted by
FWV
female outdoor clinic
ward visit with MO/MCH or
RMO

Community Ophthalmology
1

The treatment of eye disease by unqualified
doctors.
Collaboration with unqualified doctors.

Visit village doctors home

2

Common eye conditions and their
management at primary care level.
The role of medical assistants in eye disease.

Thana Health Complex

3

Easily detected visual defects in children.

Visit local primary school

Day 3 1
and
2

3

Immunization & Family Planning

Immunisation.

Women’s and men’s attitudes to family
planning.
- Provision of family planning at
primary care level.
Promoting family planning - the role of staff at
the Thana and Union level.

Students will attend
EPI Centre
Family planning clinic
at FWC / THC
Small group teaching in classroom
FPO to take part and give talk

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Session


Topic

Venue and Activity

Day 4 - Medicine (communicable & non-communicable diseases) and
Microbiology

1

Common medical problems with sequelae,
namely - scabies, hepatitis, tuberculosis,
helminthiasis, diarrhoea, ARI, malaria and
endemic diseases.
Prevention of these conditions.
Communication with patients about these
diseases.

Teaching in classroom MO to take
part in this session
Ward visit
Attend outdoor clinic Teaching by!
MOs
Collection of laboratories specimens

2

Common medical problems continued.
Prevention of long term complications of diabetes, rheumatic fever and rheumatoid
arthritis.

Ward visit
Attend outdoor clinic, with teaching
by MOs

3

Common laboratory tests carried out in the
Thana Health Complex - smear and staining
for AFB, blood films for malaria, chemical and
microscopic examination of the urine, stool,
fungal infection

Practical work in laboratory

4

The effect of illness on families.

Evening ward visit / home visit

Day 5 -

Community Surgery/Orthopaedics

1

Common surgical conditions in the rural
community.
Management of common surgical conditions at
a Thana Health Complex.

Classroom
Ward visit
Visit Emergency room
and theatre

2

Common surgical conditions , continued.
Communication with patients on home care
and prevention.
Treatment of wound infections.
Prevention of tetanus.

Attend outdoor clinics
with teaching by MOs

3

Primary management of a fracture case

Emergency Ward / Classroom

Day 6 -

Community Paediatrics

1

Common paediatric conditions in a rural
community.
History, examination and diagnosis.

Classroom
Visit ward
Attend outdoor clinics

2

.Screening for the child at risk.

Attend in rotation
Child health clinic
Outdoor clinic

RESIDENTIAL FIELD SITE TRAINING COURSE

PRIMARY CARE WEEK
Place - Thana Health Complex.

Day 1:
Session 1:

Community Obstetrics
Topics -

Objectives
The students should be able to:




Name the major causes of maternal
mortality and morbidity, and in broad
terms explain how death may be
prevented by health promotion,
screening and antenatal care, and
provision of emergency obstetric
care.

Describe the cultural and religious
background of the public which
influences their use of the maternity
services.

and morbidity- Combating it by antenatal screening, providing "Emergency Obstetric Care", and by promoting socio-

Prerequisite knowledge

Methods

Gained by attendance at two
lectures before the field site
training.

Group discussion

1) • Causes of maternal
mortality and morbidity.
• The socio-cultural context
of maternal mortality.
2) • Antenatal care and
screening for high risk
pregnancies.
• The strategy of providing
emergency obstetric care
, at different levels of the
obstetric service.



Aids

Assessment

Practical

Visit the obstetric unit of the Thana
Health Complex. Examine the records of
births and transfers. Using these figures
and some national figures do a practical
exercise calculating the number of
women who deliver and die at hom£
without seeking help.
• Examine the records of emergency
procedures performed at THC and the
details of those cases transferred and
calculate how many emergencies are
remaining untreated.
• Visit home of a dai.
• The dai should explain about her work
and the training she has had. The
students should question her about her
beliefs and skills.







OHP,
blackboard
Record
books of
births,
obstetric
procedures
and
transfers.
List of
homes of
local dais.

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Session 2:

Topics - Antenatal care - screening for risk factors
Gynaecological complaints seen at primary care level
Women’s views on the maternity services.

Objectives

Prerequisite knowledge

Methods

The students should be able to:

As in session 1

Classroom - nil

• Describe what measures a doctor
can take at a Thana Health
Complex to reduce maternal
mortality and morbidity.

Gained by attendance at two
lectures before the field site
training.

Practical

• Explain why women choose to
deliver at home rather than in
hospitals, and what are the
constraints preventing them seeking
obstetric help in emergencies.

• Causes of maternal mortality
and morbidity.
• The socio-cultural context of
maternal mortality.
• Antenatal care and
screening for high risk
pregnancies.
• The strategy of providing
emergency obstetric care at
different levels of the
obstetric service.
• Extra ward allocations on
obstetric and gynaecological
history taking for 1 hour
each day for 3 days.

Aids

Assessment

Split into three groups of four and rotate
every 40 minutes.
1 - Attend the antenatal clinic conducted by
the Family Welfare Visitor - Focus on
screening for high risk pregnancy.

2 - Attend female outdoor clinic with the
medical officer responsible for teaching.
The focus should be on obstetric &
gynaecological history taking and the
contraceptive practices of the patients.
3 - Ward visit with the MO MCH or Resident
medical officer. Visit to-any relevant cases.
Individual discussions with some patients or
relatives about their views on home or
hospital delivery.
Questions should be asked about factors
which cause women to deliver at home
rather than come to hospital such as,

Questionnaire

Checklist

finance, husbands authority, religious
belief, spiritual beliefs, distance.

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Session 3:

Topic - The maternity services in the Thana and its under-utilisation

Objectives

Prerequisite knowledge

Methods

The students should be able to:

As in session 1

Classroom

• Describe the maternity services in the
Thana and the responsibilities of
different personnel.

Gained by attendance at two
lectures before the field site
training.

• Talk by MO MCH on her/his work and
that of the FVW and FWA in relation to
obstetrics

• Explain why the under-utilisation of
the maternity services is a matter
which doctors have to combat by
understanding its causes and by
making the services more acceptable.

• Causes of maternal mortality
and morbidity.
• The socio-cultural context of
maternal mortality.
• Antenatal care and
screening for high risk
pregnancies.
• The strategy of providing
emergency obstetric care at
different levels of the
obstetric service.

• Small group work, buzz groups and
then reporting on the
subject,
"What can doctors, nurse midwives or
family welfare visitors do to ensure that
more women come for hospital delivery
or seek appropriate help in
emergencies?"

• Name the cadres of health personnel
involved in maternity care and
describe their functions, and their
supervisory roles.

Aids

Assessment

• OHP
• Manual of
THC

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Session 4:

Objectives

The student should be able to:
Explain why doctors and the entire
health service must work to achieve
better utilisation of the maternity
services.

Methods

Prerequisite knowledge

As in session 1 and what
has been learned during the
day.

Group discussion

Gained by attendance at two
lectures before the field site
training.

Debate or Video

• Causes of maternal
mortality and morbidity.
• The socio-cultural context of
maternal mortality.
• Antenatal care and
screening for high risk
pregnancies.
• The strategy of providing
emergency obstetric care at
different levels.of the
obstetric service.

"It is the responsibility of doctors and
other health workers to increase the
utilisation of the maternity services to try
and reduce the high maternal and
perinatal mortality".

Aids

Assessment

Practical

Debate

The motion will be that,

The motion will be proposed by two
speakers and opposed by two speakers.

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Students will be divided into two groups and they will alternate visits with Community Ophthalmology

Day 2: Community Otolaryngology
Session 1:

Topic -

Common infections of the ear, nose and throat which are treatable at the THC.

Objectives
The student should be able to:

• examine the throats and nose,
tonsils, etc. and recognize common
infections like chronic tonsillitis,
CSOM, etc.

Prerequisite knowledge

By prior lecture at the Medical
College
Three hours teaching on -

1) CSOM
2) Ext. & acute otitis media
3) Tonsillitis acute and chronic
4) Nasal problems including
sinusitis

Methods

Classroom
Initial demonstration of examination
technique and practise in pairs to
recognise normal findings.

Practical

Aids







Assessment

Auriscopes
Headlight
Tongue
depressors
Nasal
specula
Auralspecula

Teaching in the outdoor clinic using
patients to demonstrate signs of disease
and to teach examination techniques.

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Session 2
The same as session 1 with practical teaching in the outdoor clinic

Session 3:

Topic -

Reasons why patients are late in presenting with ENT conditions. Health education concerning ENT infections

Objectives
The students should be able to:

Describe the social conditions which
result in late presentation of ENT
infections.
Explain why a doctor’s work includes
health promotion by health education
with respect to ENT disease.

Methods

Prerequisite knowledge
Classroom

Aids



Assessment

OHP

Brain storming on the reasons for late
attendance.
Discussion lead by teacher on symptoms
and signs which patients should recognise.
Buzz groups on how FWAs and doctor
should provide health education.
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Two groups of students will alternate visits

Day 2: Community Ophthalmology
Session 1:

Topic -

Easily detected visual defects in children

Objectives
The student should:

Be capable of performing and
interpreting simple tests for visual
acuity.

Session 2:

Topic

Students should be able to:
• Describe the role and the capabilities
of medical assistants in eye disease.
• Examine a patients eye and diagnose
- acute conjunctivitis,
- disorders duo to Vilumin A
deficiency
- contract

Topic -

Practical

Demonstration of tests of visual
acuity and performance of these by
students in local primary school

Assessment

Vision Testing Charts
for near & distance
(Bengali, English &
illiterate)
Ophthalmoscope
• 1 Loope
• 1 torch light
• 1 tape measures

- Common eye conditions in Bangladesh which can be diagnosed at primary eye care centres.
- The role of medical assistants in the management of eye disease.

Objectives

Session 3:

Common conditions which
cause visual defects.
The tests for visual acuity

Aids

Method'S

Prerequisite knowledge

Methods

Prerequisite knowledge

Aids

Assessment

Practical

Visit a primary Eye Care Centre/ outdoor clinic

The traditional ways of treating eye disease by unqualified doctors

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Collaboration with unqualified doctors.
Objectives

The student should be able to:

aware about the traditional way of
treating eye disease by unqualified
doctors

Prerequisite knowledge
Knowledge of common eye
diseases

Methods

Aids

| Assessment

Interview with patients

1) Red eye, watering and
painful eye

2) Ocular injury

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I Day 3: Family Planning and Immunization
Session 1 & 2:

Topic Women’s and men’s attitude to family planning.
Provision of family planning at primary care level.

Objectives
Students will be able to:
Describe why doctors have a
responsibility for working as a member
of a team in the provision of family
planning.
Name and describe what
contraceptive services can be
provided at Union level.



Be able to appraise the sterile
technique used in IUCD insertion at
primary care level.

Methods

Prerequisite knowledge

Knowledge of contraceptive
methods gained in prior
lecture at Medical College.
All lectures on contraception
should be given early in the
4th year.

Name some views and beliefs about
family planning held by the public.
Describe how health workers should
take account of these.

Assessment

Practical

Two groups of six will be formed.
One group will visit a satellite family
planning clinic in session 1, and the other in
session 2. In the other session the groups
will visit an EPI Centre with the paediatric
teacher.

Visit to satellite family planning clinic. Two
hour session.
The session will include:





Aids







Observation of counselling of patients
and the prescription of contraceptives,
A talk by the FWV on clients attitudes to,
and fears and beliefs about contraceptive
methods,
Observation of the autoclaving process
and the sterile precautions taken in the
clinic,
Discussion lead by the teacher on the
doctor’s supervisory role in such a centre.

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j Day 3: (Cont’d)
Session 1 & 2

Topic

Objectives
The student should be able to:

Describe the cold chain technique and
explain its importance.
Name the target population for
childhood immunisation.
Supervise the sterile procedures used
in an EPI clinic.
Give appropriate information to mothers
about the vaccination of their child.

Childhood immunisation

Prerequisite knowledge
The Cold Chain
The extended programme of
immunisation.

Methods

Aids

Assessment

Classroom
Practical
The students will attend the EPI Centre in
the THC.

So for as possible they will witness the
cold chain in action.
Overview of the way the clinic functions
will be given.

Students will rotate through the various
components of the clinic, participating
where possible in the work.

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Day Q
Session 3:

Combined class
Topic -

Promoting family planning and immunization

Objectives

Prerequisite knowledge

The students will be able to:

Describe why doctors have a
responsibility to promote family planning
whether or not they are working in that
area.
Explain why a well spaced family
results in better health for the children,
and give other arguments for promoting
family planning.
Describe the role of the FPO and the
organisation of the contraceptive
services in the Thana.
Describe the role of EPI Technician in
organising EPI clinics.

Methods

Aids

Classroom
Knowledge of contraceptive
methods gained in prior
lecture at Medical College.

Small group session lead by the Family
Planning Officer.

Brain storming on the role of family welfare
assistants in the promotion of family
planning.
Talk by FPO on the family planning
services in the Thana and reasons"for
promoting family planning.

OHP



Assessment

Formative

Family
planning
promotiona
I material

Slide
projector

Buzz groups on how they believe family
planning should be promoted by the staff
working in the Thana Health Complex.

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Medicine (communicable & noncommunicable diseases) and Microbiology j

Session T.

Topic -

Common communicable diseases with complications

Objectives
The student should be able to:

Name the common medical conditions
prevailing in the community and the
complications which can follow them.
Explain why prevention of these
diseases is one of a doctor’s
responsibilities.
Explain to a patient in appropriate
language how to prevent scabies,
hepatitis, tuberculosis, helminthiasis,
diarrhoea, and malaria, and recognise
ARI and endemic diseases.

By prior lecture at the medical
college or by prior reading,
Genera! background
knowledge about the selected
diseases, complications and
management thereof with
emphasis on prevention.
Interview technique
particularly when giving
advice on prevention or long
term management.

Classroom

Demonstration on disease pattern in
general medicine as seen at the THC
and in the community.



Assessment

OHP, slide
projector,
posters,
patient.

Demonstration of an interview with a
patient with a communicable disease.

RMO to select the patient.
MO from THC to take part in this
session.

1) speed of infectious disease
Practical

2) prevention of infectious
disease by health
education

Aids

Methods

Prerequisite knowledge

Ward visit to patients with those
conditions listed. Demonstration and
practice in interview technique and the
giving of information and advice about
communicable and preventable disease

OPD
diagnostic
instruments,
including
magnifying
glass,
specimen
containers.

Outpatient department - students split
into groups to practice under observation
of medical officers.
During this session the taking of
appropriate specimens for laboratory
tests v/ill be included under the
supervision of the microbiology teacher.

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Session 2:

Topic -

Common non-communicable diseases with sequelae

Objectives

Prerequisite knowledge

Methods

The student should be able to:

As in session 1

Group discussion

Explain what can be done at Thana or
Union level to prevent the long term
complications of some common
diseases diabetes and rheumatic fever
and Rheumatoid arthritis.

By prior lecture at the medical
college or by prior reading,

Practical

General background
knowledge about the selected
diseases, complications and
management thereof with
emphasis on prevention.
Interview technique
particularly when giving
advice on prevention or long
term management.

Ward visit to patients with those
conditions listed. Demonstration and
practice in interview technique and the
giving of information and advice about
long term management and the
prevention of complications.

Aids

Assessment

OPD
diagnostic
instruments
, specimen
containers.

Outpatient department - students split
into groups to practice under observation
of medical officers.
During this session the taking of
appropriate specimens for laboratory
tests will be included under the
supervision of the microbiology teacher.

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Session 3:

Topic -

Laboratory tests for infectious disease

Objectives

The student should:
Make and interpret an AAFB smear for
tuberculosis.
Perform and interpret chemical and
microscopic examination of the urine.
Collect and make thick and thin blood
films for malarial parasites. Perform a
microscopic examination on a malaria
film and interpret the findings.

Be capable of performing macro and
microscopic examination of the stool.
Be capable of collecting material for
diagnosis of fungal infection, and of
making slides and doing microscopy.

Methods

Prerequisite knowledge
Microbiology: Background
knowledge of the relevant
diseases where
microbiological tests at the
Thana Health Complex will
help in diagnosis or
monitoring. This will include
the prevalence and
microbiology of tuberculosis,
helminthiasis, diarrhoea,
malaria and scabies.

Theoretical knowledge of how
to do the laboratory tests
listed in the objectives which
will be learned practically at
the field site.

■ Aids

Assessment

Microbiology
Practical


In the laboratory. Group session
demonstrating the appropriate laboratory
techniques and discussing the interpretation.

Laboratory
. equipment
and
supplies.

Formative
On ”

Students divided into groups for practical
experience.

Practical laboratory work
Make a sputum smear, stain for AAFB,
and perform microscopy.
Perform chemical and microscopic
examination on a urine sample.
Make thin and thick blood films and stain
for malaria parasites. Perform
microscopic examination.

Handout
detailing
methods of
doing
laboratory
tests.

performance
in practical
laboratory
procedures.

Formative
MCQ &
short
answer
questions

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Session 4:

Topic -

The effect of illness on families

Objectives
The student will be able to:

Explain why family, social and
economic factors must be taken into
account when managing a patient's
illness.

Prerequisite knowledge

Methods

Aids

Assessment

Discussion and debriefing on the sessions
during the day.
Briefing on appropriate behaviour during the
community visit.
Practical

Evening ward round or community visit.
Where possible a visit will be paid to a home
in the vicinity of the THC and discussion will
take place about the family’s experience of
illness.

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Day 5:

CommLinity Surgery I Orthopaedics

Session 1:

Topic -

Common surgical conditions occurring in the rural community and seen at the THC
The management of common surgical conditions at the THC.

Objectives
The students should be able to:
Name the common surgical conditions
which occur in a rural community.
Explain why it is essential to provide a
curative service for these conditions as
close as possible to the patient’s home.
Describe the surgical skills the THC
doctor has to have to work effectively at
THC level.

Prerequisite knowledge
No special prerequisite
knowledge.

Aids

Methods
Ward visit to see surgical cases.
Small group session on the common
surgical conditions seen at the THC.
Brainstorming on conditions seen daily at
the THC. Discussion lead by THC medical
officer and facilitated by teacher.



Assessment

OHP

Practical
Visit to the emergency room and the theatre
and observation of facilities. Observation of
any procedure being carried out.
Classroom
Buzz groups on what surgical conditions can
be dealt with at the THC and which require
referral.
Reporting back and discussion.
Briefing about the purpose of session 2.

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Session 2:

Topic -

Common surgical conditions occurring in the rural community and seen at the THC, with emphasis on home care and prevention of
complications.

Objectives
The student should be able to:

Explain why health education of the
individual patient and the community is
necessary to prevent unnecessary
complications of minor trauma and
surgical conditions.
Give a patient advice on the first aid
management of minor injuries.
Give a patient advice about the
continued home management of an
injury.
Describe when a soft tissue injury
requires the prescription of antibiotics
and when it does not.
Explain the indications for tetanus
toxoid and anti-tetanus serum.

Methods

Prerequisite knowledge

By prior lecture at medical
college.

Group discussion
Practical

Inflammation and healing.
Infection of injuries.
The prevention of tetanus

Students split into groups and attend the
outpatient clinics run by the medical officers.

Particular attention to be paid to injuries and
soft tissue infection.
MO to give demonstration of advice about
first aid of injuries as appropriate for the
economic status of the individual.
MO to give demonstration of advice to a
patient after prescription of treatment for an
injury or infection.

Aids

Assessment

On
performance
in giving
advice to
patient.
Immediate
feedback to
be given.

MO to teach about the prescription of
antibiotics and of tetanus toxoid or ATS in
the context of particular patients.
Teacher will rotate and facilitate.
Students should be given the opportunity of
giving appropriate advice, under control of
MO or teacher, when they feel ready to do
so.

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Orthopaedics
Session 3:

Topic -

Primary management of fracture case

Objectives

Manage the case of primary fracture

Prerequisite knowledge

Methods
Observe and practice

Aids

Assessment

Relevant
logistics

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Dav 6:
Session 1:

Community Paediatrics
Topic -

Community paediatrics - common and important diseases

Objectives
The student should:
Be able to name the common paediatric
conditions which occur in a rural
community.
On the basis of a history and
examination be able to diagnose in
broad categories the following
conditions Protein energy malnutrition, acute
respiratory infection, diarrhoeal disease,
helminthiasis, common skin diseases,
the common infectious diseases,
convulsions, low birth weight, and birth
asphyxia.

Prerequisite knowledge
By prior lecture at the Medical
College,
Nutritional problems, acute
respiratory infections,
diarrhoeal diseases,
helminthiasis, infectious
diseases including
immunisations, convulsions,
low birth weight.

Methods

Aids

Assessment

Classroom
Revision of knowledge.
Way of behaviour with children.

Practical

Indoor case demonstrations of common
diseases listed in the objectives.

Outdoor case demonstrations of the
same diseases.

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Session 2:

Topic -

Community paediatrics - screening for the child at risk

Objectives

Aids

Methods

Prerequisite knowledge

The student should:

As in session 1

Classroom

Know the value of screening using the
growth chart.
Be capable of weighing a child
accurately.
Be capable of plotting the weight on a
growth chart.
Be capable of interpreting the growth
chart.
Know why Vitamin A prophylaxis is
used and how it is distributed in the
Thana.
Know what laboratory tests are useful in
the common paediatric diseases and be
capable of obtaining specimens.
Be capable of performing a
Haemoglobin test and interpreting it in
the case of a child.

By prior lecture at the Medical
College,
Nutritional problems, acute
respiratory infections,
diarrhoeal diseases,
helminthiasis, infectious
diseases including
immunisations, convulsions,
low birth weight.

Practical



Students will rotate between the
MCH clinic
Laboratory
Outdoor clinic
In the MCH clinic they will be shown how
to weigh the child and how to plot the
weight and will thereafter carry out these
tasks.

I Assessment

1_________

Weighing
apparatus
suitable for
children
Growth
charts



Appropriate
laboratory
apparatus.

In the laboratory'they will be shown how
to take blood by heel prick and carry out
haemoglobin tests.
In the outdoor clinic they will identify
children who would benefit by attending
the MCH clinic by virtue of being
incompletely immunised or appearing
underweight.

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Session 3:
Objectives

Explain why in Bangladesh it is
important to give priority to common
and preventable childhood diseases.

Prerequisite knowledge

Methods
Classroom
Debate or discussion about one or
more of the issues raised in the
morning session concerning
immunisation

Aids

Assessment

OHP
blackboard.

On the subject of
all the days
sessions - by
MCQ. This will
be seif marked
and immediate
feedback given.

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Glossary

AFB

Acid Fast Bacilli

AHI

Assistant Health Inspector

ARI

Acute Respiratory Tract Infection

EPI

Expanded Programme on Immunization

HI

Health Inspector

IPD

In Patient Department

M.P.

Malarial Parasite

MCH

Maternal & Child Health

MCQ

Multiple Choice Questions

MO,MCH

Medical Officer, Maternal and Child Health

OHP

Over Head Projector

OPD

Out Patient Department

ORS

Oral Rehydration Salt

SI

Sanitary Inspector

TH&FPO

Thana Health and Family Planning Officer

TFPO

Thana Family Planning Officer

RFST

Residential Field Site Training

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List of participants in the meeting of
Residential Field Site Training Course
for Community Placement Week
No.

Name of participant

Institution

# of meeting
participate

1.

Professor Jahanara Begum

HoD, MAGOMC

3

2.

Professor A K Barbhuiyan

HoD, DMC

3

3.

Professor Emdadul Hoque

HoD, SSMC

1

4.

Dr Nazim Uddin

Asstt Professor, CMC

3

5.

Dr Swapan Kumar Chowdhury

Lecturer, CMC

3

6.

Dr Md Manirul Islam

Lecturer, DMC

3

7.

Dr Maksumul Hakim

Lecturer, DMC

3

8.

Dr Dewan Md Harun-ur-Rashid

Lecturer, CMC

3

9.

Dr Aftabuddin

Lecturer, SSMC

3

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T.B./ Leprosy/ V.D. Clinic
Visit to an Industry
N.G.O.
Food Product Industry
Water Purification Plant
MCH Centre
School Health Clinic
Urban Health Centre
Urban Slum
BIRDEM
Public Health Institute
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T.B./ Leprosy/V.D. Clinic
At the end of the day visit to the clinic students will be able to:

draw the organogram of the clinic visited
list the programme(s) carried out by the institution
list the local programme(s) carried out by the institution

identify the magnitude of problem in Bangladesh and its public hea’th
importance
list the reporting and information systems from the institution up to the national
head quarter

describe its referral system
list the method of case finding and case holding
list the type of attending patients in terms of age/ sex/ occupation/ clinical
stages.

Visit to an Industry
At the end of the day visit to the industry students should have acquired knowledge
on the following and be able to:

describe common health problem of the employees working in that industry
describe specific occupational health hazards of the working employees

list specific measure to reduce occupational health hazards
explain industrial acts related to the welfare of the employee
• Medical

• Engineering

• Environmental

describe the effect of industry in the environment and community (if any)
learn about any awareness programme against health hazards

know any screening programme is being practised
safety measures are taken during any emergency problems of the industry like
fire, etc.

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N.G.O.
At the end of the day visit to an NGO (Health and Population) students should have
acquired knowledge on the following and will be able to:

describe the aims and objectives of the NGO visited
describe how the NGO has planned and organized its work
describe how it makes its work strategy
describe its programme
explain how it evaluates its programme
explain how it mobilizes the community
explain how its arranges and manages its logistic support

explain how it collaborates with GOB programme.

Visit to Food Product Industry
At the end of the day visit the students will be able to:
learn how the milk is pasteurized

learn how the hygienic condition is maintained
learn how the law (Food Act) is being practised
list the common health problems which may occur in this industry due to
different food/milk production

describe its safety measures taken, if any.

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Water Purification Riant

At the end of the day visit the students should be able to:

describe the bacteriological standard of drinking water
describe the different methods of purification of water on a large scale
list the steps of water purification plant

• rapid sand filtation and/or
• low sand filtation
list the steps of water purification plant on a small scale
list the chemicals commonly used in the water purification plant on a large
scale
list the name of the water borne diseases.

MCH Centre
At the end of the day visit the students will be able to:

draw the organogram of MCH centre
describe the activities of






Antenatal, natal and postnatal
EPI
Diarrhoeal diseases & ORT
Nutritional education

describe the magnitude of problem of the pregnant mothers and children
describe the intervention plan to decrease the magnitude of problem (mortality
and morbidity)
list the reporting, information and referral system

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School Health CISnic
At the end of day visit to a school health clinic the students should have acquired
knowledge on the following and will be able to:

describe organogram of the school health clinic
list common health problems of school children
list health education programme being practised there

describe the reporting and information system

list the drugs available in the school health clinic

Urban Health Centre (Dispensary)
At the end of visit to an Urban Health Centre students should be able to:

describe the Organogram of the Urban Health Centre and its functioning

describe the job of the staffs of the Urban Health Centre
list the common diseases encountered
list the drugs used in the Urban Health Centre

describe the details of Family Planning and Immunization activities carried out
in Urban Health Centre
describe the records maintained of the referral system.

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Urban Sium
At the end of the visit to an Urban Slum the students will be able to:
list the common health problems of the sium visited

describe the health delivery system of the slum

describe the existing programmes in the slum in term of
• control of commonable/ non-commonable diseases
• immunization programme

’ MCH & Family Planning programme

describe the environmental conditions -'specially
• water supply
• sanitation
• housing.

BIRDEM (Bangladesh Institute of Diabetic,
Endocrine, Metabolic Diseases & Research)
At the end of the visit/session the students will be able to:

describe the organogram of BIRDEM
describe the follow up system of BIRDEM
describe the record keeping system of BIRDbM
describe the laboratory facilities of BIRDEM
describe its referral system

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Public Health Institute
At the end of the day visit the students should be able to:

state the activities of I PH
list the vaccines prepared in the IPH and those are imported

describe the methods of preparation of A.R.V. & T.T. and their storage
arrangement

enlist the names of I.V. fluid produced in the IPH and the different stages of
their preparation and their methods of quality control
express the activities of Microbiology Department:
• water bacteriology
• examination of food sample
• chemical examination of vaccines in medicolegal cases.

CD D R, B
At the end of the visit to the ICDDR, B the students will be able to:

write the organogram of ICDDR,B
list the various types of diarrhoeal diseases from the records

describe the magnitude of problem
describe the management of diarrhoeal disease: moderate & severe

list at least 3-5 research activities conducted by ICDDR,B
list the reporting and information system

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Epidemiological Exercises: FEariasis; Malaria

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CLIN1CO-SOCIAL CASE STUDY
21/?. year old female child Sonya coming from Oogonum was admitted in JIPMER hospital
on 7th July, 1995 with the following complaints.
i)

Cough with expectoration

10 days

ii)

Fever

2 days

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Diarrhoea with vomiting

2 days

History of present illness:

Child was apparently asymptomatic 10 days back but developed cough with expectoration
suddenly. Child had diarrhoea two days back which was of mucoid in nature. Child
passed stools 4 to 8 times per day. Patient also started having fever for two days.

Past history:
Repeated diarrhoea, respiratory infection til! the age of 1 ’A years. Patient also had worm
infestation at the age of 1 '/z years for which she was treated at local hospital. No history
of contact with tuberculosis. History of measles at the age of 10 months. Diarrhoea
mostly treated at home with home remedies. Feeding stopped during diarrhoea.

Treatment history:
The child was taken to a local practitioner for the cough with expectoration, since there
was no improvement, the child was brought to JIPMER hospital.

Health facilities available:

PHC is situated at Vettavalam which is about 2 kms away from her residence,
practitioner (Homeopathy) is also available.

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Family Tree:

Father

Mother

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4 years (healthy)

Female
2/2 years (Sonya)

Male
12 months (healthy)

Socio-economic history:
The family belongs to Hindu religion, Vanniyar caste. Father illiterate and mother is 3rd
std. Father is an agricultural labourer earning Tk 300/- per month and mother is a house
wife. Father smokes/drinks occasionally.

En vi ron men ta 1 h is to \y:

The family lives in a house with a built in area of 375 sq feet of which living area is 225
sq.feet and rest is kitchen. Floor and walls are made of mud and roof is thatched (Kutcha
house). House does not have electricity supply. Water supply is from tap which is 20
mts. away from the house. Waste water from the house drained into open street drain
which runs along the street. Solid waste is thrown behind the house. There is no latrine
in the house. AH family members practice open air defecation.
Antenatal history:

She had taken two doses of tetanus toxoid injection at Vettavallum. No other check up.
Natal history:

Child was born full term, Spontaneous Vaginal Delivery at 1 indivanam hospital. Child was
of average size at birth.
Developmental history:

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Child had social smile at two months of age, started crawling from 7th month, starting
sitting without support from Sth month onwards. He cannot walk without support even
now. At the moment child can speak only few words amma, appa.
Immunisation history:
Child was immunised with a single dose of BCG vaccine at the age of three months. She
was given three doses DPT and three doses of OPV with one month interval at home by
health worker from third month onwards. The child has not received booster doses of
OPV
DPT.

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Dietary history:

Child was breastfed from first day of delivery. It was given sugar water on the first two
days. Supplementation started from I 1th month with diluted cow's milk. Later, at first
year biscuits, rice and fruits were added.
Child's Intake
935 calories
Energy
Protein
1 4 gms

Normal requirements
1200 calories
1 9 gms

Examination:
General examination: Child is moderately built but poorly nourished, tachypneic,
emaciated, irritable. Pallor present. No icterus, cyanosis, clubbing, pedal oedema,
generalised lymphadenopathy. Depigmentation of hair is present. Conjunctival xerosis
is present.

Vital signs:

Pulse rate
RR
BP

1 20/min
40/min
90/70 mmHg

Anthropometric measurements:

Weight
Height
Mid arm circ
Head circ
Chest circ

Actual
9.0 kg
80.0 cm
10.5 cm
44.5 cm
47.0 cm

Expected
12.9 kg
91.3 cm
1 3.0 cm
47.7 cm
50.1 cm

Systemic Examination:
Cardio vascular system - normal
Respiratory system - bilateral crepitations present
Per abdominal examination:
Abdomen distended, liver is palpable (1 cm) below the right
costal margin. Spleen not palpable.

PROVISIONAL DIAGNOSIS: Grade II Protein Energy Malnutrition with Broncho
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Discussion points for clinico-social study
on natural history of the disease
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QI.

Till what age do you think the child was apparently
normal and what factors (favourable) were
responsible for it?

Q2.

What factors in the family might have played a role
in the development of this condition in the child?

Q3.

Classify the factors you have identified into host
agent, socio-economic and environmental factors.

4.

Is there one factor responsible for development of
this condition or more than one?

Q5.

Was it possible to prevent this child from developin cr
this condition?

If so, where was the failure?

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EPIDEMIOLOGiCA L EXERCISE ON FiLARiASIS

PART A
A filaria survey was carried out in an area having a population of 30,000 in the year
1 990. Approximately, 20 cmm. of blood was collected by finger prick from 4,200
people between 8 PM and 12 PM. Smears were prepared. I he smears were examined
for micro-filariae. It was found that 420 persons were carrying micro-filaria.

QI.

Q2.
Q3.
Q4.

What type of smears should be prepared?
What is the appropriate stain used for detecting Mf?
Which species of Mf would you expect?
V/hat further information do you need to answer this?

On physical examination 357 persons showed possible chronic manifestation of
filarial diseases.
What type of survey would you cal! this? Comment on the sample
Q5.
size.
Enumerate and calculate the possible filarial indices for the area.
Q6.

PART B
1 400 Mosquitoes were examined for the presence of larvae.
What are the common vector species in India?
Qi.
How will you detect the larvae in the mosquito?
Q2.
Which
part of the mosquitoes would you examine for the presence
Q3.
of larvae?

In ail 1 4 mosquitoes were positive for the developing larvae and 7 of these were found
to contain infe-ctive stage larvae.
Q4.
Which stage of larvae is infective?
Q5.
What is extrinsic incubation period?
PART

After collection of base line data HCH spraying was undertaken along with anti larva!
measures in the area as a control measure. Ail the dwellings and cattle shed were sprayed
four times a year. Filaria survey were conducted eveiy year. In 1993 i.e. after 3 years,
the following were the findings of the re-survey.

a)

b)
c)
d)

e)
f)

1600
Number of persons examined
40
Number of persons positive for Mf
32
Number of persons with chronic manifestation of filarial diseases
2000
Number of mosquitoes dissected
2
Number of mosquitoes positive for developing larvae
Number of mosquitoes containing 3rd stage larvae

QI. Comment on the changes in the filarial indices from 1990 to 1993.
Q2. What other control method could have been adopted?

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EPIDEM10LOGICAL EXERC1SE ON MALARIA
in the year 1987, Basic Health Workers of a Community Health Center (CHC)
covering a population of 1,00,000 collected 5800 blood smears during their home
visits and administered 4 tablets to those who gave a history of fever. 1 800 blood
slides were collected from fever cases attending the outpatient services of the PHC.
1.
2.

4.
5.
6.
7.

What are the types of malaria surveillance ?
What percentage of blood slides were collected in each type of
surveillance ?
What type of smear should be collected ? What is the method of
staining ?
Calculate the Annual Blood Examination Rate (ABER).
V/as the ABER, in conformity with the recommended target ?
What tablets was the 3HW expected to administer ?
What is the dose and what would you call this treatment ?

On staining and examination of the blood slides, 250 were found to be positive for
Plasmodium vivax, and 1 1 5 were positive for P. falciparum.

8.
8 a.
9.
10.

What is API ? Calculate it.
What other rates can be calculated ?
What does this API rate signify ?
Taking into consideration the API, suggest steps to be taken under the
Modified Plan of Operations.

In 1991, the HW's collected 9ICO blood slides from the same PHC area durin j
their visits, and 3200 slides were collected from fever cases attending the PHC out
patient services.
1 1.

Calculate the ABER and comment.

When the smears were examined, 1 1 5 slides were found to be positive for P.vivax,
and 75 were positive for P.falciparum.

12.
12a.

What treatment would you give these cases ?
What steps would you take under the modified plan of operations 7

Of the 75 persons positive for P.faiclparum, 41 continued to have fever inspite of
treatment given.

1 3.

14.
1 5.

What could be the reason for this ?
How will you treat these cases ?
What prophylactic measures will you recommend to some-one who is to
live in the area ?

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Observation c-f cornmi’nication skill
Was ilic interviewer:

Manner
Friendly

bossy

2.

Rude

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unsyrnpadietic

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4.

Using simple language

5.

Avoiding technical terms

6.

Which words did he use which respondent might not understand

e.g.

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Was the explanation logical?
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Did he respond to questions?

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Was he pursuative?

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Did he use any Visual aid?

Was it appropriately used?

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Check list for
Observation of a Communication or a Role Play
Is the client greeted?

2.

Is the client spoken by name?

3.

Is the client's existing knowledge explored?

4.

Are the client's beliefs respected?

5.

Is the explanation logical and structured?

6.

Are the facts accurate?

7.

is enough detail given?

8.

Are simple and familiar terms used?

9.

Is credit given for appropriate action?

10. Is blame and condemnation avoided?
1 1. Is concern shown to client's problems?

12. Is the client encouraged to voice his or her concern?
1 3. Are appropriate visual methods used?
1 4. Is the communication brief?

15. Is the communication unhurried?
1 6. Any solution offered?
1 7. Is the persons asked to come back?

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An Interview rating scale
e.g. establishing a relationship
Instructions
Tick (/) in the appropriate box the performance of the interviewer.
Read the key before ticking.

The interviewer

1.

Appears friendly St welcoming

2.

Greets patient st introducers himself

3.

Uses the clients name

4.

Shows concern for the client

5.

Uses appropriate gestures and body
posture

2

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Done well

2.

Done poorly

3.

Not done

4.

Not applicable

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GROUP INTERACTION OBSERVATION GUIDE
Gives information
2.

Asks for information

3.

Gives opinion or suggestion

4.

Asks for opinion

5.

Gives suggestion; direction to others

6.

Asks for clarification

7.

Shows antagonism, defends or asserts self

8.

interferes group work by diverting discussion

9.

Gives help, acceptance, positive reinforcement (verbal or non­
verbal)

10. Shows satisfaction; laughs or jokes appropriately (verbal or non­
verbal)
11. Disagrees, shows rejection (verbal or non-verbal)
12. Withdraws from group discussion (verbal or non-verbal)

13. Records the ideas/suggestions
14. Summarises.

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IMPRESSIONS OF VILLAGE PEOPLE
Please give us your general impressions of village people by checking an appropriate
space between each pair.
For example

B

A

C

D
Unkind

Kind

If yon think villagers are generally veiy kind you would tick 'A' if somewhat kind 'B'
somewhat unkind 'C' and if you think they are unkind then 'D' please indicate even if
you are not certain.

A

B

C

D

Clean

Dirty

2.

Unhealthy

Healthy

3.

Friendly

Unfriendly

4.

Co-operative

Un-cooperative

5.

Lazy

Industrious

6.

Well-informed

Poorly informed

7.

Undependable

Dependable

8.

Wise

Foolish

9.

Suspicious

Trusting

10.

Poorly fed

Well fed

1 1.

Cheerful

Unhappy

12.

Honest

Dishonest

13.

Non-religious

Religious

14.

Rational

Superstitious

1 5.

Pessimistic

Optimistic

You have been asked to make a community diagnosis. Mention the points you will
take into consideration.

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