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Mapping the population for ACF
Learning ObjectivesThe learner will be able to
- Give examples of key and vulnerable populations
- Outline importance of identifying and mapping the key and vulnerable population for ACF and
- Prepare a map of key and vulnerable populations in their local area
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Mapping of vulnerable population is a pre-requisite for conducting an efficient ACF campaign. It involves understanding the population characteristics, identifying and enumerating and mapping the target population.
Guidelines for mapping
- Identify & map key and vulnerable populations in the local area with the following guidance. If additional information is available locally, it can be used for the prioritisation of target groups.
| Priority | Urban area | Rural area |
Tribal area
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| 1 | Slum | Difficult to reach villages | Difficult to reach villages & hamlets |
| 2 | Prisons inmates | Mineworkers | Villages with a known higher caseload |
| 3 | Old Age homes | Stone crusher workers | Tribal school hostels |
| 4 | Construction site workers | Populations groups with known high malnutrition | Areas with known high malnutrition |
| 5 | Refugee camps | Populations known to drink raw milk | Villages seeking care from traditional healers |
| 6 | Night shelters | Populations known to eat uncooked meat | Populations known to drink raw milk |
| 7 | NACO/SACS identified HRG for HIV | NACO/ SACS identified HRG for HIV | Populations known to eat uncooked meat |
| 8 | Homeless | Weaving & Glass industrial workers | Tribal areas with little ventilated huts |
| 9 | Street children | Cotton mill workers | |
| 10 | Orphanages | Unorganised labour | |
| 11 | Homes for destitute | Tea garden workers | |
| 12 | Asylums | Villages largely seeking care from traditional healers |
Figure 1: Schematic map for house to house survey of identified vulnerable population
- Without proper mapping, there is a high chance of missing cases. The success of the active TB case finding campaign relies on how good the mapping is.
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Assessment
| Question | Answer 1 | Answer 2 | Answer 3 | Answer 4 | Correct answer | Correct explanation | Page id | Part of Pre-test | Part of Post-test |
| ACF campaign activities are done in all individuals of a defined area. | True | False | 2 |
Symptom screening as part of the ACF campaign will be done in the identified and mapped target groups only (not in the general population).
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| Yes | Yes |
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