Health diagnosis: a responsibility of community health nursing in Angola

Abstract

Objective: To characterize the health situation of the population in the Imbondeiro neighborhood, sector C (Luanda). Method: This is a descriptive, cross-sectional and quantitative study. Families living in the sector were included, included in the sample by “door to door” contact. They accepted to participate through a free and consented form. Results: Health diagnosis of 341 family households was conducted, involving 1,312 people. A total of 46.02% are male and 54.08% are female; from these, 42.62% are children, 15.14% adolescents and 42.24% adults. Conclusion: The results obtained and presented are in accordance with the data from the National Institute of Statistics of Angola (INE), revealing that it is necessary to intervene and to promote healthy lifestyle habits, regarding issues such as domestic violence, alcohol consumption, inappropriate eating habits, sexually communicable diseases, among others.

Community health and public health nursing

“…We may therefore consider that we obtained a varied and universal representation (14) . 3.1.1 The 7 articles entitled: 1-Attention foci in community health nursing and community empowerment: a qualitative study (16) ; 2-Health diagnosis: a responsibility of community health nursing in Angola (17) ; 3-The Impact of Nurses on Neglected Tropical Disease Management (18) ; 4-Nurse leadership: intervening element in the relationships network of the community health care agent (19) ; 5-Daily practice of community health agents: difficulties and limitations of care (20) ; 6-Public Health Nursing Competency Instrument:…”

“…This is the case of nurses in Angola, where health planning is considered a crucial tool for the enhancement of community health through the development of intervention strategies, drawing on knowledge of an actual community's health reality. The novelty here is that this knowledge is supposed to be achieved with the elaboration of the diagnosis by a nurse specialized in community health (17) .…”