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SCALE FOR RANKING HEALTH CONDITIONS

Criteria Weight
1. Nature of the 1
condition and problem
presented
Scale: 3
wellness state

health deficit 3
health threat 2
Foreseeable crisis 1
2. Modifiability of the 1
condition or problem
Scale: 2
Easily modifiable
Partially 1
modifiable
Not modifiable 0

3. Preventive potential 1
Scale : 3
High
moderate 2
Low 1
4.Salience 2

Scale: 2
A condition or problem
needing an immediate
care/attention
A condition or problem 1
not needing attention

Not perceived as a 0
problem or condition
needing change

Scoring:
1. Decide on a score for each of the criteria
2. Divide the score by the highest possible score and multiply by the weight:
(score/highest score) x Weight.
3. Sum up the score for all the criteria. The highest score is 5, equivalent to the total
weight.

Table 4: Scale for ranking health condition and problems according to priorities.

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