SCALE FOR RANKING FAMILY HEALTH PROBLEMS ACCORDING TO PRIORITIES

CRITERIA WEIGHT

1. NATURE OF THE PROBLEM 1

Scale: Health Deficit -3

Health Threat -2

Foreseeable Crisis or Stress Points -1

2. MODIFIABILITY OF THE PROBLEM 2

Scale: Easily Modifiable -2

Partially Modifiable -1

Not Modifiable -0

3. PREVENTIVE POTENTIAL 1

Scale: High -3

Moderate -2

Low -1

4. SALIENCE 1

Scale: Serious Problem; immediate attention needed - 2

Problem but not needing immediate attention - 1

Not a felt need -0

TOTAL 5

SCORING:
1. Decide on a score for each criteria
2. Divide the score by its highest possible score and multiply by its weight
SCORE X WEIGHT
HIGHEST SCORE
3. Sum up the scores for all the criteria. The highest score is 5, equivalent
to the total weight.