Life Cycle Approach

Subject: Community Health Nursing II

Overview

Life Cycle Approach

The life course approach takes into account the need for health and general development as well as ways to extend and enhance health services for family management of all age groups, including maternal, neonatal, child, and adolescent health.

The family welfare division is primarily in charge of addressing the health needs of all people, notably women, children, and adolescents, from conception to old age.

Reproductive Health: Life Cycle Approach

Stages in Lifestyle Health Issues Promotion, Prevention, Treatment, Rehabilitation
Adolesence(11-21years)
  • Unhealthy lifestyle
  • Early Marriage
  • Unwanted Pregnancy
  • Complication of teenage pregnancy
  • Morbidity and mortality due to early pregnancy
  • RTIs/STIS
  • Education on health lifestyles
  • Nutrition and fertility awareness
  • FP information and service
  • Counselling on Sexuality
  • Treatment of RTIs and referral 

Reproductive Health: Life Cycle Approach

Stages in life cycle Health Issues Promotion, Prevemtion, Treatment, rehabilitation
Adulthood/ reproductive years 22-45 years
  • Unhealthy lifestyle: smoking, substance abuse
  • Nutritional problems
  • Menstrual Problem
  • Genital Tract Infection
  • Excessive vaginal discharge 
  • Premarital general Health
  • Anaemia
  • Education onn healthy life style
  • Balanced diet, calcium and iron
  • Early detection, counselling and treatment
  • Screening and counselling
  • Early detection and treatment
  • Counselling, reassurance and treatment of pathological discharge

Reproductive Health: Life cycle Approach

Stages in life cycle Health Issues Promotion, Prevention, Treatment, Rehabilitation
Perinatal (28 WOG - 7 days after birth)
  • Foetal birth
  • IUGR(low birth weight and prematurity)
  • Immunizable disease
  • Prenatal care
  • Nutrition
  • Immunization with tetanus Toxoid

 
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