"Needs Assessment" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Systematic identification of a population's needs or the assessment of individuals to determine the proper level of services needed.
| Descriptor ID |
D020380
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| MeSH Number(s) |
I02.594 N03.349.380.565 N05.300.537
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| Concept/Terms |
Educational Needs Assessment- Educational Needs Assessment
- Assessment, Educational Needs
- Needs Assessment, Educational
- Needs Assessments, Educational
Determination of Health Care Needs- Determination of Health Care Needs
- Determination of Healthcare Needs
- Assessment of Healthcare Needs
- Needs Assessment, Healthcare
- Needs Assessments, Healthcare
- Assessment of Health Care Needs
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Needs Assessment" by people in Profiles.
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Integrating 'undetectable equals untransmittable' into HIV counselling in South Africa: the development of locally acceptable communication tools using intervention mapping. BMC Public Health. 2024 Apr 15; 24(1):1052.
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Community and Provider Perspectives on Addressing Unmet Need for Contraception: Key Findings from a Formative Phase Research in Kenya, South Africa and Zambia (2015-2016). Afr J Reprod Health. 2019 Sep; 23(3):106-119.
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Health need assessment in an indigenous high-altitude population living on an island in Lake Titicaca, Perú. Int J Equity Health. 2019 06 18; 18(1):94.
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Curriculum and training needs of mid-level health workers in Africa: a situational review from Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa and Uganda. BMC Health Serv Res. 2018 07 16; 18(1):553.
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South African clinical practice guidelines: A landscape analysis. S Afr Med J. 2017 Dec 13; 108(1):23-27.
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Prevalence of tobacco use in selected Johannesburg suburbs. S Afr Med J. 2017 Dec 13; 108(1):40-44.
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Lessons learnt from the introduction of the contraceptive implant in South Africa S Afr Med J. 2017 Oct 01; 107(11):933-938.
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Perceptions of nurses' roles in end-of-life care and organ donation - imposition or obligation? S Afr Med J. 2017 Jun 30; 107(7):573-575.
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Oncologists' perspectives on post-cancer treatment communication and care coordination with primary care physicians. Eur J Cancer Care (Engl). 2017 Jul; 26(4).
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Are HIV and reproductive health services adapted to the needs of female sex workers? Results of a policy and situational analysis in Tete, Mozambique. BMC Health Serv Res. 2016 07 26; 16:301.