Measure the extent of a known situation,
to confirm or disprove a hypothesis,
provide new tangents of a situation’s reality;
> Enhance the knowledge, attitude and
practices around specific themes, to
identify what is known and done about
various subjects relating to health;
> Establish the baseline (reference value)
for use in future assessments and will
help measure the effectiveness
of the activities of health education
in changing health behaviours;
> Suggest an intervention strategy in light
of specific local circumstances and the
cultural factors that influence them, to plan
activities better suited to the respective
population involved (for example around
HIV prevention activities/messages).