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Individual Level Approach (methods of communication)

During personal interviews in the consultation room
During home visits by doctor, ANM, ASHA etc.
• The patient listens more readily
• PHN, Health visitors, health inspectors also make home visits and can be used for HE
– First create an atmosphere of friendship
– Allow the individual to talk as much as possible
– Advantages:
• One can discuss, argue and persuade for behavior change
• Provides opportunity to ask questions
– Disadvantage: numbers reached is small

Reference:
Park’s Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine, 23rd ed

Channels of communication: http://www.ihatepsm.com/blog/channels-communication
Barriers of communication: http://www.ihatepsm.com/blog/barriers-communication
Types of communication: http://www.ihatepsm.com/blog/types-communication
Methods of communication: http://www.ihatepsm.com/blog/methods-communication
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Methods of communication- lecture (chalk and talk): http://www.ihatepsm.com/blog/methods-communication-chalk-and-talk-lectur...
Methods of communication- demonstration: http://www.ihatepsm.com/blog/demonstrations
Group Discussion: http://www.ihatepsm.com/blog/group-discussion
Panel Discussion: http://www.ihatepsm.com/blog/panel-discussion
Delphi method: http://www.ihatepsm.com/blog/delphi-method
Work shop: http://www.ihatepsm.com/blog/workshop
Role-play: http://www.ihatepsm.com/blog/role-playing-socio-%E2%80%93-drama
Conference: http://www.ihatepsm.com/blog/conferences-and-seminars
Methods of Communication - Mass Approach: http://www.ihatepsm.com/blog/methods-communication-mass-approach

Flannel graph: http://www.ihatepsm.com/blog/flannel-graph
Flip chart: http://www.ihatepsm.com/blog/flip-%E2%80%93-charts