The phrase "ascertainment of needs" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where you are discussing the process of identifying or determining the requirements or necessities of a person, group, or situation.
Example: "The ascertainment of needs is crucial for developing an effective support program for the community."
Alternatives: "identification of needs" or "determination of needs".
To effectively control STI outbreaks in Wales, and possibly in other countries of the UK, improved surveillance methods based on timely and detailed ascertainment of individual cases are needed, as well as convincing health professionals of the importance of identifying and investigating STI outbreaks.
New models of ascertainment will need to be developed using the members of the multidisciplinary team.
Two sources of ascertainment bias need to be considered when using national surveillance data on cryptosporidiosis and other IID.
The electronic 1991 census database did not contain names, which were needed for ascertainment of mortality.
Informed consent of parents is needed and ascertainment of a 'newly screened' population versus already collected biological material.
The following sentence, which appears on Page 80, is so inept that it may actually be an ancient curse and to read it more than three times aloud is to summon the cannibal undead: "Today's biggest enemy of lasting influence is the sector of both personal and corporate musing that concerns itself with the art of creating impressions without consulting the science of need ascertainment".
Improvements in questionnaires and/or field administration of the questionnaire are needed to improve the ascertainment of stillbirth in pregnancy histories [ 7, 18, 21, 29].
There is a need for better surveillance and ascertainment of stillbirth incidence at all levels of health facilities and in communities where stillbirth is a private and stigmatised event that is often hidden from view.
The Down syndrome Needs Opinion Wishes database was used for case ascertainment of young adults aged 15 to 32 years with Down syndrome.
Continued enhanced surveillance is also needed to overcome the bias for differential ascertainment of congenital anomalies.
