For services to the community, this will record the estimated number of people to be covered by the HEALTH PROGRAMME or a HEALTH PROGRAMME STAGE.

For community nursing services, this will record the estimated present and prospective catchment population.

For statistical purposes, this is also known as the target denominator for a group of PERSONS banded together or treated as a group with a common statistical characteristic or cohort. For example, females born between 1st September 1995 and 31st August 1996 will be considered as part of a TARGET POPULATION for immunisation.

This attribute is also known by these names:

Context	Alias
plural	TARGET POPULATIONS