es ▁to ▁be ▁having ▁the ▁need ▁and ▁are ▁willing ▁to ▁take ▁part ▁in ▁what ▁the ▁program ▁has ▁to ▁offer ▁e . g . ▁not ▁all ▁H IV ▁positive ▁people ▁will ▁be ▁willing ▁to ▁take ▁AR V ' s . ▁Being ▁able ▁to ▁specify ▁what / who ▁the ▁target ▁is ▁will ▁assist ▁in ▁establish ing ▁appropriate ▁boundaries , ▁so ▁that ▁inter vent ions ▁can ▁correctly ▁address ▁the ▁target ▁population ▁and ▁be ▁feas ible ▁to ▁apply < ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁four ▁steps ▁in ▁conduct ing ▁a ▁needs ▁assess ment : ▁Perform ▁a ▁‘ g ap ’ ▁anal ys es ▁E valu ators ▁need ▁to ▁compare ▁current ▁situation ▁to ▁the ▁desired ▁or ▁necessary ▁situation . ▁The ▁difference ▁or ▁the ▁gap ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁situations ▁will ▁help ▁identify ▁the ▁need , ▁purpose ▁and ▁a ims ▁of ▁the ▁program . ▁Ident ify ▁prior ities ▁and ▁importance ▁In ▁the ▁first ▁step ▁above , ▁evalu ators ▁would ▁have ▁identified ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁inter vent ions ▁that ▁could ▁potentially ▁address ▁the ▁need ▁e . g . ▁training ▁and ▁development , ▁organization ▁development ▁etc . ▁These ▁must ▁now ▁be ▁exam ined ▁in ▁view ▁of ▁their ▁significance ▁to ▁the ▁program ' s ▁goals ▁and ▁constraints . ▁This ▁must ▁be ▁done ▁by ▁considering ▁the ▁following ▁factors : ▁cost ▁effect iveness ▁( cons ider ▁the ▁budget ▁of ▁the ▁program , ▁assess ▁cost / ben ef it ▁ratio ), ▁executive ▁pressure ▁( wh ether ▁top ▁management ▁expects ▁a ▁solution ) ▁and ▁population ▁( wh ether ▁many ▁key ▁people ▁are ▁involved ). ▁ ▁Ident ify ▁causes ▁of