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PUBLIC HEALTH MULTIPLE CHOICE STUDY QUESTIONSKIGGUNDU COYAS- EN, RN, DCO & B.MED1. Which of the following conditions is an endemic in Uganda?a. Measlesb. Malariac. Typhoidd. Bilharzia2. The formal system of arrangement where community members come together to address theirown problems, needs and concerns at a given point of time is referred to as;a. Community mobilizationb. Community empowermentc. Community participationd. Community organisation3. The first step on conducting community health planning is;a. Assessment of available resourcesb. Conduct village mappingc. Analysis of the health situationd. Make preliminary visit to the local leaders4. Which level of disease prevention is correct when a community nurse teaches a client to adhereto treatment as prescribed at home?a. Primary levelb. Secondary levelc. Tertiary leveld. All the above5. Which of the following is not a leadership style exercised in the communitya. Democraticb. Autocraticc. Participatived. Laisse faire6. Community based health care is a component of traditional medicine whose aim is to;a. Provide curative medicineb. Provide health educationc. Prevent disease occurrenced. Diagnose the disease out-break7. BCG is stored ata. 20 - 80Cb. 30 - 80Cc. 20 - 100Cd. 40 - 80C1

8. Which of the following is a fat soluble vitamin?a. Vitamin Bb. Vitamin Cc. Vitamin Ad. Vitamin B129. The term immunisation refers to?a. Act of introducing vaccine into a child’s bodyb. Administering polio vaccinec. Ensuring safe community from community diseasesd. None of the above10. Which of the following is not a food preservation methoda. Canningb. Soakingc. Saltingd. Smoking11. Food that is rich in proteins, vitamins is termed asa. Protective foodb. Energy giving foodc. Body building foodd. Natural food12. The level of community dialogue where there is establishment of coalition to champion theissues and concerns that affect the health and welfare of people is referred to as;a. Health facility levelb. District levelc. National leveld. Parish and community levels13. One of the following is an advantage of observation method as used during communitydiagnosis;a. Information given is accurateb. It gives an additional picture of the picturec. It is time consumingd. It causes bias14. Which of the following is not a characteristic of Primary Health Care (PHC)?A. Social acceptable methodsB. Practical and scientifically sound2

C. AffordabilityD. Political commitment15. The following are components of Primary Health Care except;a. Health educationb. Management of common diseasesc. Provision of mental health servicesd. Physical education16. The following are qualities of Community Health Worker except;a. Highly educatedb. Trustworthyc. Good communicatord. Approachable17. The composition of community development committee include the following except;a. 2 members of LCIIb. 2 opinion leadersc. 1 member from youth Council IId. 1 member from Women Council II18. The formal process of going into the community following the normal steps is termed as;a. Community entryb. Community mobilisationc. Community capacity buildingd. Community mapping19. Ways of storing information during community meetings include;a. Village record booksb. Parish registerc. Minutesd. All the above20. The following are pillars of primary Health Care except;a. Political commitmentb. Multi-sectoral collaborationc. Appropriate technologyd. All the above3

21. The first step followed by an educator during health education talk is;a. Listen carefullyb. Check understandingc. Warmly welcome the clientd. Introduce the topic22. Which of the following factors may promote behavioural change among community members?a. Early care seeking behaviourb. Fear of unforeseeable consequencesc. Fear of criticismd. Status quo23. The term that best defines change of people’s feelings, opinions and ideas but guides one’sreactions and actions either positively or negatively is termed as;a. Behaviour changeb. Role modelc. Attitude changed. Leadership24. A process where two or more people gather to discuss development issues is referred to as;a. Seminarb. Spiritual conferencec. Symposiumd. Meeting25. The act of giving community people power and the right to take decisions on what affect them isreferred to as;a. Decentralisationb. Primary Health Care Servicesc. Community Capacity buildingd. Community empowerment26. One of the following is not a component of school health?a. Health educationb. Physical educationc. Chemotherapy educationd. Nutrition27. The following are levels of community participation except;a. Pre-planned programmeb. Participation in use of service provided4

c. Community empowermentd. All the above28. A two way process communication that involves the critical analysis and in-depth understandingof issues and concerns in the community is referred to as;a. Health promotionb. Community dialoguec. Community diagnosisd. Community survey29. A process where community members learn about other problems needs and concerns andprioritising with urgent ones is referred to as;a. Community entryb. Community participationc. Community situation analysisd. Community mobilisation30. The process where community members acquire knowledge which enables them to move froma less desirable situation to more desirable one using the available resource is termed as;a. Community developmentb. Community entryc. Community empowermentd. None of the above31. One of the following is an indicator for community developmenta. Promotes stabilityb. Enhances positive attitudes and behavioursc. Political stabilityd. Improved social standards32. Sleep and rest are important factors that promote persons’ health well-being. Therecommended hours of sleep for an adult is between;a. 11-12 hoursb. 6-8 hoursc. 8-10 hoursd. 9-10 hours33. Treatment of common disease and minor injuries in a Primary Health Care is?a. Strategyb. Componentc. Pillard. Concept5

34. Which of the following statements is not true about health education?a. Teaching aids are essentialb. Participants should be allowed to ask questionsc. Evaluation must only be done at the end of the sessiond. Identification of the target group35. Which of the following disease is a water- borne disease?a. Ebolab. Yellow feverc. Typhoidd. Dysentery36. The most important step in effective communication is;a. Senderb. Receiverc. Feed backd. Message37. Which of the following is a role played by a Village Health Team?a. Planning of PHC activitiesb. Treatment of specific diseasesc. Carryout home visitsd. All the above38. Which of the following belongs to structure of community based Health care?a. Community Working togetherb. Trained community memberc. Development committeed. All the above39. The type of CBHC trainer who concentrates on organising training of volunteers and mobilisingfor Health visits is termed as;a. Corpsb. Community volunteerc. Health inspectd. Parish development committee40. The following are components of cold chain system;a. Peopleb. Equipmentc. Procedured. None of the above6

41. The type of climate where the sun is always shinning vertically overhead and the temperature isuniformly high is termed as;a. Desert climateb. Mediterranean climatec. European climated. Tropical climate42. The following are health hazards of improper excreta disposal;a. Water pollutionb. Contamination of foodc. Soil pollutiond. All the above43. The term that is given to process where there is no food in the community for some seasons isbest termed as;a. Food insecurityb. Food securityc. Food hygiened. Feminine44. The type of food which protect one’s body against acquiring infections is called;a. Go-foodsb. Grow foodsc. Glow foodd. All the above45. A simultaneous record of demographic, social and economic data of individual is termed as;a. Censusb. Registrationc. Ad hoc surveyd. None of the above46. Determinant of community health include the following except;a. Health care deliveryb. Life style and environmental factorsc. Human bodyd. Social structure47. A state of complete, physical, social, mental and social well-being and merely in the absence of adisease or infinity is termed as;a. Sexual healthb. Reproductive healthc. Community healthd. Health7

48. The following statement address process of community health needs assessment;a. Enables the identification of the major risk factors and causes of ill health on thecommunityb. Promotes people’s well-beingc. Identifies the needs and actions the community requiresd. None of the above49. Rendering health education in the community entails;a. Using the community to achieve good out-come for their healthb. Teaching them on the risk factors and preventive modalitiesc. Giving services to the communityd. Teaching community how health workers should behave while in the community50. Which of the following infectious disease is most notifiable at national level?a. Typhoidb. Measlesc. Haemophilia Type Bd. Pneumonia51. In which of the following year was Alma Alta declaration passed?a. 1798b. 1977c. 1987d. 197852. Which of the following sources would vitamin D be got?a. Vitamin foodsb. Sun bathingc. Soya beansd. Water melon53. Which of the following vaccine is administered intra-dermally?a. Tetanusb. Polioc. BCGd. DPT Hep B & HIP54. The term that refers to addition of one or more nutrients to food to improve on the quantity ofdiet is termed as;a. Nutritional adulterationb. Nutritional surveyc. Food fortificationd. Nutritional assessment8

55. Which of the following is a fat soluble vitamin?a. Vitamin Db. Vitamin Cc. Pantothenic Acidd. Vitamin B256. Which of the following belongs to trace elementsa. Iodine, Fluorine, Sodium, Potassium and Cobaltb. Magnesium, Copper, Cobalt, zinc and Chromiumc. Chromium, cobalt, Zinc, copper and sodiumd. Copper, Zinc, Cobalt, Chromium and Potassium57. A deficiency of vitamin A manifests as;a. Keratomalaciab. Scurvyc. Ricketsd. Pellagra58. Complications of obesity include the following excepta. Physical disorderb. Metabolic disordersc. Cardiac disorderd. Looking beauty59. The following are methods recommended for cooking vegetables;a. Boilingb. Roastingc. Grillingd. Stewing60. The number of people developing a new disease during a specified time period per 1000population in a given community is termed as;a. Pandemicb. Eradicationc. Incidenced. Epidermic61. The following constitute the epidemiology triad except;a. Environmentb. Hostc. Diseased. Agent9

62. Which of the following clients are served by health centre III?a. 20,000 clientsb. 1,000 clientsc. 500,000 clientsd. 4,000 clients63. Which of the following is an element of Primary Health Care?a. Eye care and political commitmentb. Oral services and community participationc. Provision of essential drugs and socially acceptable methodsd. Oral services and Immunisation64. The following are community own resource persons except;a. Retired service menb. Resident eldersc. Traditional birth attendantsd. Local Council Chairperson65. Formal arrangement of community members to address their problems is termed as;a. Community participationb. Community organisationc. Community sensitizationd. Community mobilization66. A disability that limits fulfilment of a role that is normal for an individual is termed as;a. Impairmentb. Handicapc. Mental disabilityd. Disability67. The service that intend to assist the community to identify individuals who are under privilegedis referred to as;a. Community based health care (CBHC)b. Primary Health Care (PHC)c. Alma Alta declarationd. Community based Rehabilitation68. The following are steps followed while conducting health education talk except;a. Introduce selfb. Introduce the topic in a warm stimulating mannerc. Greet the participantsd. Identification of the target group10