Question

Multiple choices

1-in PUBHLand which would you expect to have the highest prevalence among poor, rural children under 15 years of age?

Stunting

Wasting

Obesity

2- How is the burden of disease in PUBHland distributed today?

		40% Group I, 52 % Group II, 8% Group III
		65% Group I, 25% Group II, 20% Group III
		45% Group I, 45%, Group II, 10% Group III

3-What are three basic indicators for measuring the nutritional status of PUBHland’s population?

		underweight, wasting, stunting
		underweight, wasting, infant mortality rate
		life expectancy, total fertility rate, under five child mortality rate

4-Improved sanitation, if coupled with hand-washing with soap, would have the largest impact on:

		Reducing diarrhea
		Reducing the prevalence of TB
		Reducing onchocerciasis

5-In PUBHland, what are likely to be four of the five leading causes of death of children under 5,besides preterm birth complications? [HINT: Table 2-6]

		Sepsis, malaria, diarrhea, lower respiratory conditions
		Malaria, HIV/AIDS, SIDS, malnutrition
		Meningitis, road injury, diarrhea, malaria

Answer 1

1-in PUBHLand which would you expect to have the highest prevalence among poor, rural children under 15 years of age?

ANS: B. Wasting

2- How is the burden of disease in PUBHland distributed today?

ANS: A. 40% Group I, 52 % Group II, 8% Group III

3-What are three basic indicators for measuring the nutritional status of PUBHland’s population?

ANS: A. underweight, wasting, stunting

4-Improved sanitation, if coupled with hand-washing with soap, would have the largest impact on:

ANS: A. Reducing diarrhea

5-In PUBHland, what are likely to be four of the five leading causes of death of children under 5,besides preterm birth complications?

ANS: A. Sepsis, malaria, diarrhea, lower respiratory conditions

answered by: anonymous