QUESTION 11 What is the most costeffective intervention in l

QUESTION 11

What is the most cost-effective intervention in low-resource settings to treat diarrhea and prevent its complications and mortality?

            A. Consumption of large quantities of water

            B. Oral rehydration therapy

            C. Antibiotic treatment

            D. Intravenous fluid administration

QUESTION 12

Which WHO region has the highest percentage of adolescents who are current drinkers?

            A. Africa

            B. Western Pacific

            C. Europe

            D. South-East Asia

QUESTION 13

Which intervention is the most appropriate, cost-effective measure for caring for stable, low birthweight infants in very resource-limited settings?

            A. Kangaroo mother care

            B. Neonatal incubator

            C. Feeding through a nasogastric tube

            D. None of these are correct.

QUESTION 14

Which of the following statements about HIV/AID is false?

            A. New HIV infections occur predominantly in people ages 15–24.

            B. Circumcised males are less likely to be infected with HIV than uncircumcised males.

            C. Cambodia faces a generalized epidemic of HIV/AIDS.

            D. The highest rates of prevalence are in Central, Eastern, and Southern Africa.

QUESTION 15

Which region has seen the largest percentage decline in under-5 mortality since 1990?

            A. Sub-Saharan Africa

            B. Latin America and the Caribbean

            C. South Asia

            D. Middle East and North Africa

Solution

Answer 11: Oral rehydration therapy is most cost effective in the case of cholera disease and is not much cost effective in case of diarrhoea. Consumption of large quantities of water and intravenous fluid administration give short term profit whereas Antibiotic treatment are most cost effective because it provides long period benefit and increases the life expectancy of infant.

Answer 12: Western Pacific along with europe and America has the highest percentage of adolescents who are current drinkers as this stats clear from the interrelationship between harmful use of alcohol and associated variety of diseases.

Answer 13: Kangaroo mother care is the most appropriate, cost-effective measure for caring for stable, low birthweight infants in very resource-limited settings because this care is natural and provide natural care to low weight infant with not much special efforts by the mother.

Answer 14: Except option C All option about HIV is True. According to world health expectancy report epidemic of HIV is slowing in combodia in recent years so the option given here is false.

Answer 15: Due to increasing better health facilities and awareness among people Sub-Saharan African has seen the largest percentage decline in under-5 mortality since 1990 because earlier infants of this region dies due to malnutrients and pneumonia as major factor of death.