KMTC/QP/08/TIS

KENYA MEDICAL TRAINING COLLEGE NAIROBI CAMPUS

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH EDUCATION AND PROMOTION END OF SEMESTER EXAM

SUBJECT- PHC

DATE- MONDAY, 26TH JANUARY 2015

TIME -8 AM-11AM

READ ALL QUESTIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE GIVING ANSWERS.

ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS

WRITE YOUR COLLEGE NUMBER IN ALL ANSWER SHEETS

Q1 The following statements are either true or false.

For each statement, circle “T” if the statement is “True” or “F” if the statement is false

a) PHC is essential health care based on practical scientifically sound and socially

acceptable methods and technology (2mks)

True False

b) PHC principles can be broken at times when a need arise (2mks) T F

c) Appropriate technology is one that provides the most social and

environmentally acceptable level of service at the least economic cost (2mks)

T F

d) Self-reliance means that, individuals, families and communities must take

responsibility for health care in their respective locations (2mks)

T F

e) Preservation of dignity is not a basic human right of individuals and

communities

T F

f) Essential health care means that services should not always be preventive,

promotive and rehabilitative (2mks)

T F

g) Health care should always be acceptable to the community (2mks) T F

h) Intersectroral collaboration/partnership is not an essential component in the

implementation of PHC (2mks)

T F

i) The magnitude of the problem is not a priority in setting health problem

priority (2mks)

T F

j) Equity means equality in health care (2mks) T F

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TOTAL MARKS 20 marks

Q2 Match correct answer in column A to its correct statement in column B

Column A Column Bi) Health for all K Implement global, national and local surveillance

and monitoring systems (2mks)

ii) New trends hampering health for all

L Institutionalized medical care (2mks)

iii) Compares this year’s indicators to last years

M At independent most countries spent three quarter of the health budget on hospitals which were mainly urban (2mks)

iv) Principle N All shall be served each according to need (2mks)v) A factor that supports

PHC in the 21st centuryY Most of the health facilities and capital resources

remained in the urban areas (2mks)vi) Equity P Global environmental threats to human survival

(2mks)vii) Discourages traditional

medicine and ignores culture

Q A vision that recognizes the oneness of humanity and therefore the need to promote health (2mks)

viii) A strategy created in 1983 to enable political and administrative environment for community involvement in PHC

S A way of identifying major health problems (2mks)

ix) Disparity between resource allocation and population distribution

V A law that is established to preserve a product or a created thing (2mks)

Total marks 20 marks

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Q3 A women group has approached you as a health promoter to give a talk on community

participation;

a) Define community participation (1mks)

b) List and explain in details three (3) aims of community participation (9mks)

c) Discuss in details five (5) benefits from community participation (10mks)

Q4 Community mobilization is a key strategy in PHC

a) Define community mobilization (2mks)

b) List and discuss at least five (5) reasons for mobilizing a community (10mks)

c) Give four (4) major key steps in community mobilization (8mks)

Q5 Define intersectural collaboration (2mks)

List and discuss four (4) skills for networking and partnership (8mks)

Explain the five (5) principles of partnership (10mks)

Good Luck to you all

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