Monday, March 16, 2009

8 - AIIMS november 2002 community medicine mcqs - part 2


6q: all of the following statements are true about DPT vaccine except ?

a. it should be stored in deep freezer
b. exposure to direct sunlight, when in use should be avoided
c. store stocks are needed for three months at PHC level
d. half-used vials should not be put back into the cold chain after the session


7q: the preferred public health approach to control non-communicable diseases is ?

a. shift the population curve of risk factors by a population based approach
b. focus on high risk individuals for reduction of risk
c. early diagnosis and treatment of identified cases
d. individual disease based vertical programmes


8q: all of the following are true for occupational lead poisoning except ?

a. inhalation is the most common mode of absorption
b. lead in blood and urine provide quantitative indicators of exposure
c. average blood is more important than number of subjects with blood levels above threshold
d. basophilic stippling is a sensitive parameter of hematological response


9q: in community needs assessment approach , as part of the reproductive and child health programme, the targets for various health activities are set at the level of ?

a. community
b. sub-center
c. primary health centre
d. district


10q: in a case control study of a suspected association between breast cancer and the contraceptive pill . all of the following are true statements except ?

a. the control should come from a population that has the same potential for breast cancer as the cases
b. the control should exclude women known to be taking the pill at the time of survey
c. all the controls need to be healthy
d. the attributable risk of breast cancer resulting from the pill may be directly measured


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