Community Surveillance And Assessment(Dhtm 058) Question Paper
Community Surveillance And Assessment(Dhtm 058)
Course:Education
Institution: Kenya Methodist University question papers
Exam Year:2011
TIME : 2 HOURS
Instructions:
Answer any FOUR questions in the answer booklet provided
Question One
List and explain four indicators of malnutrition in a community
(4mks)
Briefly discuss how to deal with under nutrition and its causes in a community
(8mks)
Why is nutritional surveillance in a community important
(3mks)
Question Two
Discuss Kenyan current food policy
(10mks)
Is foreign assistance and food aid to Kenya sufficient? Explain your answer
(5mks)
Question Three
Explain the importance of growth monitoring and promotion in a community (5mks)
How is growth and nutrition linked?
(3mks)
By use of a well labeled graph, explain the following
Range of healthy weight
Reference line
Underweight range
Over weight range
(7mks)
Question Four
Discuss three common feeding programmes in a community
(12mks)
Explain three problems of feeding programmes
(3mks)
Question Five
Discuss food habits under the following headings
Social influence on food habits
Cultural influence on food habits
Food habit changes
(12mks)
Explain why diet history of a patient is important when giving nutritional counseling
(3mks)
Question Six
Explain how nutritional status of children aged 0-5 years can be improved in a community
(10mks)
Briefly describe the role of world food programme (WFP) in community development
(5mks)
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