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Iph2104:Health And Nutrition Question Paper

Iph2104:Health And Nutrition

Course:Bachelor Of Science In Public Health

Institution: Meru University Of Science And Technology question papers

Exam Year:2011

QUESTION ONE (30 MARKS)
a) Explain the meaning of the term “health”. (3 Marks) b) Define the term” culture” as it applies to your community. (3 Marks) c) Describe two beliefs in your community that can impact negatively to women nutrition. (4 Marks) d) “Urbanization” has positive and negative impact on nutrition of the Kenyan people”. Explain the meaning of this statement. (4 Marks) e) How does displacement of communities affect their nutritional status and ultimately affect their health? (4 Marks) f) Explain how the knowledge of a patient’s religion would help you in intervention strategies. (3 Marks) g) Describe the changing roles of different members of the family i.e the father, mother and children. (6 Marks) h) Explain how the population explosion are experiencing in Kenya will affect the health services. (3 Marks)
QUESTION TWO (20 MARKS)
Explain how globalization and modernization affects food and nutrition in the general population in Kenya. (20 Marks)
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QUESTION THREE (20 MARKS)
Discuss five aspects of health maintenance and promotion that you would emphasize to clients of middle – age. (20 Marks)
QUESTION FOUR (20 MARKS)
Compare and contrast traditional food with the diet people are used to today and show good reasons why traditional foods should continue to be part of the diet. (20 Marks)
QUESTION FIVE (20 MARKS)
You are working in a health centre as a public health professional and your clients suffer malnutrition from time to time particularly because of harsh climate. Describe some of the intervention measures you would put in place to assist the community. (20 Marks)

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