Iph2300:Human Nutrition Question Paper
Iph2300:Human Nutrition
Course:Bachelor Of Science In Public Health
Institution: Meru University Of Science And Technology question papers
Exam Year:2011
INSTRUCTIONS: Answer question one and any other two questions
QUESTION ONE – 30 MARKS
a. Discuss three safe motherhood pillars that focus on avoidance of obstetric complication in women.
(6 Marks)
b. Discuss three key physiological changes in the cardiovascular system during pregnancy.
(6 Marks)
c. Explain three ways of conducting a dietary survey in a lactating woman and how you can interpret
the results. (6 Marks)
d. Describe the role of three services that would be integrated in focused antenatal care (FANC)
(6 Marks)
e. Name three discomforts in the gastrol intestinal system that occur during pregnancy and explain
how would manage them. (6 Marks)
QUESTION TWO – 20 MARKS
Pre conception care is an important component of maternal health.
a. Discuss the components of preconception care and its importance to a couple that want to conceive
in at least three months time. (10 Marks)
b. Explain five strategies that can be utilized in Kenya to improve the uptake of pre-conception care
services. (10 Marks)
QUESTION THREE – 20 MARKS
Malaria in pregnancy has serious consequences:
a. Discuss the effects of malaria on the unborn baby and the pregnant women. (10 Marks)
b. Explain the management of sever anemia in pregnancy. (10 Marks)
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QUESTION FOUR – 20 MARKS
Mother to child transmission (MTCT) can occur during pregnancy, labour or delivery. During her first
antenatal clinic, Mary tested HIV positive. Discuss some of the steps you would consider to reduce the
risk of MTCT in each of the three stages described above. (20 Marks)
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