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Concepts of Disease Prevention Quiz

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Which type of prevention focuses on discouraging children from adopting harmful lifestyles?

Primordial prevention (correct)

Primary prevention

Specific protection

Health promotion

Which approach is recommended by the WHO for the primary prevention of chronic diseases where the risk factors are established?

High-risk strategy

Population (mass) strategy (correct)

Specific protection

Environmental modifications

What is the main intervention in primordial prevention?

Immunization

Health promotion

Individual and mass education (correct)

Environmental modifications

What does health promotion aim to enable people to do?

Increase control over the determinants of health Signup and view all the answers

What does primary prevention signify intervention in?

The prepathogenesis phase of a disease or health problem Signup and view all the answers

What is the best definition of prevention in the context of levels?

Actions aimed at eradicating, minimizing, or retarding the progress of disease and disability Signup and view all the answers

Which level of prevention focuses on health promotion and specific protection?

Primary prevention Signup and view all the answers

What does primordial prevention consist of?

Actions that inhibit the emergence of risk factors in environmental, economic, social, and behavioral conditions Signup and view all the answers

What are the determinants of successful prevention according to the text?

Knowledge of causation, dynamics of transmission, identification of risk factors, availability of prophylactic measures, organization for applying measures, and continuous evaluation Signup and view all the answers

Which level of prevention involves pre-symptomatic diagnosis and treatment?

Secondary prevention Signup and view all the answers

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Prevention Strategies

Primordial prevention focuses on discouraging children from adopting harmful lifestyles.
The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends the primary prevention approach for the prevention of chronic diseases where the risk factors are established.

Primordial Prevention

The main intervention in primordial prevention is to prevent the emergence of risk factors.
Primordial prevention consists of preventing the emergence of risk factors, or the penetration of external factors that can lead to a disease.

Health Promotion

Health promotion aims to enable people to take control over their health, and to improve their health.

Levels of Prevention

Primary prevention signifies intervention in the pre-pathogenesis phase, before the disease occurs.
Primary prevention focuses on health promotion and specific protection.
Secondary prevention involves pre-symptomatic diagnosis and treatment.
Tertiary prevention involves managing and rehabilitating existing diseases.

Successful Prevention

The determinants of successful prevention include the timely and culturally sensitive provision of interventions, the availability of resources, and the existence of a supportive environment.

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Test your knowledge of the concepts of disease prevention, including the levels of prevention and determinants. Explore the definitions and principles of primary, secondary, tertiary, and primordial prevention.