Concepts of Disease Prevention Quiz

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

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

What is the main intervention in primordial prevention?

What does health promotion aim to enable people to do?

What does primary prevention signify intervention in?

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

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

What does primordial prevention consist of?

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.