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Primary prevention focuses on promoting health, preventing exposure, and treating diseases.
Primary prevention focuses on promoting health, preventing exposure, and treating diseases.
False (B)
The population approach in primary prevention aims at socio-economic, behavioral, and lifestyle changes.
The population approach in primary prevention aims at socio-economic, behavioral, and lifestyle changes.
True (A)
The high-risk strategy in primary prevention aims to provide preventive care to individuals at special risk.
The high-risk strategy in primary prevention aims to provide preventive care to individuals at special risk.
True (A)
Primary prevention only has one component which is health promotion.
Primary prevention only has one component which is health promotion.
Reducing the average blood pressure or serum cholesterol of a population can lead to a significant decrease in cardiovascular disease incidence.
Reducing the average blood pressure or serum cholesterol of a population can lead to a significant decrease in cardiovascular disease incidence.
Primary prevention focuses on intervention in the post-pathogenesis phase of a disease or health problem.
Primary prevention focuses on intervention in the post-pathogenesis phase of a disease or health problem.
Health promotion and specific protection are ways to achieve primary prevention.
Health promotion and specific protection are ways to achieve primary prevention.
Immunization and seroprophylaxis are examples of ways to achieve primary prevention.
Immunization and seroprophylaxis are examples of ways to achieve primary prevention.
Primary prevention does not involve promoting general health and well-being.
Primary prevention does not involve promoting general health and well-being.
The WHO has not recommended population (mass) strategy as an approach for primary prevention of chronic diseases.
The WHO has not recommended population (mass) strategy as an approach for primary prevention of chronic diseases.
Life style and behavioral changes are not considered part of primary prevention.
Life style and behavioral changes are not considered part of primary prevention.
Primary prevention is the action taken after the onset of disease.
Primary prevention is the action taken after the onset of disease.
The purpose of primary prevention is to slow down or stop the progression of a disease.
The purpose of primary prevention is to slow down or stop the progression of a disease.
Primary prevention focuses on actions that inhibit the emergence of risk factors.
Primary prevention focuses on actions that inhibit the emergence of risk factors.
The main intervention in primary prevention is through medical treatment.
The main intervention in primary prevention is through medical treatment.
Primary prevention aims to address health problems that have already developed.
Primary prevention aims to address health problems that have already developed.
Primary prevention involves actions taken after the disease has already manifested.
Primary prevention involves actions taken after the disease has already manifested.
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