16 Questions
What is the primary goal of introducing sex education in schools?
To provide accurate information to discourage myths and misconceptions
What is the importance of educating people about reproductive health?
To enable people to lead a reproductively healthy life
What is the significance of creating awareness about uncontrolled population growth?
To enable people to take necessary steps to prevent problems
What is essential for the successful implementation of reproductive health action plans?
Strong infrastructural facilities, professional expertise, and material support
What is the purpose of amniocentesis?
To analyse the fetal cells and dissolved substances
Why is there a need to implement better techniques and new strategies in reproductive health care?
To provide more efficient care and assistance
What is the significance of educating fertile couples and those in the marriageable age group?
To address the importance of bringing up socially conscious healthy families of desired size
What is the purpose of a statutory ban on amniocentesis for sex-determination?
To legally check the increasing menace of female foeticides
What is the broader perspective of reproductive health?
Physical, emotional, behavioural and social well-being
What is the main goal of reproductive health programmes in a society?
To achieve total well-being in all aspects of reproduction
When did India initiate family planning programmes?
1951
What is the current name of the programmes that cover wider reproduction-related areas?
Reproductive and Child Health Care (RCH) programmes
What is the role of parents, relatives, teachers and friends in reproductive health?
To create awareness about reproduction-related aspects
What is the primary task of reproductive health programmes?
To create awareness among people about various reproduction-related aspects
What is the role of audio-visual and print-media in reproductive health programmes?
To create awareness about reproduction-related aspects
What is the significance of maintaining reproductive health?
To achieve total well-being in all aspects of reproduction
Study Notes
Reproductive Health
- Refers to healthy reproductive organs with normal functions, including emotional and social aspects of reproduction
- Means a total well-being in all aspects of reproduction, including physical, emotional, behavioral, and social (according to the World Health Organisation)
Importance of Reproductive Health
- Significant to maintain reproductive health to achieve a socially responsible and healthy society
- Necessary for people, especially in the adolescent age group, to lead a reproductively healthy life
Strategies to Achieve Reproductive Health
- Creating awareness among people about various reproduction-related aspects
- Providing facilities and support for building up a reproductively healthy society
- Introduction of sex education in schools to provide right information to the young
- Educating people, especially fertile couples and those in the marriageable age group, about available birth control options, care of pregnant mothers, and post-natal care of the mother and child
- Awareness of problems due to uncontrolled population growth, social evils like sex-abuse and sex-related crimes
Action Plans and Programmes
- India initiated action plans and programmes at a national level to attain total reproductive health as a social goal in 1951
- Improved programmes covering wider reproduction-related areas are currently in operation under the Reproductive and Child Health Care (RCH) programmes
- Governmental and non-governmental agencies have taken various steps to create awareness among people about reproduction-related aspects
Implementation of Reproductive Health Plans
- Requires strong infrastructural facilities, professional expertise, and material support
- Necessary to provide medical assistance and care to people in reproduction-related problems
- Implementation of better techniques and new strategies from time to time are required to provide more efficient care and assistance to people
Specific Programmes
- Statutory ban on amniocentesis for sex-determination to legally check increasing menace of female foeticides
- Massive child immunization programmes
This quiz covers the concept of reproductive health, its importance, and the holistic approach to well-being in reproductive aspects. It also touches on the World Health Organisation's definition of reproductive health.
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