CHILD HEALTH Flashcards

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CHILD SURVIVAL GOAL

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Reducing childhood mortality and ensuring the fullest potential for development

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Most common causes off child deaths

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Neonatal mortality
Post neonatal mortality
Infant mortality
Under 5 mortality

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Diseases responsible for majority of deaths in low-income countries

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Pneumonia
Diarrhea
Malaria

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Parameters of the estimated 6.3 million deaths in 2017

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Newborns- 2.5 mil
1-11months- 1.6 mil
1-4 years- 1.3 mil
5-9 years- 0.6 mil
10-14 years- 0.4 mil

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5
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Risk factors for malnutrition

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Early introduction of complementary feeding
No breastfeeding
Poor quality of food
Insufficient food
Disease

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Newborn care issues

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Neonatal asphyxia
Neonatal tetanus
Neonatal feeding/breastfeeding
Neonatal infections (others)
Prematurity

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Socio-economic activity and disease

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Low birth weight
Increased hospital admissions
Injuries
Special educational needs
Malnutrition
Behavioural problems
Child abuse

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Main direct cause of childhood mortality in africa

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Infections

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Diseases that cause 70% of child deaths in Africa

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Acute respiratory infections
Diarrhoea
Measles
Malnutrition
Neonatal conditions such as suffocation, prematurity and low birth weight

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Focus of child survival in africa

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Newborn care
Infant and young child feeding
Deworming
Preventing malaria
Immunization of mothers and children
PMTCT of HIV
Managing commin illnesses

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Delivery strategies

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approaches used to reach children and mothers with the interventions they need

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Rationale for child survival strategies

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to optimize child survival, growth and development and reduce under five mortality

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Preventive interventions for diarrhea

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Breastfeeding
Complementary feeding
Vit A
Zinc
Water, sanitation, hygiene

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Preventive measures for pneumonia

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Breastfeeding
Complementary feeding
Hib Vaccine
Zinc

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Preventive interventions for measles

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Complementary feeding
Vit A
Measles vaccine

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Preventive measures for malaria

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Insecticide treated materials
Complementary feeding
Zinc
Vitamin A

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Preventive measures for HIV

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Nevirapine and replacement feeding

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Preventive measures for preterm delivery

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Insecticide treated materials
Antenatal steroids
Newborn temperature management
Antibiotics for premature rapture of membranes
IPT in pregnancy

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Preventive measures for neonatal tetanus

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Tetanus toxoid
Clean delivery

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20
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Preventive measures for neonatal sepsis

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Breastfeeding
Antibiotics for premature rapture of membranes
Clean delivery

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21
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Treatment for measles

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Vit A

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22
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Treatment for neonatal asphyxia

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Newborn resuscitation

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23
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Three categories of interventions

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Child health promotion
Disease prevention/control
Early management of childhood illnesses (IMCI)

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24
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Interventions for child health promotion

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Growth monitoring
Breastfeeding/ Nutrition

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Interventions for disease prevention/ control

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Hygiene and sanitation
Immunisation
ITNs

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Interventions under early management of childhood illnesses

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Malaria
Acute respiratory diseases
Diarrheal diseases
Measles
Common neonatal infections
TB
HIV/AIDS

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4+ elements of UNICEF campaign (GOBIFFFEETH)

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Growth monitoring
Oral rehydration
Breast feeding
Immunisation

Family planning
Food supplementation
Female education

Environmental protection and sanitation
Essential drug program
Treatment of common illnesses
Health education

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immunisation

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biological process of conferring protection in a human host against infectious agents in the environment

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29
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vaccination

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inducing primary response in a person such that on first contact with the corresponding pathogen, a rapid secondary (memory response) is mounted, leading to prevention of disease
symptoms

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30
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Types of vaccines

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Live attenuated/ weakened
Inactivated/killed
Subunit/Fractional
Future vaccines

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31
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Examples of future vaccines

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DNA based
Vector based
Peptide and lipopeptide based
Therapeutic vaccines

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32
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Gh vaccines at birth

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BCG
OPV-0

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33
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Vaccines at 6 weeks

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Penta-1
OPV-1
Rota-1
Pn-1

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Vaccines at 10 weeks

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Penta-2
OPV-2
Rota-2
Pn-2

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Vaccines at 14 weeks

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Penta-3
OPV-3
Pn-3

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Vaccines at 6 month

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Vit A

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Vaccines at 9 months

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Measles-1
Yellow fever

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Vaccines at 12 months

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Vit A

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Vaccines at 18 months

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Measles-2

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From WHO, vaccines given at preconception and pregnancy

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Preconception- HPV

Pregnancy- Tetanus

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Penta (DPT/HepB/Hib)

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Diphtheria
Pertussis
Tetanus
Hepatitis B
Hemophilus influenza type B

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Associated conditions for cough/ fast breathing

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Pneumonia
Severe anemia
P falciparum malaria

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Lethargy/ unconsciousness

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Cerebral malaria
Meningitis
Severe dehydration
Very severe pneumonia

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Measles rash

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Pneumonia
Diarrhea
Ear infection

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Very sick young infant

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Pneumonia
Meningitis
Sepsis

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Components of IMNCI

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Improving case management skills of health workers
Improving the health system
Improving family and community practices

47
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When does vertical transmission of HIV occur

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Pregnancy
Childbirth
Breastfeeding

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approaches to PMTCT according to WHO

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women of childbearing age Preventing unintended pregnancies among women living with HIV
Preventing HIV transmission from a woman living with HIV to her baby
Providing appropriate treatment, care and support to mothers living with HIV
and their children and families

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PMTCT strategies

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Antenatal HIV testing
Safe obstetric practices
Preventive ART regimens
Modified infant feeding practices

50
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At what viral load does vaginal delivery carry a higher risk than c section

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greater than or equal to 1000 copies/ml

51
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Which people are given preventive ART regimens

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Pregnant women
Breastfeeding women
Infants born to HIV positive mothers

52
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Give two modified infant feeding practices

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Exclusive breastfeeding
Replacement/ formula feeding

53
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Option A treatment for women not eligible for ART

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Twice daily AZT from 14 weeks of gestation till labour onset

at labour, give sd-NVP and start twice daily AZT+3TC till 7 days postpartum

continue twice daily AZT for mother and prophylaxis with either AZT or NVP for 6 weeks after birth

If breastfeeding, infant is given daily NVP till 1 week after end of breastfeeding

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Option B strategy for PMTCT

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Women who are not eligible for ART are given triple therapy ART during pregnancy and throughout the breastfeeding period for PMTCT

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Option B+ strategy for PMTCT

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All HIV positive pregnant women are given lifelong ART irrespective of CD4 and clinical stage of disease

56
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Non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors

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Delavirdine
Efavirenz
Nevirapine

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Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors

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Abacavir
Emtricitabine
Didanosine
Lamivudine
Stavudine
Tenofovir
Zidovudine

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Proteose inhibitors

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Darunavir
Indinavir
Ritonavir
Saquinavir
Lopinavir

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Integrase strand inhibitors

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Raltegravir
Dolutegravir
Cabotegravir

60
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3TC

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Lamivudine

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ABC

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Abacavir

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AZT

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Zidovudine

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DTG

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Dolutegravir

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FTC

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Emtricitabine

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TDF

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Tenofovir

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RTV

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Ritonavir

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RAL

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Raltegravir

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Q

First line ART

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2NRTIs plus an INSTI or NNRTI

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Preferred first line

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TDF + 3TC or FTC + DTG

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Alternative first line

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TDF + 3TC or FTC + EFV or NVP
or
AZT + 3TC + EFV or NVP

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Second line ART

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2NRTIs + PI ( ritonavir boosted PI)

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When is EID done

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4 weeks and 6 weeks

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when is EID repeated

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18 months and or when the child stops breastfeeding

74
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regimen for ePNP

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AZT + NVP for 12 weeks

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ePNP

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enhanced Post-natal prophylaxis

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EID

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early infant diagnosis

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PrEP

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Pre-esposure prophylaxis

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Regimen for PrEP

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daily TDF or
combined TDF/FTC

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Adolescents

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Aged 10-19 years

80
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Youth

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15 to 24 years

81
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Young people

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10-24 years

82
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When was the SHEP established in Ghana

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1992