DOH

Question 1

is defined as the practice of passing the feces outside
a latrine or toilet or in a natural environment (open field, body of water etc.)
and leaving the fecal matter exposed.

Answer 1

Open defecation (OD)

Question 2

• It is composed of a sub, mid , and superstructure that
collects excreta or sewage and conveyed in a containment
tank (pit latrine or septic tank)

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Basic Sanitation Facility

Question 3

• Prevention of premature deaths begins with the ability of the local
health system to identify people manifesting high risk factors. Early
identification of risk factors among 20 years old and above population
could lead to responsive/ appropriate preventive measures.

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Philippine Package of Essential NonCommunicable Disease Interventions in Primary 
Health Care (PhilPEN)

Question 4

is the planned, systematic
attempt to enable people to take action to
prevent or mitigate water, sanitation and hygiene
related diseases

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Hygiene Promotion

Question 5

are living organisms that can transmit infectious pathogens between
humans, or from animals to humans. Many of these vectors are bloodsucking
insects, which ingest disease-producing microorganisms during a blood meal
from an infected host (human or animal) and later transmit it into a new host,
after the pathogen has replicated

Answer 5

Vector-Borne Diseases

Question 6

•-a hospital facility with an organized HIV/AIDS Core Team (HACT) providing prevention,
treatment care and support services to People Living with HIV (PLHIV)

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Treatment Hub

Question 7

-clinics of the local government unit that are usually part of the municipality/city
health office providing reproductive health service including management of ST

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social Hygiene Clinic

Question 8

• It is a counseling process that enables a client make an informed choice about being tested for HIV.

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HIV Voluntary Counselling and Testing

VCT

Question 9

Section 29. HIV Testing. - As a policy, the State shall encourage voluntary HIV testing. Written consent from the person taking
the test must be obtained before HIV testing.

Answer 9

Republic Act 11166: Philippines HIV and

AIDS Policy Act

Question 10

• systematic screening in the community using

symptoms screening, such as house-to-house visits by community workers.

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Enhanced case finding (ECF) –

Question 11

systematic screening in health facilities among all consults. In the program context, ICF will also utilize chest X-ray screening.

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intensified case finding (ICF) –

Question 12

systematic screening implemented outside health
facilities (i.e. high-risk populations or settings) by bringing the screening
examination/procedures such as chest X-ray to the community. 1,2

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Active case finding (ACF) –

Question 13

– refers to the systematic identification of
presumptive TB in a predetermined target group, using examinations or other
procedures that can be applied rapidly.

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Systematic screening for active TB

Question 14

-refers to any person having:
i) two weeks or longer of any of the following – cough,
unexplained fever, unexplained weight loss, night sweats; or ii)
chest X-ray finding suggestive of TB.

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Presumptive Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Question 15

is caused by bacteria (Mycobacterium
tuberculosis) that most often affect the lungs. Tuberculosis is
curable and preventable.

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Tuberculosis (TB)

Question 16

is a group of
body depletion disorders which includes Marasmus
(simple starvation) and Kwashiorkor (insufficient
protein intake)

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Protein Energy Malnutrition (PEM)

Question 17

• is the condition that develops when
the body does not get the right amount of vitamins,
minerals and other nutrients it needs to maintain
healthy tissues and organ functions.

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Malnutrition

Question 18

• WHO Definition “The cellular imbalance between
the supply of nutrients and energy and the body’s
demand for them to ensure growth, maintenance
and specific functions.

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Malnutrition

Question 19

To reduce the prevalence of
underweight, anemia, and iodine deficiency
disorder among under five children.

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Micronutrient supplementation program

Question 20

was adopted
in response to the micronutrient malnutrition in the
country. I

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Micronutrient supplementation program

Question 21

To generate data for nutritional
assessment, planning, management and evaluation
of local nutrition programs.

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• Operation Timbang (OPT) Plus

Question 22

is the annual weighing
and height measurement of all preschoolers 0-59
months old or below five years old in a community to
identify and locate the malnourished children

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Operation Timbang (OPT) Plus

Question 23

Refers to women 15-49 years old who are fecund and sexually active
but are not using any modern method of contraception.

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Women of Reproductive Age (WRA) with

Unmet Need of Modern Family Planning

Question 24

• refers to a program which enables couples and individuals to
decide freely and responsibly the number and spacing of their
children and to have the information and means to do so, and
to have access to a full range of safe, affordable, effective, nonabortifacient modern natural and artificial methods of
planning pregnancy

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Family Planning

Question 25

refers to the access to a full range of methods,
facilities, services and supplies that contribute to reproductive health and
well-being by addressing reproductive health-related problems which includes
Family Planning.

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Reproductive health care

Question 26

refers to the state of complete physical, mental and
social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity, in all
matters relating to the reproductive system and to its functions and
processes

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Reproductive Health-

Question 27

• Also known as prenatal care is a type of preventive health care accorded to pregnant
women with the goal of providing regular check-ups that allow doctor, nurses, and
midwives to identify, prevent and treat potential health problems throughout the course of
pregnancy while promoting healthy lifestyle that benefit both mother and child.

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Antenatal Care

Question 28

Reduce maternal and neonatal mortality through
sustainable, cost-effective approach of delivering health
services and quality maternal and newborn health services

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Safe Motherhood

Program

Question 29

of infants in a catchment area must be fully vaccinated.

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95%

Question 30

is an infant who received: 1 dose of BCG, 3 doses of OPV, 3 doses of DPTHiB-Hep B vaccines and 2 doses of measles containing vaccine (MCV) by 12
months (MCV 1 at 9 months and MCV 2 at 12 months).

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Fully Immunized Children (FIC)

Question 31

stimulate the body’s own
immune system to protect the
person against subsequent
infection or disease.

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Vaccines

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• Process where a person is made
immune or resistant to an
infectious disease, typically by the
administration of a vaccine.

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Immunization

Question 33

Mandatory Infants and Children Health Immunization Act of
2011 mandated the adoption of a comprehensive, mandatory and sustainable immunization
program against VPDs among all infants and children under the age of five years.

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Republic Act 10152 (July 2, 2011)

Question 34

• An act requiring compulsory immunization against Hepatitis B for infants
  and children below eight years old , amending for the purpose of Presidential Decree No. 996,
  December 30 ,1994)

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Republic Act 7846

Question 35

provides for compulsory basic immunization for infants and

children below eight years old.

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Presidential Decree (PD) No. 996

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• Objective: To reduce morbidity and mortality rates due to vaccine preventable diseases.

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National Immunization Program

Question 37

is the science and art of preventing disease,
prolonging life, and promoting health through the organized
efforts and informed choices of society, organizations,
public and private communities, and individuals.
-CEA Winslow

Answer 37

Public Health