PRINCIPLES & ELEMENTS OF PRIMARY HEALTH CARE

Question 1

PRIMARY HEALTH CARE

Answer 1

ESSENTIAL HEALTH CARE BASED ON

PRACTICAL

SCIENTIFICALLY SOUND

SOCIALLY ACCEPTABLE METHODS

and technology made UNIVERSALLY ACCESSIBLE to

INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN THE COMMUNITY through their full
PARTICIPATION

and at a cost that the country and community can AFFORD

Question 2

8 ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS

Answer 2

EDUCATION

FOOD SUPPLY

SAFE WATER AND SANITATION

MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH

IMMUNISATION

PREVENTION & CONTROL OF ENDEMIC DISEASE

TREATMENT OF DISEASES & INJURIES

PROVISION OF DRUGS

Question 3

HEALTH EDUCATION

Answer 3

To Communities

Concerning prevailing health problems

Methods of identifying, preventing and controlling them

Prevent diseases from spreading on a personal level

TB

• -Cough etiquette
• -Signs
• -contact tracing
• -Importance of completing treatment

HIV

• -prevention
• -early testing
• -ART

HIV

Question 4

PHC ELEMENTS

Answer 4

1st 3 Elements
PROMOTIVE SERVICES

Middle 3
PREVENTIVE SERVICES

Last 2
CURATIVE CARE SERVICES

Question 5

PROMOTIVE SERVICES

Answer 5

EDUCATION

FOOD SUPPLY

SAFE WATER AND SANITATION

Question 6

PREVENTIVE SERVICES

Answer 6

PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF ENDEMIC DISEASES

IMMUNIZATION

MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH

Question 7

CURATIVE

Answer 7

PROVISION OF DRUGS

TREATMENT OF DISEASES AND INJURIES

Question 8

PRINCIPLES OF PHC

Answer 8

••ALL ELEMENTS OF PHC SHOULD BE ORGANIZED AND DELIVERED ON THE BASIS OF

–EQUITY IN DISTRIBUTION

–APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY

–MULTISECTORAL APPROACH

–COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION

Question 9

QUALITY OF CARE

Answer 9

EFFECTIVE

EFFICIENT

ACCESSIBLE

ACCEPTABLE

EQUITABLE

SAFE