REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH - PROBLEMS AND STRATEGIES

Question 1

India was amongst the last countries in the world to initiate action plans and programmes at a national level to attain total reproductive health as a cultural goal.

True/false

Answer 1

False

1st, Social goal

Question 2

These programmes were called ________ and were initiated in _________

Answer 2

family planning, 1951

Question 3

These programmes are currently in operation under the popular name ____________

Answer 3

Reproductive and Child Health Care(RCH) programmes.

Question 4

What are the 2 major tasks under these programmes?

Answer 4

Creating awareness
providing facilities and support for buliding a reproductively health society

Question 5

While providing sex education to children, which age group has to be focused on/would benefit the most?

Answer 5

Adolescent age

Question 6

While educating adults, which category should be especially focused on?

Answer 6

Fertile couples and those in marriageable age group

Question 7

What are the practices that fertile couples should be taught about?

5

Answer 7

Birth control options, care of pregnant mothers, post-natal care of mother and child, breast feeding importance, equal opportunities for male and female child.

Question 8

Successful implementation of action plans requires :

3

Answer 8

Strong infrastructure, professional expertise, material support

Question 9

What are kinds of reproductive problems?

7

Answer 9

STDs, abortions, pregnancy, delivery, menstrual, contraception, infertility

Question 10

Statutory ban on ________ for sex-determination helps to legally check ___________

Answer 10

Amniocentesis, female foeticides

Question 11

In amniocentess, some of the ________ of the developing foetus is taken to analyse fetal cells and dissolve substances.

Answer 11

Amniotic fluid

Question 12

Amniocentesis is used to test the presence of genetic disorderrs such as ____________(3), determine the ________ of the foetus

Answer 12

down syndrome, haemoplilia, sickle cell anemia; survivability

Question 13

What is “Saheli”?

Answer 13

A new oral contraceptive for the females

Question 14

Where was “Saheli” developed?

Answer 14

Central Drug Research Institute(CDRI) in Lucknow, India

Question 15

Overall improvement in reproductive health in India is indicated by ____________(3)

Answer 15

reduced maternal, infant mortality rate
Early detection and cure of STIs
Assistance to infertile couples