KUHS Third Professional MBBS Degree Part I Examination 303001 August 2017 Community Medicine-Paper I Question Paper

303001 August 2017 Common to munity Medicine-Paper I

Q.P. Code: 303001 Reg. no.: ???????
Third Professional MBBS (Part I) Degree Supplementary Examinations
August 2017
Community Medicine-Paper I
Time: 3 Hours Total Marks: 60
? Answer all questions
? Draw diagrams wherever necessary
Essay: (10)1. Dr. Meera is a medical officer in a primary health centre. Dengue is rampant in the region.
A patient brings her a strip of capsules given to him by a local health practitioner who
claims that a course of this medication will prevent thrombocytopenia. Dr. Meera decides
to test the medication. Answer the following:
? What type of study design she should use and why
? Describe in brief the steps of the study
? How will she analyze the data that she has gathered (2+4+4=10)Problems: (2×5=10)2. As a medical officer of an urban health centre what are the steps that you will take to
investigate the outbreak of gastroenteritis in an under-privileged area in the area.
3. A 21 years old tribal woman presents to you in the 34
th
week of her pregnancy with a
hemoglobin level of 6gm/dL. How will you handle this case.
Short answer Question: (5×4=20)4. Genetic counselling
5. Fly control measures
6. Medical termination of pregnancy Act
7. Health hazards of health-care waste
8. Barriers of communication
Differentiate between: (3×2=6)9. General fertility rate and total fertility rate
10. Trans-ovarian and trans-stadial transmission of diseases
11. Quality-adjusted life years (QALY) and disability-adjusted life years (DALY)Substantiate your answer with reasons: (2×2=4)12. Insecticide treated bed nets are the most effective method of protection against
mosquitoes.
13. It is the responsibility of the family to socialize the ?stream of new-born barbarians?.
List the following: (5×2=10)14. Steps in a cohort study
15. Health promotion methods
16. Methods of natural family planning
17. Benefits under the Employees? State Insurance Scheme
18. Sampling methods
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