Preventive eli:MCQs in Preventive and Social Medicine Singh and Sharma ELSEVIER A division of Reed Elsevier india Private Limited Mosby, Saunders, Churchill Livingstone, Butlerworth Heinemann and Hanley & Belfus are the Health Science imprints of Elsevier, © 2008 Elsevier Reprint 2009 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, or mechanical, incluuding photocopying, recordi or any information stored and retrieval system, without prior written permission of the publisher. ISBN: 978-81-312-1291-2 Medical knowledge is constantly changing. As new information becomes available, changes in treatment, procedures, equipment and the use of drugs become necessary. The authors, editors, contributors and the gublishers have, as far as it is possible, taken care to insure that the information given in this text is accurate and uptodate. However, readers are stongly advised to confirm that the information, especially with regard to drug dose/usage, complies with current legislation and standard of practice, Published by Elsevier, a division of Reed Elsevier India Private Limited, Logix Park, First Floor, A44 & A-5, Sector 16, NOIDA-201301, U.P. (INDIA) Printed and bound at Rajkamal Electric Press B-35/9, G.7. Kamal Road, Delhi- 110 033.Contents Foreword vii Preface xi Acknowledgements xiii LE . EP : lici 2. Concepts of Health and Disease 7 3. Epidemiology: Principles and Practice 18 4. Screening for Disease 70 5. Epidemiology of Communicable Diseases and Related National Health Programmes ris 6. Epidemiology of Non-communicable Diseases and Related National Health Programmes 163 7. Demography and Family Planning 180 8. Maternal and Child Health, and Geriatric Health 192 9. Nutrition and Health 214 10. Social Environment and Health 242 11. Physical and Biological Environment and Health 253 12. Occupational Environment and Health 288 13. Mental Health, Genetics and Health 298