Pre/Post Test Question

Participant’s code: _______________

Instruction: Write ‘’TRUE” if the statement is correct and ‘’FALSE” is the statement is incorrect
1. According to the World Health Organization, “10-19 years-old” age describes the adolescence period.
2. Adolescent and youth need life skills including self-esteem, decision-making and assertiveness to deal
successfully with their daily life challenges.
3. Domestic violence (wife beating) is not a form of gender-based violence.
4. Adolescents and youth are the same throughout the country and there is no need to contextualize
information and services.
5. The pill can cause deformity to the baby if a woman takes it for a long time.
6. A woman can take any contraceptive method safely throughout her reproductive life if she is eligible.
7. Taking into consideration Ethiopian culture, a woman should not use any contraceptive before marriage.
8. Telling the client about the side effects of a specific family planning method is recommended practice
during counselling.
9. When a family planning service provider is running out of time, she or he can avoid the counselling
session and directly provide the method.
10. An Intrauterine Contraceptive Device can pass to the heart and brain.
11. Females who are using implants cannot perform their activities.
12. The major cause of maternal mortality is postpartum hemorrhage.
13. Focused antenatal care is the process of screening high risk pregnant mothers in the
community.
14. The mother has to be discharged home after six hours at a health facility after delivery.
15. All pregnant women should be tested for HIV with or without their consent because they can transmit
HIV to their unborn babies.
16. If a pregnant woman tests negative for HIV she is probably not infected, but the test cannot detect very
recent infection or recent exposure.
17. Measles, tetanus and polio are diseases targeted by the Expanded Programmed on Immunization for
control, elimination, or eradication.
18. Re-cupping and using one mixing syringe for many vials are safe injection practices.

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19. A vaccine which has not been immersed in water to be met for opened vials of tuberculosis vaccine, oral
polio vaccine and inactivated polio vaccine is to be used in subsequent Expanded Programme on
Immunization sessions within 28 days.
20. Map of the village, target population and information on the presence of roads are not Reproductive,
Maternal, Neonatal, Child, Adolescent and Youth Health-Nutrition (RMNCAYH-N) important in planning
immunization sessions.
21. MCV1 and DPT-HepB-Hib vaccines cannot be given at the age of 16 months for a child who has not
started immunization.
22. The newborn should be separated from the mother immediately after delivery.
23. Engaging multi-sectoral stakeholders is crucial to create demand for new-born and child health services.
24. A newborn baby with respiratory rate of 25 breaths per minute is classified as having birth asphyxia.
25. A child with some dehydration can be treated at home.
26. The brain develops more rapidly when the child first enters school than at any other age.
27. A child begins to play when she or he is old enough to play with other children.
28. Under-nutrition is the result of insufficient quantity and quality of food, and frequent episodes of
infectious diseases.
29. Good nutrition is a key intervention for people with communicable, non-communicable and lifestyle-
related diseases.
30. Nutrition-sensitive interventions reduce the immediate causes of malnutrition.
31. Nutrient needs during adolescence are greater due to rapid growth and development.
32. A lactating woman may require approximately an additional 285kcal each day and needs to eat
approximately one extra meal each day.
Instruction: Choice-Circle the correct answer for each question
1. Which of the following statements is wrong?
A. Many public health issues are “invisible.”
B. The primary producers of health are “health professionals” but not ordinary people.
C. The goal of public health is not to “fight disease” but to enable people to “promote and protect.
their health”
D. All are correct statements.
2. Which one of the following is/are true about SBCC?
A. Examines multiple levels behavior by analyzing personal, societal, and environmental factors.

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B. Use approaches to behavior change that focus on individuals only.
C. A & B
D. None of the above
3. Every desired behavior can be realized by providing science and facts for the target audience.
A. True B. False
4. Which is the correct order for P-Process (strategic SBCC)?
A. Inquiry – Design Strategy – Mobilize & Monitor – Create & Test – Evaluate &Evolve
B. Inquiry – Design Strategy – Create & Test – Mobilize & Monitor – Evaluate & Evolve
C. Inquiry – Create & Test – Mobilize & Monitor – Design Strategy – Evaluate & Evolve
D. Design Strategy – Create & Test – Inquiry – Mobilize & Monitor –Evaluate & Evolve
5. Why do we use a behavior change model?
A. Guides evidence buildingB. Informs strategic design.
C. Ensures holistic approach.
D. Guides monitoring and evaluation.
E. All the above statements are correct.
6. Which one is/are the principles of SBCC intervention?
A. Follow a systematic approach. D. Involve partners and communities throughout
B. Use research to drive the program. E. All
C. Consider social context.
7. Communication objectives must be like program objectives.
A. True B. False
8. Situational analysis is used only for defining the problem.
A. True B. False
9. Why is audience segmentation done in health communication intervention development?
A. To allocate resource equally. C. Different people may have different taste for
messages.
B. Different people may have different information
needs. D. B & C are correct

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 10. Which one of the following is not included in strategic design?
A. Communication objectives C. Key benefits of the program
B. Key desired behaviors D. List of approaches being applied.
11. Which one of the following statements is true?
A. Health is for all and everyone should behave the C. People who behave the same way have the same
same way. motivations.
B. Everyone has different information needs. D. No answer
12. In behavior Change Communication, audiences are mainly classified as primary and secondary Which
one of the following is/are critically important variable/s of the audience/s that a communication team should
consider during the preparation phase of a communication campaign?
A. Socio-demographic C. Media behavior
B. Psycho-graphic D. All are critically important variables.
13. Which of these statements is not true with regard to-program side audiences?
A. Program side audiences could be the primary target audiences in some communication.
campaigns
B. Communication campaigns must not be as considerate to program side audiences.
C. Program side audiences are those who influence the services rendered to clients.
D. Program and client-side audiences are not similar.
14. What is “key benefit” in Behavior Change Communication?
A. It is the benefit that the health programmers expect that the audience/s shall benefit by adopting a new
health-related behavior.
B. The subjective experience or reward that the audience shall gain if he/she adopts a new health related
behavior.
C. It is a behavior or action people should take.
D. All are correct.
15. Which of the following statements about the evaluation of health communication program is
true?
A. It shows the outcome/impact of program intervention.
B. It is important for designing future program.
C. It shows program gaps. D. All

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16. What is more important in an effective SBCC intervention?
A. Quality B. Quantity
C. Both
17. Which one is/are strategies for communication?
A. Advocacy for decision-makers D. All
B. Behavior Change Communication E. None of the above
C. Social mobilization
18. The following practice affects individuals, but not others.
A. Malaria prevention D. TB prevention
B. Diarrhea prevention E. All
C. Brush teeth
19. Which one of the following channels is more expensive but has greater reach than other.
approaches?
A. Community-based communication C. Mass media
B. Interpersonal communication D. All
20. Which of the following is true about the potential benefit of interpersonal communication channels?
A. Tailored and personalized communication. C. Can build behavioral skills.
B. Interactive D. All

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