Free Concepts of Community Health MCQs with Answers
50 Concepts of Community Health MCQs from Community Health Nursing, each with the correct answer and a written explanation of why it is correct. Free and unlimited, with no account needed.
Community health focuses on the health status and needs of populations rather than individual patients alone. It covers community assessment, social and environmental determinants, levels of prevention, health indicators, the community health nursing process, and the roles of families, groups and health services in improving well-being.
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- A. Equality in service delivery
- B. Equity in service delivery
- C. Efficiency in service delivery
- D. Uniformity in service delivery
Explanation: Equity means distributing resources according to need so that people have a fair opportunity to achieve good health.
Correct answer: Equity in service delivery- A. Repeating the community assessment
- B. Implementing the planned activities
- C. Writing a new community diagnosis
- D. Measuring the final programme outcome
Explanation: Implementation is the step in which the team carries out the selected activities, such as teaching or referral services.
Correct answer: Implementing the planned activities- A. Primordial prevention
- B. Primary prevention
- C. Secondary prevention
- D. Tertiary prevention
Explanation: Primordial prevention prevents the development of risk factors by promoting healthy social and environmental conditions.
Correct answer: Primordial prevention- A. Specialised institutional care
- B. Appropriate health technology
- C. Centralised decision-making
- D. Curative hospital management
Explanation: Appropriate technology is scientifically sound, affordable, acceptable and practical for the community using it.
Correct answer: Appropriate health technology- A. Advocacy for community health
- B. Individual case management
- C. Routine clinical screening
- D. Hospital discharge planning
Explanation: Advocacy involves speaking or acting on behalf of a population to influence decisions that affect health.
Correct answer: Advocacy for community health- A. Community census
- B. Health surveillance
- C. Individual counselling
- D. Case rehabilitation
Explanation: Health surveillance is the ongoing collection, analysis and use of health information for action.
Correct answer: Health surveillance- A. Household health education only
- B. First referral-level care
- C. Village sanitation inspection
- D. National policy development
Explanation: In Pakistan's primary health care structure, a Rural Health Centre can provide referral-level services for patients whose needs exceed the…
Correct answer: First referral-level care- A. Mutual support and shared learning
- B. Replacement of professional diagnosis
- C. Enforcement of national regulations
- D. Provision of specialist surgery
Explanation: Groups can strengthen health by providing peer support, shared experiences and collective problem-solving.
Correct answer: Mutual support and shared learning- A. Availability of health information
- B. Accessibility of health services
- C. Genetic susceptibility to disease
- D. Personal preference for treatment
Explanation: Accessibility includes the practical ability to reach and use services, including transport, distance and cost.
Correct answer: Accessibility of health services- A. Wait for the monthly health report
- B. Verify and promptly report the suspected outbreak
- C. Begin a general exercise programme
- D. Refer every resident for surgery
Explanation: An unusual cluster may indicate an outbreak, so prompt verification and notification allow investigation and control measures to begin.
Correct answer: Verify and promptly report the suspected outbreak- A. A single patient receiving treatment in a hospital
- B. A population sharing a place, interest or common health concern
- C. A group of nurses working in the same health facility
- D. A family member providing care to one relative
Explanation: Community health nursing considers groups of people who share a location, identity, need or health concern.
Correct answer: A population sharing a place, interest or common health concern- A. Resource assessment
- B. Nursing diagnosis
- C. Outcome evaluation
- D. Case management
Explanation: Resource assessment identifies the people, organisations, facilities and services available to address community needs.
Correct answer: Resource assessment- A. Air quality and housing conditions
- B. Availability of hospital beds
- C. Genetic history of the children
- D. Number of community volunteers
Explanation: Indoor smoke exposes children to harmful air pollutants and is linked with respiratory illness.
Correct answer: Air quality and housing conditions- A. Neonatal mortality rate
- B. Infant mortality rate
- C. Maternal mortality ratio
- D. Under-five mortality rate
Explanation: The infant mortality rate includes deaths during the first year of life per 1,000 live births.
Correct answer: Infant mortality rate- A. Advise the patient to stop treatment when symptoms improve
- B. Teach cough hygiene and improve ventilation in shared rooms
- C. Recommend that all family members take antibiotics without assessment
- D. Tell the family to keep the patient permanently isolated outdoors
Explanation: Cough hygiene, good ventilation and correct treatment reduce the spread of pulmonary tuberculosis.
Correct answer: Teach cough hygiene and improve ventilation in shared rooms- A. Assessment
- B. Planning
- C. Implementation
- D. Evaluation
Explanation: Implementation is the stage in which planned interventions are carried out.
Correct answer: Implementation- A. Community participation
- B. Institutional dependency
- C. Individual case management
- D. Clinical delegation
Explanation: Community participation means residents take part in identifying needs, making decisions, contributing resources and reviewing results.
Correct answer: Community participation- A. Cultural and communication barrier
- B. Biological susceptibility
- C. Seasonal disease variation
- D. Shortage of essential medicines
Explanation: Language differences and failure to provide culturally responsive communication can prevent people from understanding and using services.
Correct answer: Cultural and communication barrier- A. Repeat the same diet instructions more firmly
- B. Link families with social support and affordable local food resources
- C. Advise families to avoid eating until better food is available
- D. Refer every family directly to a tertiary hospital
Explanation: Connecting families with available social and food resources addresses the economic determinant that limits healthy choices.
Correct answer: Link families with social support and affordable local food resources- A. Whether the station was photographed during the launch
- B. Whether residents have skills, supplies and responsibility for maintenance
- C. Whether the nurse personally approves the station design
- D. Whether the project received attention on social media
Explanation: Sustainability depends on local skills, continuing supplies, ownership and clear responsibility for maintenance.
Correct answer: Whether residents have skills, supplies and responsibility for maintenance