Q.P. Code: 303001 Reg. no.: …………………
Second Professional MBBS Degree Supplementary Examinations,
Augudt 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 rampart in the region. A patient brings her a strip of capsules given
to him by a local health practioner who claims that a course of this medication
will prevent thrombocytopenia. Dr. Meera decided 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: (2x5=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 34th week of her pregnancy with a hemoglobin level of
6gm/dL. How will you handle this case.
Short answer Question: (5x4=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: (3x2=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: (2x2 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: (5x2=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
