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Hsa Basic Info
Hsa Basic Info
CONTRACEPTIVE METHODS
METHOD HOW IT WORKS ADVANTAGE DISADVANTAGES
35. Pill One pill is taken every Is very effective Have side effects
day(contains oestrogen, a method
hormone similar to those
when a woman is
pregnant and no more ova
released)
36. Sterlization In man the vass differentia Is an extreme sure Tubes cannot be re-opened if the
are cut or tied and in method of couple later decide to have children
woman a oviduct are cut contraceptive
or tied (no sperm/ova)
37. Depo (vaccine)
38. Condoms It prevent the sperm from Is not 100% safe (condoms can break
reaching the vagina during sexual intercourse)
39. Norplant Is very effective Have side effects
method
It takes a number
of years before
the next treatment
40. Rhythm The woman keeps a Have no side Is not 100% safe as it the cycle may
careful record of her effects change
menstrual cycle
41. Loop and coil Have the side effects
MICRO-ORGANISMS
o Bacteria …………………………………………………………..can cause e.g. cholera
o Fungi ……………………………………………………………….can cause e.g. Ringworm
o VIRUSES……………………………………………………………can cause e.g. HIV/AIDS
o Protozoa…………………………………………………………..can cause e.g. malaria
HOW TO MAKE ORAL REHYDRATION SOLUTION (ORS)
Materials Procedure
Clean water
Sugar Put 1 litre of water in a jug, Add 10 teaspoonful
Salt of sugar, Add 1 teaspoonful of salt and stir the
mixture till the salt and sugar dissolve.
ABBREVIATIONS
ABBREVIATION MEANING
1. ADC Area Development Committee
2. AFASS Acceptable, Feasible, Affordable, Safe and Suitable
3. AIDS Acquired Immunodefiency Syndrome
4. ANC Antenatal Clinic
5. APH Ante-partum Haemorrhage
6. ARI Acute Respiratory Infections
7. ART Ante-retroviral
8. ARV Anti-retroviral Virus
9. CAC Community Action Cycle
10. CBDA Community Based Distribution Agent
11. CBMNH Community Based Maternal and Neonatal Health
12. CHBC Community Home Based Care
13. CTC Community Based Therapeutic Care
14. DHS Demographic Health Survey
15. DOT Direct Observed Treatment
16. EBF Expressed Breast Feeding
17. EDD Expected Date of Delivery
18. EHP Essential Health Packages
19. ENA Essential Nutritional Action
20. FP Family Planning
21. HII High Impact Intervention
22. HIV Human Immunodefiency Virus
23. IPT Intermitted Preventative Treament
24. TT Tetanus Toxoid
25. ITN Insecticide Treated Nets
26. MTCT Mother To Child Transmission
27. LAM Lactation Amenorrhea Method
28. LMP Last Month Period
29. MMR Maternal Mortality Rate
30. MTP Medical Termination of Pregnant
31. NMR Neonatal Mortality Rate
32. NNT Neonatal Tetanus
33. PHC Primary Health Care
34. PMTC Prevention from Mother to Child Transmission
35. RHU Reproductive Health Unit
36. STI Sexual Transmitted Diseases
37. TA Traditional Authority
38. IDSR Integrated Diseases Surveillance and Response
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