Weakness and Remedies
Candidates’ weaknesses include their inability to:
- express themselves in simple English Language
- write correct spellings
- write legibly
- read the instructions carefully before answering the questions
- define health record
- explain birth rate and vital statistics
- explain dilation stage
- differentiate between pest and vector
- state importance of roughage in diet
- explain occupational hazard, industrial health services and rehabilitation
- explain consumer health products
- state importance of checking labels and expiry dates on products before purchase
- explain orthodox medicine and faith healing.
The following remedies were suggested to overcome these weaknesses:
- candidates should use recommended textbooks
- candidates should improve their handwriting
- candidates should endeavour to cover the syllabus before the commencement of the examination
- candidates should cultivate habit of reading
- candidates should familiarize themselves with terms use in health education.