Question 5
- Name four health conditions that could be developed from the illustrated act. [4 marks]
- Give three likely reasons for engaging in the illustrated act. [3 marks]
- Enumerate three social problems that may result from the illustrated act.
The diagrams below illustrate people that smoke daily. Study them and answer questions 5(a) to 5(f).
[3 marks]
4.Mention four organs in humans that could be affected by the illustrated act.
[4 marks]
5.Name four pollutants that would be identified in the environment as a result of the illustrated act.
[4 marks]
6.Mention two ways of preventing the illustrated act among children.
[2 marks]
Observation
Majority of the candidates named the health conditions that could from the illustrated act, gave the likely reasons for the act and enumerated the social problems that may result from the act.
The expected answers are:
- Health conditions that could be developed from smoking
- Cancer
- Kidney disease
- Heart diseases/named
- Stroke
- Lung diseases/named
- Diabetes
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases (COPD)
- Poor immune system
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Discolouration of the teeth
- Mental illness
(b) Likely reasons why people smoke daily
- Peer pressure/ bad friends
- Parental influence/broken home
- Media influence
- Curiosity
- Stress factor
- Psychological factors/depression/anxiety/frustration/named
- Easy access to Tobacco/named
- Environmental/social/cultural influence/named
- Ignorance/unawareness of effect
(c) Social problems that may result from smoking
- Rape
- Crime/theft/named
- Vandalism/violence/thuggery/named
- Poor judgement
- Bribery and corruption
- Homelessness
- Anger
- Drop out of school
(d) Organs in humans that could be affected by smoking
- Lungs
- Liver
- Kidney
- bladder
- Mouth/teeth
- Heart
- Eye
- Brain
- Skin
(e) Pollutants that would be identified in a smoking environment
- Nicotine
- Carbon (IV) oxide
- Carbon monoxide
- Tar
- Nitrogen oxide
- Formaldehyde /hydrocarbon
- Lead
- Ammonia
- Hydrogen cyanide
- Soot/ash
(f) Ways of preventing tobacco smoking among children
- Health education in schools/homes
- Children should not be allowed around adult smokers
- Increase the cost of tobacco products