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Health Science Paper 3, Nov/Dec. 2014  
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Question 6

(a)             List four types of consumer health products.      [4 marks]

    (b)   State two roles each of the following health facilities:

  1. laboratory;
  2. dispensary.           [4 marks]

     (c)   (i)         State one danger associated with quackery. [1 mark]
   (ii)        Mention the health pioneer that is associated with inoculation. [1 mark]

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observation

This question was attempted by many candidates and their performance was very poor.  In part (a) candidates correctly listed types of consumer health products.  In part (b)(i) and (ii) candidates could not correctly state roles of laboratory and dispensary as health facilities.  In part (c)(i) candidates could not correctly state one danger associated with quackery and in (a)(ii) candidates also could not mention the health pioneer that is associated with inoculation.

The expected answers are as follows:

6(a) TYPES OF CONSUMER HEALTH PRODUCTS

  1. drugs
  2. foods / fruits
  3. juice / drinks / bottled water
  4. cosmetics / cream
  5. cleaning agents / soap / toiletries / disinfectants / insecticides
  6. therapeutic devices / eye glasses

 

                (b)(i) ROLES OF LABORATORY

  1. diagnostic test
  2. storage of specimen / blood

 

                  (ii)  ROLES OF DISPENSARY

  1. provides / dispense drugs / sell drugs
  2. counselling of patient on the use of drugs / how and when to use drugs
  3. production of drugs

 

              (c)(i)  DANGER ASSOCIATED WITH QUACKERY

  1. damage/ injury to organs of the body

                 (ii)   HEALTH PIONEER THAT IS ASSOCIATED WITH
                        INNOCULATION

  1. Edward Jenner
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