Health Education Paper 3 WASSCE (SC), 2018

Question 6

     

    (a) State four ways of controlling insect-borne diseases.  [4marks]
    (b) State two major sources each of the following food nutrients:
         (i) plant protein;  [2marks]
        (ii) animal fat; [2marks]
         (iii) iodine. [2marks]

Observation

 

Many candidates attempted this question and their performance was fairly good. In part (a) the question was well answered by the candidates. In part (b) they did well in answering questions (i) & (ii), but in part (b)(iii) many candidates could not state major sources of iodine.  
The expected answers are as follow:

6 (a)    WAYS OF CONTROLLING INSECT – BORNE DISEASE

  • keep the surroundings/environment clean
  • kill the insects/use of insecticide/brooms
  • wear protective dressing/rub insect repellant
  • keep houses/surroundings ventilated and illuminated at all time
  • keep food covered
  • drain stagnant water/eliminate breeding places
  • use net on beds/windows/doors

(b)(i)   SOURCES OF PLANT PROTEIN

  • Soya bean
  • Cowpea/beans/Legumes
  • Peas/groundnut
  • Maize
  • Wheat.

   (ii)    SOURCES OF ANIMAL FAT

  • Meat/pork/mutton/named
  • cheese
  • butter
  • egg
  • milk.

(iii)      SOURCES OF IODINE

  • fresh fish
  • sea food
  • green vegetables
iodized salt