Reproductive & Child Health Indicators — Topic Test
20 questions · exam mode (answers revealed at the end). 18 min suggested.
A medical officer at a Primary Health Centre notices that during the current month, 5 confirmed cases of Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) have been reported among children under 15 years of age in a block with a population of 50,000 (of which 15% are under 15 years). Which of the following correctly interprets this finding?
AThis exceeds the WHO minimum surveillance rate and indicates adequate surveillance
BThis meets WHO minimum AFP surveillance standard of ≥1 per 100,000 under-15 children
CThis is within the expected WHO surveillance threshold of ≥2 AFP cases per 100,000 children under 15
DThis falls below acceptable AFP surveillance rates requiring immediate corrective action