Upazila Nutrition Supervisor, Cox’s Bazar, 2023

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Colostrum is the special milk secreted only on the first day after delivery.

True

False

Breastfeeding only confers short term benefits for mother and child.

True

False

Bilateral pitting oedema may occur in marasmus and marasmic kwashiorkor.

True

False

Vitamin A is not given as a systematic treatment in the treatment of children with SAM

True

False

Stunting is most likely to occur within the first 1,000 days of life.

True

False

The lactating woman requires more iron than the pregnant woman.

True

False

In malaria-endemic areas universal iron supplementation is not recommended.

True

False

WHZ is a better indicator of mortality risk associated with undernutrition as compared to MUAC.

True

False

Short birth spacing can contribute to stunting among children.

True

False

Income has no influence on caring practices.

True

False

Undernutrition can be addressed as long as people have knowledge about how to feed their children

True

False

Infant and young child feeding programs can prevent 50% of all child deaths from birth to 5 years of age

True

False

Early initiation of breastfeeding is only important in the prevention of mortality in low-income countries because these countries have very high rates of deaths due to infectious diseases.

True

False

Complementary foods are the same thing as weaning foods

True

False

Breastfeeding indicators only allow for understanding the infant/young child feeding situation during the first 6 months of life

True

False

The IYCF programmes are more likely to be successful if:

The designed interventions are “evidence-based and comprehensive”

The country’s context and situation is taken into consideration

Capacities of staff are adequate

Poor and rich layers of the population are targeted equally

All of the Above

Which of these statements is NOT correct about the "window of opportunity" for child growth?

It is the time when the incidence of undernutrition increases markedly

It is the time when the declining trajectory of the growth curve is particularly steep for the stunting indicator

It related to the age of 6-23 months

It is the time when the greatest impact of nutrition interventions can be seen.

The total number of children who die from less severe undernutrition is ______ the total number of children who die from severe acute malnutrition (SAM).

Greater than

Less than

About the same as

The UNICEF conceptual framework summarizes.

The causes and consequences of undernutrition

The causes and prevalence of undernutrition

The causes and consequences of poverty

The causes and prevalence of poverty

To detect whether a child has inapparent undernutrition, you must

Compare him/her to another healthy child of the same height

Compare him/her to another healthy child of the same weight

Compare him/her to another healthy child of the same age

Compare him/her to another healthy child of the same weight and age.

When a child should be transferred to inpatient care (multiple answer)

Refuses to eat a little amount of food or has no appetite and/or has medical complications

Refuses to eat a little amount of food or has no appetite and/or has oedema of any grade

Refuses to eat a little amount of food or has no appetite and/or has medical complications and/or has oedema of any grade

Severe malnourished infants <6 months

Minimal acceptable diet combines information on _________ and _________ .

(put comma between the two answers)

Minimum diversity, minimum meal Frequency

Minimum frequency, acceptable diet

Minimum diversity, minimum milk feeding frequency

Minimum diversity, minimum egg and/or flesh food consumption

The mega dose of vitamin A for a child 6-11 months is _________ IU and that for 12-59 months is _________ IU.

(put comma between the two answers)

50,000 & 100,000

100,000 & 200,000

100,000 & 50,000

200,000 & 100,000

Early childhood development interventions in the treatment of acute malnutrition in children under 2 is important because: (multiple Answer)

(put comma between the two answers)

Stimulation in nutrition services can lead to better outcomes in the short and long term.

It guarantees academic excellence once the child starts formal schooling.

Acute malnutrition compromises brain development.

The first three years of life are critical to brain development.

Community engagement is an important part of the prevention and treatment of acute malnutrition for a number of reasons, including:

A. To ensure continued utilization of the service until the child has recovered

B. To increase community awareness of the prevention and treatment of acute malnutrition

C. To increase awareness of where treatment can be accessed

D. All of the above

E. None of the above

Necrosis of the eye can result from a deficiency of _______ and may lead to ______?

Protein and swelling

Energy and wasting

Vitamin A and blindness

Vitamin A and mental retardation

Children aged 12-23 months require _________ energy per day in addition to breastmilk.

200 kcal

330 kcal

550 kcal

685 kcal

Which one is the result of prolonged or repeated episodes of undernutrition?

Wasting

Stunting

Disability

Underweight

How often a baby younger than six months should fed with breastmilk?

On demand, whenever the baby wants

During day only

During night only

Eight to ten times during day and night

When body measurements are compared to a reference value, they are called?

Nutrition indicators

Nutrition indices

Nutrition status

Cut-off points

What is categorized as good weight gain for children with SAM in the SAM Unit?

> 5 g/kg/day

> 7.5 g/kg/day

> 10 g/kg/day

> 20 g/kg/day

What are some proven interventions for reducing stunting?

Prevalence of SAM indicates _________

The numbers of children with SAM at a given time

The numbers of newly found children with SAM who are not in the service at a given time

The numbers of children with SAM who are in the service at a given time

All of the above

None of the above

_________ of adult height is achieved during adolescence.

10% to 20%

20% to 25%

15% to 25%

25% to 50%

As per new WHO–UNICEF thresholds for stunting which prevalence thresholds is consider as “High”

2.5 - <10

10 - <20

20 - <30

>=30

Which of the following is not an indicator according to latest indicators for assessing infant and young child feeding practice?

Ever breastfed

Exclusively breastfed for the first two days after birth

Exclusively breastfed under six months

Continued breastfeeding 12 – 23 months

Why it is so important to take folic acid supplements during pregnancy?

To prevent birth defects/abnormalities of the nervous system of the newborn

To protect baby from diarrhoea and other infections after birth

Helps mother to gain weight during pregnancy

All of the above

None of the above

According to Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey (BDHS) 2022, which the following statement (s) is true?

60% of children were breastfed within the first hour of birth

55% of infants under age 6 months were exclusively breastfed

65% of children age 6-23 months were fed a minimum acceptable diet

63% of women received at least four ANC during pregnancy

Dried milk products and liquid milk could be distributed as a single commodity in general or blanket distributions in emergency situation.

Yes

Integrated approach to address anemia includes

What are the key purpose of conducting participatory cooking demonstrations?

Enable the mothers/caregivers to gain new food preparation skills

Develop their practical skills and confidence in preparing nutritionally improved dishes through their hands-on participation in cooking demonstrations

Create awareness of underutilized nutritious food ingredients readily available at home or in the area

Create awareness among mothers/caregivers to maintain a clean environment in the home, free of soil and animal feces

All of the above

None of the above

Growth Monitoring and promotion (GMP) is an activity for -

Pay-for-Performance (P4P) is a model initiative for the GoB 1st line supervisors that proposed to

What are the qualities of good leader?

Integrity

Ability to delegate

Good communicator

Dictator

What are the common constraints for successful project implementation with Government Health and Family Planning departments?

Lack of a dedicated focal person

Lack of ownership

Multiple priorities

All of them

Who are the frontline staff of the Director General Health Service (DGHS)?

________ is the Member Secretary of the Upazila Nutrition Coordination Committee

Upazila Chairman

Upazila Health and Family Planning Officer

Upazila Nirbahi Officer

Upazila Nutrition Supervisor

Which of the following best describes coordination in project management?

The process of assigning tasks to team members based on their expertise.

The act of tracking project progress and adjusting plans as needed

Ensuring that various project activities and tasks are harmoniously integrated and aligned toward common goals.

The distribution of project resources among different departments.

The final step in project execution, involving the delivery of the project outcomes to stakeholders.

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Upazila Nutrition Supervisor, Cox’s Bazar, 2023

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