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FHC 112 Introduction to Primary Health Care

ND1 levelMedical & Health Sciences30 topics

FHC 112 covers 30 topics. StudyPath paces them into daily study sessions that finish before your exam date, with practice questions and worked answers for each one.

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Course outline

The topics this course covers, in teaching order.

  1. Concept of Health
  2. Determinants of Health in Nigeria
  3. Cultural Theories of Disease Causation
  4. Cultural Beliefs and Health-Seeking Behaviour
  5. Sources of Health Care in Nigeria
  6. Health Team: Composition and Functions
  7. Concept of Primary Health Care
  8. Components and Principles of PHC
  9. Development of the Nigerian Health System
  10. Roles of PHC in the Nigerian Health System
  11. Three Tiers of the Nigerian Health System
  12. Advocacy in Health Care
  13. Factors Affecting the Nigerian Health System
  14. Challenges and Utilization of PHC Facilities
  15. Harmful Traditional Practices and Their Health Effects
  16. Reproductive system
  17. Male and female reproductive organs
  18. Structure of reproductive organs
  19. Functions of reproductive organs
  20. Reproductive system diseases
  21. Nervous system
  22. Neuron
  23. Central and peripheral nervous system
  24. Structure of the nervous system
  25. Functions of the nervous system
  26. Nervous system diseases
  27. Excretory system
  28. Homeostasis
  29. Body fluids and electrolytes
  30. Blood components and functions

A sample from this course

One topic, as StudyPath teaches it.

Concept of Health

The concept of health is central to Primary Health Care and determines how health services are planned, delivered, and evaluated. Mastering the WHO definition, dimensions of health, and the determinants of health equips students to answer exam questions on health status, health promotion, and disease prevention.

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