Question

Give an example of primary prevention, secondary prevention and tertiary prevention:

Answer 1

Prevention is always better than cure. It is mainly categorized into 3

1. Primary prevention

It is defined as the interventions carried out even before the incidence of disease. This mainly include avoiding the hazards which may induce disease.

Examples

1. Conducting mass vaccination against communicable disease in a community

2.Education and awareness programs on life style disease or non communicable diseases like Hypertension, Diabetes Mellitus etc.

3.Legidlations and enforcement to ban or control the use of hazardous substances like alcohole, nicotin etc.

Secondary prevention

It involves to reduce the impact of disease or injury which has already happened.

Examples

1. Early detection and initiation of treatment to prevent complications

2.Follow prescribed medication/ diet and physical activities to prevent further development atherosclerosis and it's complication

3.Kick out of bad habits like alcoholism, diagnosed with hepatic problems.

Tertiary prevention

It involves the improvement of quality of life by reducing disability and complications and restoring function. This stage mainly emplyed to alleviate suffering.

Examples

1.Advanved chronic pain management approaches

2.Patient supportgroups to involved to relieve their stress and anxiety on disease conditions

3.Give ambulatory exercises to prevent immobilty including rehabilitation measures