50 Health Education Questions and Answers

🧼 Personal and Environmental Hygiene

1. Q: What is personal hygiene?
   A: It refers to the cleanliness and care of the body to maintain good health.
2. Q: Mention two examples of personal hygiene.
   A: Regular bathing and brushing of teeth.
3. Q: What is environmental hygiene?
   A: It is the practice of keeping our surroundings clean to prevent disease.
4. Q: Name two effects of poor hygiene.
   A: Body odor and skin infections.
5. Q: List two ways to maintain good environmental hygiene.
   A: Proper disposal of waste and regular cleaning of surroundings.

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🥗 Nutrition and Diet

6. Q: What is nutrition?
   A: Nutrition is the process of obtaining and using food for growth and health.
7. Q: What are the six classes of food?
   A: Carbohydrates, proteins, fats and oils, vitamins, minerals, and water.
8. Q: Which class of food provides energy?
   A: Carbohydrates.
9. Q: What food class helps in body building?
   A: Proteins.
10. Q: Name two sources of vitamins.
    A: Fruits and vegetables.
11. Q: What is a balanced diet?
    A: A meal that contains all the six classes of food in the right proportion.
12. Q: Name two symptoms of malnutrition.
    A: Stunted growth and weakness.
13. Q: What disease is caused by protein deficiency?
    A: Kwashiorkor.
14. Q: What is the function of water in the body?
    A: It regulates body temperature and aids digestion.
15. Q: What is obesity?
    A: Excessive accumulation of body fat.

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🦠 Diseases and Prevention

16. Q: What is a disease?
    A: A disease is any abnormal condition affecting the health of an individual.
17. Q: What is a communicable disease?
    A: A disease that can be transmitted from one person to another.
18. Q: Give two examples of communicable diseases.
    A: Tuberculosis and malaria.
19. Q: What is a non-communicable disease?
    A: A disease that is not transmitted from person to person.
20. Q: Give two examples of non-communicable diseases.
    A: Diabetes and hypertension.
21. Q: What is immunization?
    A: The process of making a person immune to a disease through vaccines.
22. Q: Name one vaccine-preventable disease.
    A: Polio.
23. Q: What organism causes malaria?
    A: Plasmodium parasite.
24. Q: How is malaria transmitted?
    A: By the bite of an infected female Anopheles mosquito.
25. Q: What causes cholera?
    A: A bacteria called Vibrio cholerae.

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🫀 The Human Body and Health

26. Q: What is the function of the heart?
    A: It pumps blood throughout the body.
27. Q: What organ is responsible for breathing?
    A: Lungs.
28. Q: What is the function of the liver?
    A: It detoxifies harmful substances and aids digestion.
29. Q: What is the skeletal system?
    A: It is the framework of bones that supports the body.
30. Q: What organ removes waste from the blood?
    A: Kidneys.

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🧘 Mental and Social Health

31. Q: What is mental health?
    A: A state of well-being in which an individual can cope with stress and function effectively.
32. Q: Mention one sign of poor mental health.
    A: Depression.
33. Q: What is social health?
    A: The ability to form satisfying interpersonal relationships.
34. Q: Give one way to maintain mental health.
    A: Talking to a trusted person about problems.
35. Q: What is stress?
    A: A state of mental or emotional strain resulting from adverse situations.

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🚭 Drug Use and Abuse

36. Q: What is drug abuse?
    A: The misuse or overuse of drugs without a doctor’s prescription.
37. Q: Mention two examples of commonly abused drugs.
    A: Tramadol and marijuana.
38. Q: What is addiction?
    A: A condition of being dependent on a substance or activity.
39. Q: Mention one consequence of drug abuse.
    A: Mental disorder.
40. Q: What is the role of NDLEA in Nigeria?
    A: To prevent and control drug trafficking and abuse.

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💉 First Aid and Safety

41. Q: What is first aid?
    A: The immediate care given to an injured person before professional help arrives.
42. Q: Mention one item in a first aid box.
    A: Bandage.
43. Q: What is CPR?
    A: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation – a life-saving technique used in emergencies.
44. Q: What should you do for a nosebleed?
    A: Sit the person upright and pinch the nose for a few minutes.
45. Q: What is the first thing to do in case of electric shock?
    A: Turn off the power source.

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🚰 Water, Sanitation, and Public Health

46. Q: Why is clean water important?
    A: It prevents waterborne diseases like typhoid and cholera.
47. Q: What is sanitation?
    A: The practice of maintaining clean conditions to prevent disease.
48. Q: Mention one waterborne disease.
    A: Typhoid.
49. Q: What is waste disposal?
    A: The proper removal and treatment of refuse and sewage.
50. Q: Why should we wash our hands regularly?
    A: To remove germs and prevent infections.

 

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