Which of the following is Primordial prevention?
Action taken prior to the onset of disease.
Prevention of emergence of development of risk factors.
Action taken to remove the possibility that a disease will ever occur.
Action that halts the progress of a disease.
LEVELS OF PREVENTION: Primordial prevention Prevention of emergence of development of risk factors Done by health education. Primary prevention Action taken prior to the onset of disease Done by health promotion & specific protection. Secondary prevention Action which halts the progress of a disease Done by early diagnosis & treatment Teiary prevention Action taken during the progression/ end of disease Done by diability limitation & rehabilitation. - Note: All vaccines comes under primary level of prevention - specific protection. All screening & diagnostic tests comes under secondary level of prevention.
Levels of Prevention of Disease