Under RMNCH+A, a 10-year-old girl presenting to a Sub-Health Centre in India is eligible for which nationally provided preventive intervention as part of the Rashtriya Kishor Swasthya Karyakram (RKSK)?
- A Menarche counselling and IFA supplementation only
- B HPV vaccination, weekly IFA tablet, deworming and peer education
- C Weekly IFA tablet (large blue tablet 100 mg elemental iron + 500 µg folic acid) and six-monthly albendazole ✓
- D Hormonal contraceptive counselling under RKSK
Correct answer: C. Weekly IFA tablet (large blue tablet 100 mg elemental iron + 500 µg folic acid) and six-monthly albendazole
Explanation
Under RKSK (for adolescents 10–19 years), all adolescents receive weekly IFA supplementation (large blue tablet: 100 mg elemental iron + 500 µg folic acid) to address adolescent anaemia, along with six-monthly albendazole (400 mg) for deworming. HPV vaccination under the national programme is given to girls 9–14 years under the Universal Immunisation Programme, not directly through RKSK alone. Contraceptive counselling and menarche guidance are components of RKSK but the specific intervention question targets IFA+deworming.
Reference: Park's Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine, 27th ed.
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