In a factory, all 5000 workers are offered simultaneous testing for hypertension, diabetes, anaemia, visual acuity defects and hearing loss using a battery of simple tests at a single visit. This approach is called:

• A Multiphasic screening ✓
• B Mass screening
• C Selective screening
• D Surveillance screening

Explanation

Multiphasic screening is the application of two or more screening tests together to large groups of people at the same visit, exactly as described here. Mass screening refers to offering a single test to the whole population regardless of risk, without specifying multiple tests. Selective or high-risk screening limits testing to defined subgroups. Surveillance is ongoing systematic collection of data, not a one-time battery of tests on individuals.

Reference: Park's Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine, 27th ed.

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