Contraceptive Methods & Reproductive Health — NEET Biology
📚 Practice ConceptAn overall improvement in reproductive health has taken place in our country as indicated by reduced maternal and infant mortality rates, early detection and cure of STIs, assistance to infertile couples, etc. Improved health facilities and better living conditions promoted an explosive growth of population. Such a growth necessitated intense propagation of contraceptive methods. Various contraceptive options are available now such as natural, traditional, barrier, IUDs, pills, injectables, implants and surgical methods. Though contraceptives are not regular requirements for reproductive health, one is forced to use them to avoid pregnancy or to delay or space pregnancy.
Which of the following statements concerning reproductive health strategies and issues are NOT correct? S1: The primary objective of sex education in schools is to propagate traditional myths and taboos about human sexuality. S2: The Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Act, 2017, permits MTP on certain grounds within 12 weeks of pregnancy with the opinion of one registered medical practitioner. S3: Increased health facilities and better living conditions contribute to population explosion by decreasing death rates and increasing people in reproductive age. S4: Incentives for couples with small families and raising the marriageable age are measures to check population growth. S5: Reproductive and Child Health (RCH) programmes largely ignore awareness campaigns, focusing solely on medical assistance.
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Correct answer: A — S1 and S5
Let's evaluate each statement: S1: Sex education is encouraged to provide right information and discourage children from believing in myths and having misconceptions, not to propagate them. So, S1 is NOT correct. S2: The MTP (Amendment) Act, 2017, indeed permits termination of pregnancy within 12 weeks with one registered medical practitioner's opinion. So, S2 is correct. S3: Improved health facilities and better living conditions lead to a decline in death rates (MMR, IMR) and an increase in people in reproducible age, contributing to population growth. So, S3 is correct. S4: Motivating smaller families using various contraceptive methods, statutory raising of marriageable age, and incentives for small families are measures to check population growth. So, S4 is correct. S5: RCH programmes involve creating awareness among people as a major task, along with providing facilities and support. They do not ignore awareness campaigns. So, S5 is NOT correct. Thus, statements S1 and S5 are NOT correct. The final answer is A
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