Primary health care: practice question

A PSM question in the style of the NEET PG paper. Answer it first, then read why the right option is right and why each of the others is wrong.

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PSM · Primary health care

Sample item

A village health plan is designed with residents identifying priorities and helping run local services; which primary-health-care principle does this demonstrate?

Original practice item, not a recalled exam question. Nothing here is recorded.

The answer and the reasoning

D. Community participation

Primary health care emphasizes accessible essential services, prevention, equity, community participation, and coordination rather than hospital treatment alone.

Option by option

  • A. Excluding prevention

    Prevention is integral to primary health care.

  • B. Hospital treatment only

    Hospital treatment alone does not fulfill primary-health-care scope.

  • C. Specialist-only access

    Specialist-only access conflicts with accessible first-contact care.

  • D. Community participation (correct)

    Correct: community participation involves people in defining and delivering local health priorities.

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What is the answer to this PSM question?

The best answer is D, Community participation. Primary health care emphasizes accessible essential services, prevention, equity, community participation, and coordination rather than hospital treatment alone.

Why is "Excluding prevention" not the answer?

Prevention is integral to primary health care.

Why is "Hospital treatment only" not the answer?

Hospital treatment alone does not fulfill primary-health-care scope.

Why is "Specialist-only access" not the answer?

Specialist-only access conflicts with accessible first-contact care.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Primary health care in PSM. The correct option holds because: Correct: community participation involves people in defining and delivering local health priorities.

How hard is this question?

We tag it as an application question: it asks you to use a fact on a patient or a finding. The tag is our own editorial judgement, not an official difficulty rating, so read the reason for every option, not only the answer.

How should I study Primary health care?

Practise biostatistics with small calculations until sensitivity, predictive values and risk measures are automatic. Then use the flashcards and the other PSM questions on this site to test what stuck.

Is this a real NEET PG question?

No. It is an original practice item (editorial status: sample, version 1). NextPrep does not publish recalled or leaked questions, and independent faculty review of this item has not been completed yet, so confirm important facts in a standard textbook.