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FSN611S - FOOD SECURITY AND NUTRITION - 1ST OPP - JUNE 2022 |
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nAmlBIA UnlVERSITY
OFsmncE Ano TECHnOLOGY
FACULTY OF HEALTH, APPLIED SCIENCESAND NATURAL RESOURCES
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SCIENCES
QUALIFICATION: BACHELOR OF HUMAN NUTRITION
QUALIFICATION CODE: 08BOHN
LEVEL: 6
COURSE CODE: FSN6115
COURSE NAME: FOODSECURITYAND NUTRITION
SESSION:
JUNE 2022
PAPER:
THEORY
DURATION: 2 HOURS30 MINUTES MARKS:
110
EXAMINER(S)
FIRST OPPORTUNITY EXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER
PROF SYLVESTER R MOYO
MODERATOR:
MR WALIOMUZIBU MUKISA GEORGE WILLIAM
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Answer ALL the questions.
2. Write clearly and neatly.
3. Number the answers clearly.
PERMISSIBLEMATERIALS
NONE
THIS QUESTION PAPER CONSISTS OF 6 PAGES (Including this front page)
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_SE_C_T_IO___N___A_________________
(30 MARKS)
Select the most appropriate answer from the options provided. {Each correct answer earns
1 mark)
QUESTION 1
(20marks)
1.1 The following describe the concept of the gender in relation to food security except:
a. Gender varies with and between cultures
b. Gender is universal for people and between cultures
c. Gender is a learned behaviour
d. Gender refers to socially constructed roles, responsibilities, and behaviour
1.2 Patriarchal social system refers to the following:
a. Women and men have the same powers and privileges on resources
b. Men hold the greatest power over resources
c. All human beings are free to develop their personal abilities and make choices
d. None of the above
1.3 What difference will urbanization make for hunger and malnutrition:
a. No significant difference; low-income urban and rural people face similar
situations
b. It will reduce poverty and hunger because these are almost entirely
concentrated in rural areas
c. Urban dwellers depend more than rural people on purchases to acquire
food, have little opportunity to grow their own food, and so are much more
vulnerable to food prices increases
d. Poor city folk eat mainly sorghum, millet, maize, and root crops, so a lot more
of those foods will need to be produced as the world urbanizes
1.4 What are entitlements to food:
a. The term refers to social welfare programmes such as the fair price food
shops in Namibia
b. It means the pathways through which people accessfood, whether by
production, purchase, social protection programmes, or other means
c. When countries enact right-to-food legislation, then people are entitled to
food
d. The term is a reference to agrarian reform programmes that provide farmers
with land titles
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1.5 Of the following, which is the most effective intervention for addressing stunting in
children under five years of age:
a. Provision of food aid to the affect
b. ted families
c. Women empowerment through education
d. Providing land to women for cultivation
e. None of the above
1.6 Which of the following are health consequences associated with iodine deficiency in
human beings:
a. Stillbirth
b. Poor school performance
c. Cretinism
d. a and c
e. All of the above
1.7 Which of the following is the most likely effect of climatic change on food safety:
a. Increased food rationing in households due to food scarcity
b. Change in food preferences amongst the affected people due to food
scarcity
c. High food prices due to increased cost of production
d. Reduced supply and accessibility to nutritious food
1.8 Malnutrition can be caused by:
a. Household food insecurity
b. Inadequate care and feeding practices
c. Poor sanitation and lack of public health services
d. All of above
1. 9 Which one of the following types of undernutrition is a result of the sudden shortfall
in food supply insecurity:
a. Wasting
b. Micronutrient deficiency
c. Stunting
d. Underweight
1.10 Of the following, which are micronutrients of public health importance:
a. Potassium and magnesium
b. Sodium and cupper
c. Iron and iodine
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d. Vitamin E and potassium
1.11 The world is experiencing increasing trends in the prevalence of diet-related non-
communicable diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, cancer, and other
cardiovascular diseases. Which of the following is a major contributing factor:
a. High levels of obesity and overweight
b. Too much consumption of food
c. Consuming food high in protein
d. None of the above
1.12 Which of the following regions has the highest prevalence of wasting in children
under five years in the world:
a. Asia
b. Latin America
c. Oceania
d. Africa
1.13 Of the following geographical regions in Namibia, which one has the highest
prevalence of stunting:
a. Hardarp
b. Karas
c. Ohangwena
d. Omaheke
1.14 The intergeneration cycle of malnutrition refers:
a. Failure of the children to grow to the right height and weight
b. Inadequate intake of nutrients resulting in malnutrition
c. The cycle of poor nutrition that cuts across generations
d. None of the above
1.15 Of the following, which ones are greenhouse gases:
a. Carbon dioxide, nitrogen, and helium
b. Ozone, helium, and nitrogen
c. Methane, carbon dioxide, and ozone
d. Methane, carbon dioxide, and nitrogen dioxide
1.16 Participation and inclusion as principles of human rights refer to states and other
duty bearers being answerable for the observance of human rights:
a. True
b. False
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1.17 Poverty is one of the underlying causes of malnutrition:
a. True
b. False
1.8 The Food and Agricultural Organization estimates that 40% of the earth's land
surface is used for livestock:
a. False
b. True
1.19 Climate change mitigation involves measures to cope with the effects of climate
change:
a. True
b. False
1.20 Gender stereotyping can be referred to as attaching certain roles and attributes to
people based on their gender:
a. True
b. False
QUESTION 2
2.0 Explain the relationship between food insecurity, malnutrition
and poverty
(10 marks)
(10)
SECTION B
QUESTION 3
3.0 Mention five ways of preventing/controlling wasting in children under five
years of age
(35 Marks)
(10 Marks)
(10)
QUESTION 4
4.1 What are the six principles of human rights
4.2 Explain the term intergeneration cycle of malnutrition
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(25 Marks)
(6)
(8)
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4.3 List four ways of addressing Vitamin A deficiency in children
(5)
4.4 Discuss differences between gender and sex
(6)
SECTION C
QUESTION 5
5.1 Discussthe Nutrition situation in Sub -Saharan Africa.
5.2 Explain the term "nutritional status" of an individual
(45 MARKS)
(15 Marks)
(5)
(5)
5.3 Discussthree chronic food insecurity and three transitory food insecurity
(5)
QUESTION 6
(15 Marks)
Suzanna operates a supermarket in Nvara town, a coastal town in South Africa. A severe
cyclone recently hit the town and her home, supermarket, and other businesses and homes
in the area were completely destroyed. The storm destroyed the road network, health
facilities, and other social services points.
6.1 What condition may have caused the cyclone
(1)
6.2 List four effects of the cyclone on Suzanna's household food security
(4
6.3 Mention at least four interventions that can be undertaken to help Suzanna
overcome the food security challenges in her household
(4)
6.4 List three mitigation measures that Suzanna can undertake to withstand
the effects of the cyclone
(6)
QUESTION 7
7.1 What is Stunting and what are the effects of stunting on a child?
7.2 List the six global nutrition targets
7.3 List at least six Sustainable Development Goals
(15 Marks)
(5)
(4)
(6)
WISH YOU WELL
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