Title: Default for FP
Course: Level 3 - Family Planning

Q: Rapid deforestation and soil degradation are mostly due to natural disasters.
- True
- False (Correct! It s false because rapid deforestation and soil degradation are often due to human actions, e.g. as a result of overgrazing and cutting down trees.)
A: False

Q: Traditional uses of land and fuel, in order to provide for an increasing number of people, have depleted soil and forests and contributed to low agricultural production.
- True (Correct! It is true. Depletion of soil and forests contribute to low agricultural production.)
- False
A: True

Q: As population density increases, more grazing and agricultural lands will be available for the rural population.
- True
- False (Correct! It is false because in densely populated areas the population is forced to live in overcrowded areas with small pieces of land to cultivate.)
A: False

Q: Rapid population growth, low agricultural production, and destruction of the environment are common to most of the sub-Saharan African countries.
- True (Correct! It is true. Rapid population growth, low agricultural production and destruction of the environment are common to most of the sub-Saharan African countries)
- False
A: True

Q: The family planning counselling process may be described as a two-way communication process actively involving both people
- True (Correct! It is true because counselling is an ongoing, two-way communication process that takes place in every health and family planning service encounter. This enables a person to be informed about different methods, ask questions, make an informed choice about method, and leave the clinic feeling confident about how to use a contraceptive method correctly.)
- False
A: True

Q: The family planning counselling process may be described as a one-way communication process in which you ask the questions.
- True
- False (Correct! It is false because family planning counselling is a discussion between two people, and not a question and answer session between the counsellor and the client.)
A: False

Q: The family planning counselling process may be described as a one-time process in which a person in your village learns everything about the family planning method.
- True
- False (Correct! It is false because counselling is a continuous process in which a client learns about family planning step by step.)
A: False

Q: The family planning counselling process may be described as a process that enables a person to be informed about different methods, ask questions, make an informed choice about a method, and leave the clinic feeling confident about how to use the method correctly.
- True (Correct! It is true because counselling is an ongoing, two-way communication process that takes place in every health and family planning service encounter. This enables a person to be informed about different methods, ask questions, make an informed choice about method, and leave the clinic feeling confident about how to use a contraceptive method correctly.)
- False
A: True

Q: The family planning counselling process may be described as an ongoing communication process that takes place at every health and family planning service encounter.
- True (Correct! It is true because counselling is an ongoing, two-way communication process that takes place in every health and family planning service encounter. This enables a person to be informed about different methods, ask questions, make an informed choice about method, and leave the clinic feeling confident about how to use a contraceptive method correctly.)
- False
A: True

Q: Loops and Copper T IUCDs are quite different in shape and size. Moreover, when compared with T IUCDs, loops are not widely used nowadays.
- True (Correct! It is true. Loops and Copper T IUCDs are quite different in shape and size.)
- False
A: True

Q: The main purpose of the impregnated barium sulfate in an IUCD is that it interferes with fertilisation.
- True
- False (Correct! It is false because the main function of impregnated barium sulfate in IUCDs is to illuminate the location of the device in the uterus when an x-ray image is taken. It has nothing to do with fertilisation.)
A: False

Q: Copper-bearing IUCDs can lose their effect when inserted into a woman who is taking anti-tuberculosis medication.
- True
- False (Correct! It is false because the copper-bearing IUCD acts locally and has no systemic effect in reacting with other drugs. Therefore it can be safely used as a contraceptive method by a woman who is taking antituberculosis medication.)
A: False

Q: The Copper T is a U-shaped, highly flexible device that any health professional can insert
- True
- False (Correct! It is false because in spite of its flexibility, it is not easy to insert a copper T IUCD into the uterus. You need special skills and training to do so. Therefore, health professionals who are not trained in such skills should not insert the device.)
A: False

Q: If inserted and placed appropriately, expulsion of the Copper T IUCD is rare.
- True (Correct! It is true. Expulsion of the Copper T IUCD is rare, if inserted and placed appropriately.)
- False
A: True

Q: Using male and female condoms at the same time gives more protection against pregnancy and STIs.
- True
- False (Correct! It is false because wearing both male and female condoms at the same time can increase the likelihood of breakage, as a result of increased friction.)
A: False

Q: Wearing two condoms at a time can’t prevent breakage.
- True (Correct! It is true. Wearing two condoms at a time cannot prevent breakage.)
- False
A: True

Q: In order to prevent dryness and friction during sexual intercourse, you have to put on edible oil and vaseline.
- True
- False (Correct! It is false because to prevent dryness during sexual intercourse, you should not use edible oil or Vaseline, but rather only water-based lubricants, such as KY jelly.)
A: False

Q: The diaphragm is one of the least effective birth control methods. Besides, it cannot protect against STIs.
- True (Correct! It is true. The diaphragm is one of the least effective birth control methods.)
- False
A: True

Q: Spermicides can be used alone as a primary protection against pregnancy.
- True
- False (Correct! It is false because spermicides can only be really effective when used with other contraceptive methods, such as oral contraceptives, condoms and diaphragms.)
A: False

Q: The mechanisms of action of both male and female condoms are the same, in that both provide a physical barrier between partners so that body fluids, such as semen and blood, are not shared.
- True (Correct! It is true. Both male and female condoms act as physical barriers so semen and blood are not shared.)
- False
A: True

Q: Men should wait for the penis to become erect before they can safely wear a condom. This is not necessary for women, however.
- True (Correct! It is true. Men should wait for the penis to become erect before wearing a condom.)
- False
A: True

Q: Cutting the fallopian tubes would be enough to sterilise women.
- True
- False (Correct! It is false because cutting the fallopian tubes alone would not be enough to sterilise a woman; the tubes have to be tied as well.)
A: False

Q: Cutting and tying both ends of the sperm ducts does not have an immediate effect on male sterilisation. Therefore, an alternative contraceptive method must be used for at least a month after the procedure.
- True (Correct! It is true. Sperm can remain in the ducts after the operation.)
- False
A: True

Q: Many clients assume that cutting the sperm duct is castration.
- True (Correct! It is true, but this common belief is mistaken.)
- False
A: True

Q: Operating on the fallopian tubes in women, and the sperm ducts in men, is very simple and can be done at health-post level.
- True
- False (Correct! It is false because operating on the fallopian tubes in women or the sperm tubes in men requires special training and a high degree of skill and is usually done in hospital where aseptic techniques are followed as part of the procedure.)
A: False

Q: Both men and women who have undergone VSC will lose their sexual desire and enjoyment.
- True
- False (Correct! It is false. Clients who have undergone VSC do not lose their sexual desire and enjoyment at all. In women, hormonal levels and the menstrual cycle are not affected, and similarly, men can fully enjoy sex after having a vasectomy. Some couples even experience improved sexual pleasure because they no longer have to worry about the possibility of pregnancy. is false. Clients who have undergone VSC do not lose their sexual desire and enjoyment at all. In women, hormonal levels and the menstrual cycle are not affected, and similarly, men can fully enjoy sex after having a vasectomy. Some couples even experience improved sexual pleasure because they no longer have to worry about the possibility of pregnancy.)
A: False