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. 2010 Jul 14;10:417. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-417

Table 1.

PREVENIMSS main activities by age group

Activities Children Adolescents Women Men Older adults
0-10 years 11 -19 years 20-59 years 20-59 years > = 60 years
Health promotion Delivery of PREVENIMSS booklets

Measurement of height, weight and waist

Nutrition Iron supplementation
Vitamin A supplementation
Intestinal parasites treatment
Intestinal parasites treatment
Folic acid supplementation (pregnant teenagers)
Detection of anemia; iron supplementation; folic acid supplementation (pregnant women)

Prevention and control of diseases Vaccines: BCG, Sabin; DPT+HB+Hlb; Influenza; measles, rubella, pertussis,
Oral rehydration therapy for acute diarrhea, identification of alarm signs in acute respiratory infections
Vaccines: measles-rubella, tetanus toxoid, two-dose hepatitis B,
Provision of condoms to prevent STDs and HIV/AIDS and unwanted pregnancies
Vaccines: measles-rubella, tetanus toxoid, diphtheria
Tuberculosis: screening and directly observed treatment
Vaccines: measles-rubella, tetanus toxoid.
Tuberculosis: screening and directly observed treatment
Vaccines: pneumonia, influenza, tetanus toxoid and diphtheria;
Tuberculosis: screening and directly observed treatment

Screening Congenital hypothyroidism,
Phenylketonuria.
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia,
Biotinidase deficiency,
Visual acuity,
Childhood caries
Visual acuity Cervical cancer
Breast cancer
Type 2 diabetes
Hypertension
Type 2 diabetes
Hypertension
Cervical cancer
Breast cancer
Type 2 diabetes
Hypertension

Reproductive health Family planning and antenatal care Family planning