PRIMARY PREVENTION involves

• A. Prevention efforts occurring before the condition arises.
• B. Prevention efforts at the onset of the condition to prevent worsening.
• C. Techniques for managing ongoing conditions.
• D. Mitigating risks after disease has established.

Answer: (A)

Primary prevention focuses on preventing disease before it ever occurs. It aims to reduce the incidence by addressing risk factors and implementing measures such as vaccinations, health education, and lifestyle or environmental changes that keep illness from developing in the first place.

In contrast, preventing progression after a condition begins falls under secondary prevention, which emphasizes early detection and intervention to stop or slow the disease. Techniques for managing ongoing conditions and reducing complications once a disease is established align with tertiary prevention. Therefore, prevention efforts occurring before the condition arises best describe primary prevention.