Question

Identify the difference between a controllable and uncontrollable risk factor?give 2 examples of controllable risk factor and 2 examples of uncontrollable risk factors.

Answer 1

Answer:

The main difference between the controllable and uncontrollable risk factors are that- controllable factors are precautions that we can take to prevent diseases or harms and uncontrollable factors are the ones that we don’t have any control over.

Explanation:

The uncontrollable risk factors cannot be controlled by humans or they do not have that power over it to prevent ourselves from any kind of harm or diseases. Controllable factors, however, can be controlled by us or it involves the steps we take to prevent the risks.

Two examples of controllable risk factors are-

i) Precautions that we take to prevent strokes, like by quitting smoking, having a healthy diet etc.

ii) maintaining the traffic rules to prevent accidents.

Examples of uncontrollable factors are -

i) ageing, and

ii) family history of a disease.