Why can health facilities be less effective without social awareness in the National Population Policy?

Correct answer: Because people may not properly use available health and family-welfare services

Correct answer: A—people may not properly use available health and family-welfare services. A health facility can provide staff, medicines, information and care, but its benefit depends partly on whether people know about it, trust it and understand when and how to use it. Social awareness can encourage timely treatment, maternal care, child-health services, immunisation, contraception and other family-welfare support. It can also help people distinguish reliable advice from harmful misconceptions. Option A is correct because it explains the gap between making a service available and enabling people to use it effectively. Option B is wrong because buildings alone do not automatically change behaviour. Option C is wrong because health services are intended to serve people in both rural and urban areas. Option D is wrong because education and counselling are important parts of informed health use. Memory cue: effective health care needs both available services and informed users.