A health care service representing the tertiary level of prevention is:
1. stress management seminars.
2. childbirth education classes for single parents.
3. genital self-examination pamphlet and teaching.
4. premenstrual syndrome (PMS) support group.
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1. Incorrect. Stress management seminars are a primary prevention technique to prevent health care issues associated with stress.
2. Incorrect. Childbirth education is a form of primary prevention.
3. Incorrect. SBE information is a form of secondary prevention, which is geared toward early detection of health problems.
4. Correct. A PMS support group is an example of tertiary prevention, which follows the occurrence of a defect or disability (such as PMS).
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