HSC 4624 Quiz 1 Foundations of Global
Health
What is the demographic transition?correct answer - The shift from a pattern of high
fertility and high mortality to low fertility and low mortality, with population growth
occurring in between
The primary level of care would include which health service(s) in a low-income
country?correct answer - all of the choices
(maternal health care, family planning, well baby care)
Following development, this trend changes from a pattern of high fertility and high
mortality to a pattern of low fertility and low mortality over time.correct answer -
Demographic transition
What is the use of assistant medical officers in Tanzania called? Someone who is not a
doctor doing a job of a doctor?correct answer - Task shifting
What did the government want to ensure happened in the Millennium Villages program?
correct answer - all of the choices
(no free handouts, prevent climate of dependency, program could be replicated)
Why is the house call program controversial?correct answer - ...
(incorrect-all of the choices)
According to The World Health Report 2000, __________ ranked the best in overall
health system performance, while _________ ranked lowest.correct answer - France;
Zambia
Despite important progress in improving human health globally, in 2013...correct answer
- All of the options are true.
(289,000 women were estimated to have died of maternity-related causes.,
There were over 6 million under 5 child deaths.,
Over half a million people died of malaria.)
Following development, this trend changes the pattern of disease from communicable
diseases to one dominated by non-communicable diseases as the population
ages.correct answer - Epidemiological transition
Global Health programs focus on many aspects, which of the following is NOT one of
such aspects?correct answer - Eradication of all diseases
Indoor air pollution in developing countries is a big concern due to its link with
respiratory illness and asthma.correct answer - True
What is the "single best predictor" of the birth weight of a baby?correct answer - ...
(Incorrect-The nutritional status of the mother)
Health
What is the demographic transition?correct answer - The shift from a pattern of high
fertility and high mortality to low fertility and low mortality, with population growth
occurring in between
The primary level of care would include which health service(s) in a low-income
country?correct answer - all of the choices
(maternal health care, family planning, well baby care)
Following development, this trend changes from a pattern of high fertility and high
mortality to a pattern of low fertility and low mortality over time.correct answer -
Demographic transition
What is the use of assistant medical officers in Tanzania called? Someone who is not a
doctor doing a job of a doctor?correct answer - Task shifting
What did the government want to ensure happened in the Millennium Villages program?
correct answer - all of the choices
(no free handouts, prevent climate of dependency, program could be replicated)
Why is the house call program controversial?correct answer - ...
(incorrect-all of the choices)
According to The World Health Report 2000, __________ ranked the best in overall
health system performance, while _________ ranked lowest.correct answer - France;
Zambia
Despite important progress in improving human health globally, in 2013...correct answer
- All of the options are true.
(289,000 women were estimated to have died of maternity-related causes.,
There were over 6 million under 5 child deaths.,
Over half a million people died of malaria.)
Following development, this trend changes the pattern of disease from communicable
diseases to one dominated by non-communicable diseases as the population
ages.correct answer - Epidemiological transition
Global Health programs focus on many aspects, which of the following is NOT one of
such aspects?correct answer - Eradication of all diseases
Indoor air pollution in developing countries is a big concern due to its link with
respiratory illness and asthma.correct answer - True
What is the "single best predictor" of the birth weight of a baby?correct answer - ...
(Incorrect-The nutritional status of the mother)
