Health Without Borders Quizzes
Using Boolean operators and symbols, which of the following search phrases could you use for the subtopic "treatment of tuberculosis in Peru?" (Treatment* OR "Drug Therapy") AND Tuberculosis AND Peru Treatment* OR ("Drug Therapy" AND Tuberculosis AND Peru) ("Treatment" OR Drug Therapy) AND Tuberculosis AND Peru Treatment* AND "Drug Therapy" AND (Tuberculosis OR Peru)
(Treatment* OR "Drug Therapy") AND Tuberculosis AND Peru
The denominator for infant mortality rate is:
1,000 live births in a given year
The denominator for infant mortality rate is: 1,000 births in a given year 10,000 live births in a given year 1,000 pregnancies in a given year 1,000 live births in a given year
1,000 live births in a given year
According to the four basic ethical principles of scarce resource allocation, which patient would you prioritize for treatment? - 70-year-old man with liver cancer, relapsing into alcohol abuse for the fifth time in the past two years: for liver transplant - 20-year-old pregnant teacher with HIV living below the poverty line: for ART - 25-year-old IV drug abuser with HIV living below the poverty line who has not enrolled in de-addiction programs for the past three years despite physician advice: for ART - 90-year-old ex-President of a developed country with severe heart failure: for heart transplant
20-year-old pregnant teacher with HIV living below the poverty line: for ART
Which Boolean operator would you use to connect your independent (non-related) keywords, if you want all of them to appear in the same article? AND OR NOT Any Boolean operator would work.
AND
What best represents a culturally-appropriate targeted intervention to promote exclusive breastfeeding in the Burundi case study context? Research study to identify the barriers to exclusive breastfeeding Radio broadcasts to promote exclusive breastfeeding Mobilization of community-based spiritual leaders to show support for exclusive breastfeeding among the people in their community Advertisements for high-protein baby formula
Advertisements for high-protein baby formula
Which symbol(s) would you use to "fill in the blank" at the end of a word? Use treatment as an example. You want to also find articles that include the word treatments. Asterisk: Treatment* Quotation Marks: "Treatment" Parentheses: (Treatment) Comma: Treatment,
Asterisk: Treatment*
Assessing risks and benefits fulfills which ethical principle, as listed in the Belmont report? Justice Respect for persons Beneficence None of these are correct.
Beneficence
Which of the following was not a Millennium Development Goal? Achieve universal primary education Ensure environmental sustainability Combat heart disease, diabetes, and other diseases Promote gender equality and empower women
Combat heart disease, diabetes, and other diseases
Which of the following was not a Millennium Development Goal? Achieve universal primary education Ensure environmental sustainability Combat heart disease, diabetes, and other diseases Promote gender equality and empower women
Combat heart disease, diabetes, and other diseases
The Tamil Nadu Nutrition Project best represents: Conditional cash transfers Social marketing Mass media approach to health behavior change Community mobilization
Community mobilization
What is the most cost-effective intervention to improve health in a rural village in a country like Nepal? Constructing household water connections Promoting better sanitation Promoting wearing shoes Constructing a community-based water system, along with promoting hygiene
Constructing a community-based water system, along with promoting hygiene
What is the most important milestone achieved in global health over the last 50 years?
Decrease in the under-5 mortality rate to 65 per 1,000 children
What is the most important milestone achieved in global health over the last 50 years? Elimination of polio Eradication of guinea worm disease Elimination of malaria Decrease in the under-5 mortality rate to 65 per 1,000 children
Decrease in the under-5 mortality rate to 65 per 1,000 children
What does not fall under "the three delays" of childbirth? Delay providing emergency obstetric care Delay identifying complications and seeking care Delay transporting a woman to the hospital Delay obtaining the services of a traditional birth attendant
Delay obtaining the services of a traditional birth attendant
Which of the following was not a feature of smallpox? There were no reservoirs of infection Diagnosis was made by laboratory testing since the rash was not distinct Survivors gained lifetime immunity The disease was severe, which made patients take to their beds and infect few others
Diagnosis was made by laboratory testing since the rash was not distinct
Which of the following was not a feature of smallpox? There were no reservoirs of infection Diagnosis was made by laboratory testing since the rash was not distinct Survivors gained lifetime immunity The disease was severe, which made patients take to their beds and infect few others
Diagnosis was made by laboratory testing since the rash was not distinct
Which intervention is most critical for preventing maternal mortality? Providing prenatal care Training of traditional birth attendants Establishing emergency obstetric services Providing skilled birth attendance
Establishing emergency obstetric services
Anxiety disorders are a leading cause of DALYs among: Males, ages 10-14 Males, ages 15-19 Females, ages 10-14 Females, ages 15-19
Females, ages 15-19
The top three direct causes of maternal mortality in low- and middle-income countries are: Hemorrhage, sepsis, and obstructed labor Unsafe abortion, obstructed labor, and sepsis Hemorrhage, hypertensive disorders, and obstructed labor Hemorrhage, sepsis, and hypertensive disorders
Hemorrhage, sepsis, and hypertensive disorders
Which statement about social assessment is false? It focuses on the impact of the intervention and is not important in the implementation of monitoring and management programs. It looks at a variety of domains and is not limited to health. It develops coping strategies for dealing with residual and nonmitigatable impacts. It gives a picture of the local cultural context and how it relates to the intervention.
It focuses on the impact of the intervention and is not important in the implementation of monitoring and management programs.
Which region has seen the largest percentage decline in under-5 mortality since 1990? South Asia Latin America and the Caribbean Sub-Saharan Africa Middle East and North Africa
Latin America and the Caribbean
Which of the following are most likely to be the top three causes of DALYs in sub-Saharan Africa? Protein-energy malnutrition, HIV/AIDS, measles Tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS, perinatal conditions Malaria, HIV/AIDS, lower respiratory infections HIV/AIDS, malaria, measles
Malaria, HIV/AIDS, lower respiratory infections
Which of the following are most likely to be the top three causes of DALYs in sub-Saharan Africa? Protein-energy malnutrition, HIV/AIDS, measles Tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS, perinatal conditions Malaria, HIV/AIDS, lower respiratory infections HIV/AIDS, malaria, measles
Malaria, HIV/AIDS, lower respiratory infections
Which statement about informed consent is false? - Minors can provide consent as long as they completely understand the risks and benefits of the study. - In some cultures, it is "normal" for a husband to make decisions on behalf of his wife, and the wife can be enrolled in the study as long as it is not against her will. - Potential participants are allowed to ask questions regarding the study and seek clarification on matters they do not comprehend. - All of these are correct.
Minors can provide consent as long as they completely understand the risks and benefits of the study.
Which statement about the burden of disease from environmental factors is false? - Most deaths attributable to outdoor air pollution occurs in adults less than 45 years of age. - About 8.4% of the total burden of disease in low- and middle-income countries is due to poor water, sanitation, and hygiene, urban air pollution, and indoor air pollution. - Most DALYs attributable to poor sanitation, water, and hygiene occur primarily in young children. - There is tentative evidence linking indoor air pollution with adverse pregnancy outcomes, such as low birth weight.
Most deaths attributable to outdoor air pollution occurs in adults less than 45 years of age.
Which country is most likely to have a "population pyramid," with a wide base and progressively tapering tip (triangle shaped)?
Niger
Which country is most likely to have a "population pyramid," with a wide base and progressively tapering tip (triangle shaped)? Niger Germany USA Japan
Niger
Which Boolean operator would you use to connect your related terms? OR AND NOT Any Boolean operator would work.
OR
What is the most cost-effective intervention in low-resource settings to treat diarrhea and prevent its complications and mortality? Intravenous fluid administration Oral rehydration therapy Consumption of large quantities of water Antibiotic treatment
Oral rehydration therapy
According to the diffusion of innovations model, what is least likely to influence adopting behavioral change? - Perceived cost efficiency of the innovation - How easy it is to try the innovation - Perceived ecological impact of the innovation - How the innovation fits with the culture and values of the people considering its adoption
Perceived ecological impact of the innovation
According to the diffusion of innovations model, what is least likely to influence adopting behavioral change? Perceived cost efficiency of the innovation How easy it is to try the innovation Perceived ecological impact of the innovation How the innovation fits with the culture and values of the people considering its adoption
Perceived ecological impact of the innovation
What best defines water-washed transmission of infection? Person-to-person transmission because of a lack of water for hygiene Pathogen in the water is ingested Transmission by insects that breed in water Transmission via an aquatic intermediate host
Person-to-person transmission because of a lack of water for hygiene
What is the correct progression of behavioral change, according to the stages of change model? Contemplation, maintenance, decision, action, precontemplation Action, maintenance, contemplation, decision, precontemplation Precontemplation, contemplation, maintenance, decision, action Precontemplation, contemplation, decision, action, maintenance
Precontemplation, contemplation, decision, action, maintenance
What does not represent one of the four Ps of social marketing? Presence of patent Convenient places to buy the product Persuasive promotion Affordable price
Presence of patent
Which approach is the most culturally appropriate and acceptable by the population in an indigenous village in the Andes? Have nurses for these villages who come from the lowlands Provide services for these villages in non-indigenous languages Provide services in local languages by providers from these villages Require payment in cash for all services at the time they are rendered
Provide services in local languages by providers from these villages
Which symbol(s) would you use to keep words in phrases together? Use drug therapy as an example. Quotation Marks: "Drug Therapy" Asterisk: Drug* Therap* Comma: Drug, Therapy Parentheses: (Drug Therapy)
Quotation Marks: "Drug Therapy"
The three leading causes of deaths among adolescents globally are: Tuberculosis, malaria, and road injury HIV/AIDS, self-harm, and malaria Road injury, HIV/AIDS, and self-harm Tuberculosis, diarrheal disease, and road injury
Road injury, HIV/AIDS, and self-harm
Which country is most likely to have the highest private health expenditure as a percentage of the total health expenditure? United States Sudan Jordan Peru
Sudan
Which goals are the follow up of millennium development goals?
Sustainable Development Goals
Which goals are the follow up of millennium development goals? Affordable Care Act Universal Health Goals Paris Agreement Goals Sustainable Development Goals
Sustainable Development Goals
The proponent of the short-course AZT trials defended the study design by stating all the following except: - The trial was likely valuable to the communities from which the participants were drawn - That using the 076 regimen as active control would most likely show that the short-course regimen was superior - The background rate of mother-to-child transmission of HIV varied between populations, because a comparison to placebo was necessary - The 076 regimen was not available to the women enrolling in the trials, so they were not being deprived of treatment
That using the 076 regimen as active control would most likely show that the short-course regimen was superior
Which statement about the Tuskegee study is false? - The participants were not treated, although they had been told they were treated for "bad blood." - The study lasted for 40 years. - The Public Health Service allowed the participants to receive effective treatment when penicillin became widely available after World War II. - The National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Research was created following the hearings.
The Public Health Service allowed the participants to receive effective treatment when penicillin became widely available after World War II.
The numerator for neonatal mortality rate is:
The number of deaths of infants under 28 days of age in a given year
The numerator for neonatal mortality rate is: The number of deaths of infants under 30 days of age in a given year The number of deaths of infants under 28 days of age in a given year The number of deaths of infants under 60 days of age in a given year The number of deaths of infants under 1 year of age in a given year
The number of deaths of infants under 28 days of age in a given year
You decide to choose the subtopic "treatment of tuberculosis in Peru." Of the following choices, which are the best keywords for this subtopic? Note: for best results in the databases with your own (sub)topic, aim for 2 to 4 keywords. Treatment Tuberculosis Peru Treatment Tuberculosis Treatment Tuberculosis South America Tuberculosis Peru
Treatment Tuberculosis Peru
You have been assigned the topic "Tuberculosis in South America." Since this is a very general topic, you decide to choose a subtopic to find articles in databases. Which of the following is a potential subtopic based on the assigned topic? - Treatment of Tuberculosis in Peru - AIDS in South America - Treatment of AIDS in Peru - Tuberculosis in the United States
Treatment of tuberculosis in Peru
You decide to add related terms to some of your keywords to get even more search results in the databases. Which of the following related terms could you use for the subtopic "treatment of tuberculosis in Peru?" Treatment, Drug Therapy Peru, Argentina Tuberculosis, Influenza All of the Above
Treatment, Drug Therapy
Which of the following represents an upper-middle-income country according to the World Bank classification? Bangladesh Yemen Bolivia Turkey
Turkey
Which of the following has a pluralistic health system? Germany Canada United Kingdom United States
United States
Which of the following can NOT be applied to reduce household pollution in low middle -income countries? Improve cooking devices Use less polluting fuels Use mechanisms for venting smoke Use only vegetable oil in cooking
Use only vegetable oil in cooking
All of the following fall under the six conditions that a clinical research protocol must satisfy to be ethical, except: Written consent Social value Fair subject selection Scientific validity
Written consent
Can librarians can help you develop your own search phrase? Yes! Ask for assistance on the library website's chat (library.fiu.edu), visit the 2nd floor Information & Research Services Desk at the Green Library or the Hubert Library, or contact your librarian directly. No, you're on your own. (Sorry.) No, librarians only check out books. No, librarians just read all day.
Yes! Ask for assistance on the library website's chat (library.fiu.edu), visit the 2nd floor Information & Research Services Desk at the Green Library or the Hubert Library, or contact your librarian directly.
Social issues and circumstances create an environment that has significant influence on health. From the list below which of the following you would consider to be the social determinants of adolescent health? (Based on your knowledge and research) National wealth and Income inequality Access to education and safe and supportive families Local and national governmental policies All of the above
all of the above
Which of the following does not belong to the toxic triangle that can affect the health? Toxic agent Person or Organism Environment All of the above
all of the above
Which of the following may be attributed to the impact of the climate change on the human health? Loss of diversity Temperature related illness and death High incidence of water and food borne diseaesse Food and water scarcity All of the above
all of the above
Based on experiences in China and India, in addition to providing improved stoves, what can be done to encourage uptake? Establish national and local policies that encourage the change in stoves and fuels. Involve end users in needs assessment and design approaches. Encourage the development of competitive suppliers and market choice by promoting demand for better stoves and fuels. All of these are correct.
all of these are correct
What is a risk factor for violence and sexual abuse against women? A post-conflict situation Low socioeconomic status of the woman and her abuser Proximity to drugs or alcohol by the woman and her abuser All of these are correct.
all of these are correct
What is likely to be least related to the social determinants of health? Dowry death Female infanticide Breast cancer Sexual abuse
breast cancer
Which disease is least likely to be attributed to poor sanitation, water, and hygiene? Enteroviral illness Trachoma Colon cancer Hookworm infestation
colon cancer
Which of the following is not a model of behavioral change? Health belief model Environmental model Diffusion of innovations model Stages of change model
environmental model
A country with gross national income per capita of $1,000 is classified by the World Bank as a(n):
low-income country
A country with gross national income per capita of $1,000 is classified by the World Bank as a(n): Low-middle-income country High-income country Upper-middle-income country Low-income country
low-income country
What is least likely to represent social and cultural barriers to polio vaccination in India? Communal tension between Hindus and Muslims Poor sanitation Large number of migrant workers in many communities Misinformation about the effectiveness or side effects of the vaccine in some communities
poor sanitation
Improved access to water for hygiene purposes would have the greatest impact on: TB HIV Malaria Scabies
scabies
What is not a health system building block according to WHO framework? Financing Information Social and financial risk protection Service delivery
social and financial risk protection
What is the best strategy in the short to medium term to combat the acute shortage of doctors who can perform cesarean sections in a low-income country? Train more doctors Train nursing staff to perform cesarean sections Contract out services to doctors in neighboring countries Seek international help
train nursing staff to perform cesarean sections
Which of the following represents an upper-middle-income country according to the World Bank classification?
turkey
What is not one of the top three environmental factors leading to disease in low- and middle-income countries? Urban air pollution Unhealthy urban lifestyle Unsafe water, hygiene, and excreta disposal Indoor air pollution
unhealthy urban lifestyle
