GH Chapter 1
Select all Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 1. No poverty 2. Quality education 3. Life on land 4. Life below water
All four
Select all the countries represents an upper-middle-income country according to the World Bank classification? A. Ethiopia B. Turkey C. Venezuela D. South Africa
B C D
Tuberculosis (TB) has been eliminated from high-income countries.
False
The West Nile virus originated in Egypt in the 1930s and is transmitted by a mosquito. The virus can be found in much of the world, today.
True
The Wold Bank classifies world countries into four income groups, based on their gross national income per person - low-income; lower middle-income; upper middle-income; and high-income
True
The prevalence of diabetes is growing rapidly in low- and middle-income countries.
True
The success of the smallpox eradication program can be attributed to the political commitment and leadership exemplified in the partnership between World Health Organization and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
True
The key difference between the approach of medicine and the approach of public health is: 1. The public health approach focuses on the health of populations rather than on the health of individuals 2. The medical approach focuses on a broad spectrum of interventions while public health emphasize individual clinical care 3. Public health focuses on diagnosis, treatment, and care while medicine focuses on disease prevention and health promotion
1
Which of the following is NOT a geographic region (to classify world regions) used by the World Bank: 1. North-west Africa 2. South Asia 3. East Asia and the Pacific 4. Latin America and the Caribbean 5. Sub-Saharan Africa 6. Middle East and North Africa 7. Europe and Central Asia
1. North-West Africa
Examples of countries that in the last 50 years achieved substantially better levels of population health than one might have predicted by their income level, include 1. Norway, Denmark and The Netherlands 2. Cuba, Costa Rica, and China 3. The U.S. 4. Liberia and Sierra Leone
2
One reason smallpox was a disease suited for eradication was: 1. Survivors were still able to become infected 2. There was no reservoir of disease except for humans 3. It was hard to diagnose due to the lack of obvious symptoms
2
Select all correct statement/s. 1. There are eight Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 2. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were formulated by the global community in 2015 as a part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. 3. Most of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have an associated set of specific targets that are to be achieved by 2020 or 2030. 4. There were eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and 15 core targets related to them.
2 and 4
All of the following are examples of public health EXCEPT: 1. Large scale screening of diabetes and hypertension 2. A physician's diagnosing malaria 3. The promotion of bicycle and motorcycle helmets
2. A physician's diagnosing malaria
The only disease eradicated to date has been: 1. Polio 2. Smallpox 3. River Blindness
2. Smallpox
The MAIN reason global health issues are of concern to everyone is: 1. Infectious disease rates are increasing at a rapid rate 2. Not all diseases have vaccines 3. The world is shrinking and many diseases are not limited by national boundaries
3
Which of the following progreses in global health did NOT take place over the last fifty years? 1. Fall of the death rate of children under five years of age 2. Increase in life expectancy in developing countries 3. The eradication of polio
3. Polio
What is the most important milestone achieved in global health over the last 50 years? 1. Elimination of polio 2. Eradication of guinea worm disease 3. Elimination of malaria 4. The rate of child mortality fell 62% from 1990 to 2016
4
Select All Correct Statements: 1. Almost half of all under-5 child deaths are related to malnutrition. 2. Approximately 1 billion people are infected with roundworms. 3. The prevalence of diabetes has halved since 1980. 4. 1.8 million people became infected with HIV in 2017.
4 is a yes
Select all statement/s about global health: A. Global health concerns health problems, issues, and concerns that transcend national boundaries and may be best addressed by cooperative actions B. Global health includes many disciplines within and beyond the health sciences. C. Global health refers to an area of study, research, and practice that aims to improve health and achieving equality in health for all people globally D. Global health focuses only the health of low and middle income countries.
A B C
Select all the correct statement/s. (Based on the World Bank's 2019 fiscal year, country income group definitions). A. Nepal is a low-income economy because its GNI per capita was $995. B. India is an upper-middle-income economy because its GNI per capita is between $3,896 and $12,055. C. Haiti is a low-income economy because its GNI per capita was $995. D. Ethiopia is a lower-middle-income economy because its GNI per capita is between $996 and $3,895.
A and C
