GLPH 271 - Module 3 Exam Questions with Correct Answers Latest Update 2026/2027
Every human being has an equal __________ to a healthy life. - Answers right
________ ________ of ___________ is a measure of total health loss from hundreds of diseases and
injuries (and their risk factors) that provides insight into the health status of different
populations throughout the world. - Answers Global Burden of Disease
What are factors contributing to the risk of - Answers
What three categories does the WHO divide the global burden of disease into? - Answers
Noncommunicable diseases, communicable diseases, and injuries.
What 4 other conditions are included in the communicable diseases category? - Answers
Maternal, neonatal, perinatal, and nutritional conditions.
What are 2 reasons male death rates for injury are almost double that of women? - Answers
Men tend to engage in more unsafe behaviour and employment.
Women are more likely to be protected by relatives.
What are some reasons Canadian Indigenous populations are significantly more likely to die
from injuries? - Answers Less likely to seek treatment, more likely to receive poor medical
treatment - both due to stigma and historical oppression.
What does SDI mean? - Answers Socio-demographic index
What three factors are accounted for in SDI? - Answers 1. income per person
2. educational attainment
3. fertility rate
What are the "big three" diseases in Group I? - Answers HIV, malaria, tuberculosis
What is the burden of the "big three" in high SDI countries vs. low SDI countries? - Answers less
than 10% of DALYs for high SDI
over 50% for low SDI
What infectious organism causes each of the big three? - Answers HIV - virus
TB - bacteria
Malaria - parasite
What two populations in Canada account for the majority of active TB cases? - Answers Foreign
-born individuals and Indigenous Peoples
, What Canadian population bears a greater relative burden of HIV? - Answers Indigenous
Peoples
What are socioeconomic factors contributing to higher rates of HIV in Indigenous populations? -
Answers Domestic violence, stigma, discrimination, injection drug use, mistrust & lack of health
services.
Which Indigenous population is at highest risk of contracting HIV/AIDS? - Answers Indigenous
youth - 22x higher risk than the general population.
What are 2 factors contributing to this risk? - Answers Higher likelihood of sharing injection drug
equipment.
Less access to risk reduction programs like methadone clinics or needle-exchange programs.
What is the CAAN? - Answers The Canadian Aboriginal Aids Network, a non-profit that seeks to
ensure access to HIV and AIDS related services in a culturally relevant manner wherever
Aboriginal Peoples reside.
What is the difference between latent TB and active TB? - Answers Infection by inhalation of TB
bacteria from someone with an active infection can result in a latent infection with no
symptoms.
What is the method and length of treatment for latent vs. active TB? - Answers Latent TB: 3-4
months of antibiotics
Active TB: multiple antibiotics for 6-9 months.
What are factors contributing to the risk of developing an active infection? - Answers
Compromised immune system, such as with malnutrition or HIV co-infection.
What percentage of people with latent TB will go on to develop an active infection? - Answers 5-
15%
What is MDR TB? - Answers Multi-drug resistant tuberculosis, which has developed from lack of
adherence to antibiotic treatment.
What is the TB infection rate for First Nations individuals living on reserve compared to the non-
Indigenous Canadian population? - Answers 40x higher
What are some factors contributing to this higher infection rate? - Answers Living in
overcrowded & poorly ventilated homes, lack of food security, comorbidities such as diabetes,
HIV, etc.
What is the Inuit Tuberculosis Elimination Framework? - Answers A program with 6 focus areas
intended to eradicate TB in the Inuit community by 2030.
Every human being has an equal __________ to a healthy life. - Answers right
________ ________ of ___________ is a measure of total health loss from hundreds of diseases and
injuries (and their risk factors) that provides insight into the health status of different
populations throughout the world. - Answers Global Burden of Disease
What are factors contributing to the risk of - Answers
What three categories does the WHO divide the global burden of disease into? - Answers
Noncommunicable diseases, communicable diseases, and injuries.
What 4 other conditions are included in the communicable diseases category? - Answers
Maternal, neonatal, perinatal, and nutritional conditions.
What are 2 reasons male death rates for injury are almost double that of women? - Answers
Men tend to engage in more unsafe behaviour and employment.
Women are more likely to be protected by relatives.
What are some reasons Canadian Indigenous populations are significantly more likely to die
from injuries? - Answers Less likely to seek treatment, more likely to receive poor medical
treatment - both due to stigma and historical oppression.
What does SDI mean? - Answers Socio-demographic index
What three factors are accounted for in SDI? - Answers 1. income per person
2. educational attainment
3. fertility rate
What are the "big three" diseases in Group I? - Answers HIV, malaria, tuberculosis
What is the burden of the "big three" in high SDI countries vs. low SDI countries? - Answers less
than 10% of DALYs for high SDI
over 50% for low SDI
What infectious organism causes each of the big three? - Answers HIV - virus
TB - bacteria
Malaria - parasite
What two populations in Canada account for the majority of active TB cases? - Answers Foreign
-born individuals and Indigenous Peoples
, What Canadian population bears a greater relative burden of HIV? - Answers Indigenous
Peoples
What are socioeconomic factors contributing to higher rates of HIV in Indigenous populations? -
Answers Domestic violence, stigma, discrimination, injection drug use, mistrust & lack of health
services.
Which Indigenous population is at highest risk of contracting HIV/AIDS? - Answers Indigenous
youth - 22x higher risk than the general population.
What are 2 factors contributing to this risk? - Answers Higher likelihood of sharing injection drug
equipment.
Less access to risk reduction programs like methadone clinics or needle-exchange programs.
What is the CAAN? - Answers The Canadian Aboriginal Aids Network, a non-profit that seeks to
ensure access to HIV and AIDS related services in a culturally relevant manner wherever
Aboriginal Peoples reside.
What is the difference between latent TB and active TB? - Answers Infection by inhalation of TB
bacteria from someone with an active infection can result in a latent infection with no
symptoms.
What is the method and length of treatment for latent vs. active TB? - Answers Latent TB: 3-4
months of antibiotics
Active TB: multiple antibiotics for 6-9 months.
What are factors contributing to the risk of developing an active infection? - Answers
Compromised immune system, such as with malnutrition or HIV co-infection.
What percentage of people with latent TB will go on to develop an active infection? - Answers 5-
15%
What is MDR TB? - Answers Multi-drug resistant tuberculosis, which has developed from lack of
adherence to antibiotic treatment.
What is the TB infection rate for First Nations individuals living on reserve compared to the non-
Indigenous Canadian population? - Answers 40x higher
What are some factors contributing to this higher infection rate? - Answers Living in
overcrowded & poorly ventilated homes, lack of food security, comorbidities such as diabetes,
HIV, etc.
What is the Inuit Tuberculosis Elimination Framework? - Answers A program with 6 focus areas
intended to eradicate TB in the Inuit community by 2030.
