Global Health Final Exam UPDATED
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
What are the three dimensions of health: - CORRECT ANSWER mental, physical, social
What is the difference between global health and public health? - CORRECT ANSWER
addressing the health issues/problems by cooperative actions
What is HALE? - CORRECT ANSWER health adjusted life expectancy
What is DALY? - CORRECT ANSWER disability adjusted life expectancy
What is the difference between sex and gender? - CORRECT ANSWER Sex is about biology
Gender is cultural
A low-income country's policy makers are deciding whether to invest money in building a hospital for
children with disability. However, a group of policy makers are advocating that this same money
should be instead invested in a program that educates young people in electronic parts assembly in
industry. They say that this will improve overall economy of the country by providing jobs to young
healthy people. A part of their earning can eventually fund the proposed hospital. This discussion is
about: (Circle the right choice)
A. Cost to create opportunity
B. Opportunity cost
C. Budgeting
D. Explicit cost - CORRECT ANSWER B. Opportunity Cost
U.S. spends a lot on health care (17.9% of its GDP) but it is justified because it also gets a high ROI
on its investment. (Circle the right choice)
True
False - CORRECT ANSWER FALSE
In estimating total cost of health, we include cost of transportation and the cost of lost earning while
supporting family members.
,True
False - CORRECT ANSWER TRUE
In a low-income country if a young woman gets seriously affected by HIV, it can ruin the earing
potential of her children 20 years from now.
True
False - CORRECT ANSWER TRUE
Full form of ICESCR is International Covenant on _______________, Social, Cultural Rights. -
CORRECT ANSWER Economic
There are less than 100 countries in the world that have 'right to health' in their constitution.
True
False - CORRECT ANSWER FALSE
There are some countries that have centralized health insurance but its delivery is private, whereas
there are some that have both centralized.
True
False - CORRECT ANSWER TRUE
Human Rights advocate say that if pharmaceuticals conduct research on a drug in a low-income
country (on say AIDS), they should continue providing drugs free of cost to trial participants even
after the research trial is over. This is called as the principle of:
A. Standard of care
B. Post trial benefits
C. Ancillary care - CORRECT ANSWER B. Post trial benefits
U.S. has shortage of primary care doctors and a country in low-income country also has a shortage of
primary care doctors. Probably it is exactly for the same reason.
, True
False - CORRECT ANSWER FALSE
The three levels of care are Primary, Secondary and _________________ (Fill in the blank) -
CORRECT ANSWER TERTIARY
All the below indicators of health are measured per 1,000 EXCEPT:
A. Infant mortality rate
B. Maternal mortality ratio
C. Neo-natal mortality rate
D. Child mortality rate - CORRECT ANSWER B. Maternal mortality ratio
In epidemiological transition the pattern of the following changes:
A. Urbanization
B. Aging
C. Diseases occurring
D. Population growth - CORRECT ANSWER C. Diseases occurring
We DO NOT need to study global health for our security and freedom. Those things are covered by
political and military sciences.
True
False - CORRECT ANSWER FALSE
Re-emergence of infectious diseases like Tuberculosis is becoming a matter of concern in global
health.
True
False - CORRECT ANSWER TRUE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
What are the three dimensions of health: - CORRECT ANSWER mental, physical, social
What is the difference between global health and public health? - CORRECT ANSWER
addressing the health issues/problems by cooperative actions
What is HALE? - CORRECT ANSWER health adjusted life expectancy
What is DALY? - CORRECT ANSWER disability adjusted life expectancy
What is the difference between sex and gender? - CORRECT ANSWER Sex is about biology
Gender is cultural
A low-income country's policy makers are deciding whether to invest money in building a hospital for
children with disability. However, a group of policy makers are advocating that this same money
should be instead invested in a program that educates young people in electronic parts assembly in
industry. They say that this will improve overall economy of the country by providing jobs to young
healthy people. A part of their earning can eventually fund the proposed hospital. This discussion is
about: (Circle the right choice)
A. Cost to create opportunity
B. Opportunity cost
C. Budgeting
D. Explicit cost - CORRECT ANSWER B. Opportunity Cost
U.S. spends a lot on health care (17.9% of its GDP) but it is justified because it also gets a high ROI
on its investment. (Circle the right choice)
True
False - CORRECT ANSWER FALSE
In estimating total cost of health, we include cost of transportation and the cost of lost earning while
supporting family members.
,True
False - CORRECT ANSWER TRUE
In a low-income country if a young woman gets seriously affected by HIV, it can ruin the earing
potential of her children 20 years from now.
True
False - CORRECT ANSWER TRUE
Full form of ICESCR is International Covenant on _______________, Social, Cultural Rights. -
CORRECT ANSWER Economic
There are less than 100 countries in the world that have 'right to health' in their constitution.
True
False - CORRECT ANSWER FALSE
There are some countries that have centralized health insurance but its delivery is private, whereas
there are some that have both centralized.
True
False - CORRECT ANSWER TRUE
Human Rights advocate say that if pharmaceuticals conduct research on a drug in a low-income
country (on say AIDS), they should continue providing drugs free of cost to trial participants even
after the research trial is over. This is called as the principle of:
A. Standard of care
B. Post trial benefits
C. Ancillary care - CORRECT ANSWER B. Post trial benefits
U.S. has shortage of primary care doctors and a country in low-income country also has a shortage of
primary care doctors. Probably it is exactly for the same reason.
, True
False - CORRECT ANSWER FALSE
The three levels of care are Primary, Secondary and _________________ (Fill in the blank) -
CORRECT ANSWER TERTIARY
All the below indicators of health are measured per 1,000 EXCEPT:
A. Infant mortality rate
B. Maternal mortality ratio
C. Neo-natal mortality rate
D. Child mortality rate - CORRECT ANSWER B. Maternal mortality ratio
In epidemiological transition the pattern of the following changes:
A. Urbanization
B. Aging
C. Diseases occurring
D. Population growth - CORRECT ANSWER C. Diseases occurring
We DO NOT need to study global health for our security and freedom. Those things are covered by
political and military sciences.
True
False - CORRECT ANSWER FALSE
Re-emergence of infectious diseases like Tuberculosis is becoming a matter of concern in global
health.
True
False - CORRECT ANSWER TRUE
