HSC4624 Quizzes 1,2,3 Questions and
Answers
Which one of the following terms is defined as "sickness or any
departure from a psychological or physiological state of well-
being?"
Ans: Morbidity
What did the government want to ensure happened in the
Millennium Villages program?
Ans: All the choices (No free handouts, Prevent climate of dependency,
Program could be replicated)
Which of the following is NOT a reason for failure of health as a
universal right?
Ans: Integrated community care misses the big picture
Indoor air pollution in developing countries is a big concern due
to its link with respiratory illness and asthma.
Ans: True
Which country uses sickness funds and a social insurance scheme
to fund its health system?
Ans: Germany
According to The World Health Report 2000, _____ ranked the best
in overall health system performance, while _____ ranked lowest.
Ans: France; Zambia
At the core of ideas about health systems in low- and middle-
income is the notion of _____.
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Ans: Primary health care
The neonatal mortality rate is...
Ans: The number of deaths of infants under 28 days of age in a given
year per 1000 live births in a year.
What is the use of assistant medical officers in Tanzania called?
Someone who is not a doctor doing a job of a doctor.
Ans: Task shifting
Following development, this trend changes the pattern of disease
from communicable diseases to one dominated by non-
communicable diseases as the population ages.
Ans: Epidemiological transition
The primary level of care would include which health service(s) in
a low-income country?
Ans: All of the choices (Maternal health care, Family planning, Well baby
care)
Global Health programs focus on many aspects, which of the
following is NOT one of such aspects?
Ans: Eradication of all diseases
(REAL assets include Prevention, Control, and Education)
Which of the following would NOT be included in the secondary
level of care in a low-income country?
Ans: Specialized surgical service
What popular US program in 2009 could have funded the delivery
of "house calls" to all of Sub-Sarahan Africa?
Ans: Cash for Clunkers
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