RNPedia: PNLE NP1 Test 14
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1. 1. Estimate the number of pregnant women who will be given tetanus toxoid
during an immunization outreach activity in a barangay with a population of
about 1,500.
A. 265
B. 300
C. 375
D. 400: Answer: (A) 265.
To estimate the number of pregnant women, multiply the total population by 3.5%.
2. 2. To describe the sex composition of the population, which demographic tool
may be used?
A. Sex ratio
B. Sex proportion
C. Population pyramid
D. Any of these may be used.: Answer: (D) Any of these may be used.
Sex ratio and sex proportion are used to determine the sex composition of a population. A population pyramid is used
to present the composition of a population by age and sex.
3. 3. Which of the following is a natality rate?
A. Crude birth rate
B. Neonatal mortality rate
C. Infant mortality rate
D. General fertility rate: Answer: (A) Crude birth rate.
Natality means birth. A natality rate is a birth rate.
4. 4. You are computing the crude death rate of your municipality, with a total
population of about 18,000, for last year. There were 94 deaths. Among those
who died, 20 died because of diseases of the heart and 32 were aged 50 years
or older. What is the crude death rate?
A. 4.2/1,000
B. 5.2/1,000
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C. 6.3/1,000
D. 7.3/1,000: Answer: (B) 5.2/1,000.
To compute crude death rate, divide total number of deaths (94) by total population (18,000) and multiply by 1,000.
5. 5. Knowing that malnutrition is a frequent community health problem, you
decided to conduct nutritional assessment. What population is particularly
susceptible to protein energy malnutrition (PEM)?
A. Pregnant women and the elderly
B. Under 5 year-old children
C. 1-4 year-old children
D. School age children: Answer: (C) 1-4 year old children.
Preschoolers are the most susceptible to PEM because they have generally been weaned. Also, this is the population
who, unable to feed themselves, are often the victims of poor intrafamilial food distribution.
6. 6. Which statistic can give the most accurate reflection of the health status of
a community?
A. 1-4 year old age-specific mortality rate
B. Infant mortality rate
C. Swaroop's index
D. Crude death rate: Answer: (C) Swaroop's index.
Swaroop's index is the proportion of deaths aged 50 years and above. The higher the Swaroop's index of a population,
the greater the proportion of the deaths who were able to reach the age of at least 50 years, i.e., more people grew
old before they died.
7. 7. In the past year, Barangay A had an average population of 1655. 46 babies
were born in that year, 2 of whom died less than 4 weeks after they were born.
There were 4 recorded stillbirths. What is the neonatal mortality rate?
A. 27.8/1,000
B. 43.5/1,000
C. 86.9/1,000
D. 130.4/1,000: Answer: (B) 43.5/1,000.
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1. 1. Estimate the number of pregnant women who will be given tetanus toxoid
during an immunization outreach activity in a barangay with a population of
about 1,500.
A. 265
B. 300
C. 375
D. 400: Answer: (A) 265.
To estimate the number of pregnant women, multiply the total population by 3.5%.
2. 2. To describe the sex composition of the population, which demographic tool
may be used?
A. Sex ratio
B. Sex proportion
C. Population pyramid
D. Any of these may be used.: Answer: (D) Any of these may be used.
Sex ratio and sex proportion are used to determine the sex composition of a population. A population pyramid is used
to present the composition of a population by age and sex.
3. 3. Which of the following is a natality rate?
A. Crude birth rate
B. Neonatal mortality rate
C. Infant mortality rate
D. General fertility rate: Answer: (A) Crude birth rate.
Natality means birth. A natality rate is a birth rate.
4. 4. You are computing the crude death rate of your municipality, with a total
population of about 18,000, for last year. There were 94 deaths. Among those
who died, 20 died because of diseases of the heart and 32 were aged 50 years
or older. What is the crude death rate?
A. 4.2/1,000
B. 5.2/1,000
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C. 6.3/1,000
D. 7.3/1,000: Answer: (B) 5.2/1,000.
To compute crude death rate, divide total number of deaths (94) by total population (18,000) and multiply by 1,000.
5. 5. Knowing that malnutrition is a frequent community health problem, you
decided to conduct nutritional assessment. What population is particularly
susceptible to protein energy malnutrition (PEM)?
A. Pregnant women and the elderly
B. Under 5 year-old children
C. 1-4 year-old children
D. School age children: Answer: (C) 1-4 year old children.
Preschoolers are the most susceptible to PEM because they have generally been weaned. Also, this is the population
who, unable to feed themselves, are often the victims of poor intrafamilial food distribution.
6. 6. Which statistic can give the most accurate reflection of the health status of
a community?
A. 1-4 year old age-specific mortality rate
B. Infant mortality rate
C. Swaroop's index
D. Crude death rate: Answer: (C) Swaroop's index.
Swaroop's index is the proportion of deaths aged 50 years and above. The higher the Swaroop's index of a population,
the greater the proportion of the deaths who were able to reach the age of at least 50 years, i.e., more people grew
old before they died.
7. 7. In the past year, Barangay A had an average population of 1655. 46 babies
were born in that year, 2 of whom died less than 4 weeks after they were born.
There were 4 recorded stillbirths. What is the neonatal mortality rate?
A. 27.8/1,000
B. 43.5/1,000
C. 86.9/1,000
D. 130.4/1,000: Answer: (B) 43.5/1,000.
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