PHLT 307 EXAM 1 UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. HALE measures
Answer:
Life expectancy taking into account present rates of disability and mortality
Question:
2. YLD refers to:
A. Years of life lost to premature death
B. Years of life lived with disability, calculated on a weighted basis
C. Years of life lived with disability
D. None of the above are correct
Answer:
B or C
Question:
3. Which of the following is false?
A. The burden of disease globally has shifted increasingly toward noncommunicable diseases
B. The burden of disease globally has shifted increasingly toward communicable diseases
C. The years of life lost due to diabetes has been increasing
D. The years of life lost due to premature death of children has been increasing
Answer:
B
Question:
4. What is the definition of a social determinant of health?
A. The condition of an individual's work
B. The conditions under which an individual lives
C. The conditions under which a person is born, grow, live, work and age
D. The conditions in which a community lives
Answer:
C
Question:
5. A behavior-related determinant of health would be:
A. Genetic inheritance
B. Tobacco consumption
C. Exposure to outdoor air pollution
D. Social status
Answer:
B
, Question:
6. Which of the following are ways that health and education are connected?
A. Education is health enabling
B. Health enables more education
C. Education enables better nutrition
D. All of these are correct
Answer:
D
Question:
7. Education of women can be a powerful enabler of:
A. Child survival
B. Child health
C. Child growth and development
D. All of these
Answer:
D
Question:
8. Health disparities best refers to:
A. Differences in health that are linked to social disadvantage
B. All differences in health
C. Difference in the distribution of health costs
D. Differences in the financing of health
Answer:
A
Question:
9. Which of the following is false?
A. "Access to health services " refers to geographic access
B. "Access to health services " refers to being able to get services of appropriate quality
C. "Access to health services " refers to being able to afford health services
D. "Access to health services " refers to everyone being about the same distance to healthservices
Answer:
D
Question:
10. You would expect infant mortality rates to be lowest in:
A. Liberia
B. Nigeria
C. Paraguay
D. Ireland
Answer:
D
CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. HALE measures
Answer:
Life expectancy taking into account present rates of disability and mortality
Question:
2. YLD refers to:
A. Years of life lost to premature death
B. Years of life lived with disability, calculated on a weighted basis
C. Years of life lived with disability
D. None of the above are correct
Answer:
B or C
Question:
3. Which of the following is false?
A. The burden of disease globally has shifted increasingly toward noncommunicable diseases
B. The burden of disease globally has shifted increasingly toward communicable diseases
C. The years of life lost due to diabetes has been increasing
D. The years of life lost due to premature death of children has been increasing
Answer:
B
Question:
4. What is the definition of a social determinant of health?
A. The condition of an individual's work
B. The conditions under which an individual lives
C. The conditions under which a person is born, grow, live, work and age
D. The conditions in which a community lives
Answer:
C
Question:
5. A behavior-related determinant of health would be:
A. Genetic inheritance
B. Tobacco consumption
C. Exposure to outdoor air pollution
D. Social status
Answer:
B
, Question:
6. Which of the following are ways that health and education are connected?
A. Education is health enabling
B. Health enables more education
C. Education enables better nutrition
D. All of these are correct
Answer:
D
Question:
7. Education of women can be a powerful enabler of:
A. Child survival
B. Child health
C. Child growth and development
D. All of these
Answer:
D
Question:
8. Health disparities best refers to:
A. Differences in health that are linked to social disadvantage
B. All differences in health
C. Difference in the distribution of health costs
D. Differences in the financing of health
Answer:
A
Question:
9. Which of the following is false?
A. "Access to health services " refers to geographic access
B. "Access to health services " refers to being able to get services of appropriate quality
C. "Access to health services " refers to being able to afford health services
D. "Access to health services " refers to everyone being about the same distance to healthservices
Answer:
D
Question:
10. You would expect infant mortality rates to be lowest in:
A. Liberia
B. Nigeria
C. Paraguay
D. Ireland
Answer:
D
