Global Health Midterm questions and
answers graded already passed
The value of life is often implicit in the way resource allocation decisions are made, which
suggests that these decisions should be as explicit, open, and transparent as possible. - correct
answer ✔✔True
Reproductive health related metrics include
A.All of the answers
B.Neonatal mortality rate
C.Infant morality rate
D.Maternal mortality rate - correct answer ✔✔D.Maternal mortality rate
A major challenge to developing a burden of disease profile in low and middle-income countries
relates to
A.All of the answers
B.Conflicting disease definitions
C.Unwillingness to share complete information
D.Challenges obtaining information related to cause of death - correct answer ✔✔D.Challenges
obtaining information related to cause of death
The ability to diagnose and classify specific diseases aids in determining which health
intervention programs would be most useful. - correct answer ✔✔TRUE
The case disability ratio (CDR) is defined as
A.The duration of the disability from the onset until recovery or death
, B.All of the answers
C.The proportion of those diagnosed with the disease that has disability
D.How incapacitated the person is as a result of the disease - correct answer ✔✔C.The
proportion of those diagnosed with the disease that has disability
The disability-adjusted life year is defined as
A.A health gap population summary measure that combines time lost due to disability with that
lost due to death
B.A measure to compare the gap between the current situation to that of an ideal situation
C.A measure that combines the amount of healthy life lost due to morbidity with that lost due
to death - correct answer ✔✔A.A health gap population summary measure that combines time
lost due to disability with that lost due to death
The health status of a population can be considered as the amount of healthy life it achieves as
a proportion of the total amount that the people could achieve under optimal conditions. -
correct answer ✔✔TRUE
A key limitation to mortality-based indicators is that they fail to account for the morbidity
caused by disease. - correct answer ✔✔TRUE
Because economic and social productivity varies at different ages, age weighting should be used
in all composite summary indicators for burden of disease assessments. - correct answer
✔✔FALSE
The demographic transition describes which of the following changes to society
A.Declines in mortality followed by a reduction in fertility
B.Changes in birth and death rates that reflect a modern society
C.All of the above
D.A change in the age structure of the population - correct answer ✔✔C.All of the above
answers graded already passed
The value of life is often implicit in the way resource allocation decisions are made, which
suggests that these decisions should be as explicit, open, and transparent as possible. - correct
answer ✔✔True
Reproductive health related metrics include
A.All of the answers
B.Neonatal mortality rate
C.Infant morality rate
D.Maternal mortality rate - correct answer ✔✔D.Maternal mortality rate
A major challenge to developing a burden of disease profile in low and middle-income countries
relates to
A.All of the answers
B.Conflicting disease definitions
C.Unwillingness to share complete information
D.Challenges obtaining information related to cause of death - correct answer ✔✔D.Challenges
obtaining information related to cause of death
The ability to diagnose and classify specific diseases aids in determining which health
intervention programs would be most useful. - correct answer ✔✔TRUE
The case disability ratio (CDR) is defined as
A.The duration of the disability from the onset until recovery or death
, B.All of the answers
C.The proportion of those diagnosed with the disease that has disability
D.How incapacitated the person is as a result of the disease - correct answer ✔✔C.The
proportion of those diagnosed with the disease that has disability
The disability-adjusted life year is defined as
A.A health gap population summary measure that combines time lost due to disability with that
lost due to death
B.A measure to compare the gap between the current situation to that of an ideal situation
C.A measure that combines the amount of healthy life lost due to morbidity with that lost due
to death - correct answer ✔✔A.A health gap population summary measure that combines time
lost due to disability with that lost due to death
The health status of a population can be considered as the amount of healthy life it achieves as
a proportion of the total amount that the people could achieve under optimal conditions. -
correct answer ✔✔TRUE
A key limitation to mortality-based indicators is that they fail to account for the morbidity
caused by disease. - correct answer ✔✔TRUE
Because economic and social productivity varies at different ages, age weighting should be used
in all composite summary indicators for burden of disease assessments. - correct answer
✔✔FALSE
The demographic transition describes which of the following changes to society
A.Declines in mortality followed by a reduction in fertility
B.Changes in birth and death rates that reflect a modern society
C.All of the above
D.A change in the age structure of the population - correct answer ✔✔C.All of the above
