HSC 4624 QUIZ 1 FOUNDATIONS OF
GLOBAL HEALTH QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
What is the demographic transition? - ANSWER-The shift from a pattern of high fertility
and high mortality to low fertility and low mortality, with population growth occurring in
between
The primary level of care would include which health service(s) in a low-income
country? - ANSWER-all of the choices
(maternal health care, family planning, well baby care)
Following development, this trend changes from a pattern of high fertility and high
mortality to a pattern of low fertility and low mortality over time. - ANSWER-
Demographic transition
What is the use of assistant medical officers in Tanzania called? Someone who is not a
doctor doing a job of a doctor? - ANSWER-Task shifting
What did the government want to ensure happened in the Millennium Villages program?
- ANSWER-all of the choices
(no free handouts, prevent climate of dependency, program could be replicated)
Why is the house call program controversial? - ANSWER-...
(incorrect-all of the choices)
According to The World Health Report 2000, __________ ranked the best in overall
health system performance, while _________ ranked lowest. - ANSWER-France;
Zambia
After World War II, the world was divided into Blocs based on political and military
alliances. The Warsaw Pact was an allegiance of which of these blocs? - ANSWER-
Eastern Bloc
Infant Mortality Rate is the number of deaths of infants under age 1 per ______ live
births in a given year. - ANSWER-1,000
Approximately ___ percent of deaths in low and middle income countries for both sexes
and all age groups are from non-communicable diseases. - ANSWER-58
GLOBAL HEALTH QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
What is the demographic transition? - ANSWER-The shift from a pattern of high fertility
and high mortality to low fertility and low mortality, with population growth occurring in
between
The primary level of care would include which health service(s) in a low-income
country? - ANSWER-all of the choices
(maternal health care, family planning, well baby care)
Following development, this trend changes from a pattern of high fertility and high
mortality to a pattern of low fertility and low mortality over time. - ANSWER-
Demographic transition
What is the use of assistant medical officers in Tanzania called? Someone who is not a
doctor doing a job of a doctor? - ANSWER-Task shifting
What did the government want to ensure happened in the Millennium Villages program?
- ANSWER-all of the choices
(no free handouts, prevent climate of dependency, program could be replicated)
Why is the house call program controversial? - ANSWER-...
(incorrect-all of the choices)
According to The World Health Report 2000, __________ ranked the best in overall
health system performance, while _________ ranked lowest. - ANSWER-France;
Zambia
After World War II, the world was divided into Blocs based on political and military
alliances. The Warsaw Pact was an allegiance of which of these blocs? - ANSWER-
Eastern Bloc
Infant Mortality Rate is the number of deaths of infants under age 1 per ______ live
births in a given year. - ANSWER-1,000
Approximately ___ percent of deaths in low and middle income countries for both sexes
and all age groups are from non-communicable diseases. - ANSWER-58
