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M1-L1 quiz

Question 1 Which of the following statements about injuries is true?

Question 2 According to the Global Burden of Disease classification scheme, which of the following conditions is not a noncommunicable disease (NCD)?

Question 3 The life expectancy at birth in Sierra Leone is about 38 years. What can you infer about the population of Sierra Leone?

Question 4 Which term is best used to describe the proportion of people in a population who have particular disease?

Question 5 Which term is best used to describe new cases of disease occurring in a population?

Question 6 Which of the following would typically be classified as an intentional injury?

Question 7 According to the Global Burden of Disease classification scheme, which of the following conditions is not a noncommunicable disease (NCD)?

Question 8 According to the Global Burden of Disease classification scheme, which of the following conditions is not a neuropsychiatric disorder?

Question 9 Which term is used to describe the absence or presence of illness or disease?

Question 10 According to the Global Burden of Disease classification scheme, which of the following conditions is not a neuropsychiatric disorder?

Question 11 What is the target population for secondary prevention programs?

Question 12 In 1900, what was the most common cause of death in the United States?

Question 13 Which type of population is most likely to have a high fertility rate, high mortality rate, and short life expectancy?

Question 14 Which of the following is an example of primary prevention?

Question 15 Which term describes a shift toward lower birth and death rates that occurs as populations experience economic development?

Question 16 Which is not an example of a modifiable risk factor?

Question 17 Which is not an essential public health service?

Question 18 Which of the following is not a criterion for causation?

Question 19 Which of the following statements is not true?

Question 20 What is the most common cause of death in the United States today?

M1 L2 A quiz

Question 1

Which term is best used to describe children with a low height for their age?

Question 2

Which of the following micronutrient deficiencies is associated with night blindness?

Question 3

How would a BMI of 17.8 be classified?

Question 4

Which type of nutrient is built from saccharides?

Question 5

Which kind of fat is considered to be most healthy for inclusion in the human diet?

Question 6

How many calories (kcals) does the average adult need each day?

Question 7

Which world region has the highest percentage of children who are underweight?

Question 8

For the typical person, approximately what proportion of daily calories should come from proteins?

Question 9

Which type of nutrient is built from amino acids?

Question 10

How would a BMI of 27.3 be classified?

Question 11

Which of the following terms describes the total amount of good and services produced in a country by both national and foreign corporations?

Question 12

Which of the following terms describes the total income from selling goods and services produced in a country?

Question 13

Approximately what percentage of the world’s population lives below the international poverty line of about $1.25 per day?

Question 14

Which of the following statements about prison health is not true?

Question 15

Which of the following terms is illustrated by the “Big Mac Index”?

Question 16

Which of the following measures is not included in the calculation of a country’s human development index?

Question 17

If a country has a Gini index of 72.9, what does it mean?

Question 18

Which of the following statements is true?

Question 19

Which of the following terms describes the total amount of goods and services produced by a nation’s corporations, either in their home country or in a foreign location?

Question 20

Which of the following is not a partial explanation for health disparities between different racial and ethnic populations?

M1 L2 B quiz

Question 1

Which of the following statements most accurately describes urbanization trends?

Question 2

Which of the following is not considered to be a Category B bioterror agent?

Question 3

Which of the following is not considered to be a Category A bioterror agent?

Question 4

Approximately what proportion of cases of intestinal worm infections are attributable to environmental factors?

Question 5

Which of the following statements most accurately describes urbanization trends?

Question 6

What best describes food importation practices in the United States?

Question 7

Which of the following issues would not be expected to result from global climate change?

Question 8

Which of the following is not a risk factor for emerging infections?

Question 9

Which statement best describes the conclusions of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)?

Question 10

Which of the following statements most accurately describes urbanization trends?

Question 11

During which of phase of the 4 Rs of emergency preparedness and response should emergency response plans be refined and responders be trained?

Question 12

Which of the following is not considered to be a critical need immediately following a natural disaster or other humanitarian incident?

Question 13

Which of the following criteria is not used to evaluate whether a population has at least minimal access to health care?

Question 14

Which of the following people would be considered to be a refugee?

Question 15

Which of the following is not included in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Question 16

About how much does it cost to create and test one new medication?

Question 17

Which of the following statements is not included in the Preamble to the Constitution of the World Health Organization?

Question 18

Which of the following is not included in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Question 19

Which United Nations agency has special responsibilities for education, nutrition, and water/sanitation during international humanitarian responses?

Question 20 About 16% of the world’s population lives in a high income country. Approximately what percentage of pharmaceutical sales are made in high income countries?

M1 L3 quiz

Question 1

Approximately how many people die worldwide each year from injuries sustained at work?

Question 2

Approximately what percentage of the world’s people has electricity in their homes?

Question 3

About how much water does a person need each day for survival purposes (drinking, cooking, hygiene, and cleaning)?

Question 4

Which hazardous substance is (or was) used in thermometers, dental fillings, batteries, and some ointments?

Question 5

Approximately what proportion of hearing loss is attributed to workplace hazards?

Question 6

What term describes substances that can cause birth defects?

Question 7

Which of the following is not an example of an improved drinking water source?

Question 8

Which of the following is not an example of an improved sanitation source?

Question 9

Which researcher published Diseases of Workers in 1713?

Question 10

Which researcher showed, in 1753, that citrus fruits prevent scurvy among sailors?

M1 L4 quiz

Question 1

What term best describes the ability of an infectious agent to cause symptoms of illness among those who are infected?

Answers:

Infectivity

Pathogenicity

Transmissibility

Virulence

Question 2

Which of the following is not a vectorborne infection?

Answers:

Chagas disease

Influenza

Lyme disease

West Nile virus

Question 3

Which of the following respiratory infections is not vaccine preventable?

Answers:

Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib)

Legionellosis

Pertussis

Pneumococcus

Question 4

Which of the following infectious diseases has a human-insect-human cycle of infection?

Answers:

Cholera

Lyme disease

Measles

Rabies

Question 5

What term best describes the ability of an infectious agent to cause severe disease or death?

Answers:

Infectivity

Pathogenicity

Transmissibility

Virulence

Question 6

What type of infectious agent is thought to cause Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD)?

Answers:

Bacterium

Helminth

Prion

Virus

Question 7

What is the World Health Organization’s recommended treatment approach for malaria?

Answers:

ACT

DOTS

LLIN

PPD

Question 8

Approximately how many years passed between the first cases of AIDS were diagnosed in the United States and the time that 10 million people worldwide were living with HIV?

Answers:

10 years

20 years

30 years

Fewer than 10 million people worldwide have had HIV

Question 9

Which of the following is not an effective way to prevent HIV infection?

Answers:

Abstinence

Condoms

Female circumcision

Monogamy / faithfulness

Question 10

Which world region of the ones listed below has the highest prevalence (%) of HIV infection among adults 15 to 49 years old?

Answers:

the Americas

East Asia

North Africa and the Middle East

South and Southeast Asia

Question 11

Why is a new influenza vaccine needed every year?

Answers:

Antigenic drift

Antigenic shift

Merozoites

Opportunistic infections (OIs)

Question 12

Besides humans, which animals can become infected with influenza A?

Answers:

Birds only

Pigs only

Birds and pigs only

Birds, pigs, horses, bats, and other animals

Only humans can become infected with influenza

M2 L2 quiz

Question 1

Which of the following methods of contraception is most effective at preventing pregnancy?

Answers:

Male condom

Oral contraceptives (the family planning pill)

Vasectomy

Withdrawl method

Question 2

Worldwide, what is the most common cause of disability for 15-24 year old women?

Answers:

Alcohol use

Road traffic accidents

Unipolar depressive disorders

Violence

Question 3

Worldwide, what is the most common cause of death for 15-29 year old women?

Answers:

HIV/AIDS

Maternal hemorrhage

Road traffic accidents

Self-inflicted injuries

Question 4

Which of the following conditions is not more common among women than men worldwide?

Answers:

Alzheimer’s and other dementias

Autoimmune diseases

Depressive disorder

Vision problems

All are more common among women

Question 5

Which of the following terms best describes the total number of times a woman has been pregnant?

Answers:

Demography

Fertility

Gravidity

Parity

Question 6

Which global child health initiative, started in the 1970s by WHO, focused primarily on increasing access to vaccinations?

Answers:

EPI

GOBI

IMCI

PHC

Question 7

Which of the following statements best describes the recommended treatment for childhood diarrhea?

Answers:

Children with diarrhea should avoid drinking water and other fluids

Children with diarrhea should be given antibiotics and encouraged to consume their usual foods and drinks

Children with diarrhea should be given oral rehydration therapy alone, without food

Children with diarrhea should be given oral rehydration therapy and encouraged to continue feeding

Question 8

What is the general recommendation for the duration of exclusive breastfeeding of an infant?

Answers:

1 month

3 months

6 months

12 months to 24 months

Question 9

Which of the following statements about childhood pneumonia is not true?

Answers:

Antibiotic therapy is an important way to prevent death from pneumonia

Pneumonia occurs when part of the lungs fills with fluid

The Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) vaccine helps prevent childhood pneumonia

The pneumococcus vaccine helps prevent childhood pneumonia

All of the above statements are true

Question 10

Which are the two most common causes of death worldwide in post-neonatal children?

Answers:

Diarrhea and measles

Diarrhea and pneumonia

Injuries and HIV

Malaria and HIV

Pneumonia and malaria

Question 11

Which of the following is not a typical symptom of COPD?

Answers:

Asthma

Chronic bronchitis

Emphysema

All of these are common symptoms of COPD

Question 12

What term best describes the process of alveoli in the lungs becoming distended and inefficient for gas exchange?

Answers:

Asthma

Chronic bronchitis

Emphysema

Pulmonary fibrosis

Question 13

What type of vision problem is characterized by elevated pressure within the eyeball and a loss of peripheral vision?

Answers:

Cataracts

Glaucoma

Macular degeneration

Presbycusis

Question 14

What is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in men worldwide?

Answers:

Brain cancer

Colorectal cancer

Liver cancer

Lung cancer

Question 15

What is a more formal term for a stroke?

Answers:

Cerebrovascular accident

Hypercholesterolemia

Hypertension

Myocardial infarction

M3 L1 quiz

Question 1

Which of the following is not one of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)?

Answers:

Develop global partnerships for development

Ensure environmental sustainability

Eradicate HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other diseases

Improve maternal health

All of the above are MDGs

Question 2

Which of the following is not considered to be a “best buy” in global public health?

Answers:

Enforcing of traffic regulations to prevent injuries

Preventing and treating childhood diarrhea

Taxing tobacco to reduce smoking

Vaccinating children

All of the above are “best buys”

Question 3

Which of the following is not one of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)?

Answers:

Achieve universal primary education

Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger

Promote gender equality and empower women

Reduce child mortality

All of the above are MDGs

Question 4

Which of the following factors should be considered as part of the evaluation of which public health interventions to implement?

Answers:

Cost-effectiveness analysis

Costs of inaction

Human factors and compassion

Sustainability

All of the above

Question 5

Which of the following is not considered to be a “best buy” in global public health?

Answers:

Giving pregnant women vitamin A and iron supplements

Promoting condom use to prevent the spread of HIV

Providing insecticide-treated bednets in malaria-endemic areas

Teaching mothers and birth assistants to keep newborns warm

All of the above are “best buys”

Question 6

About how much would it costs per person per year to implement an NCD control package (such as promoting physical activity, increasing access to screening, and providing a polypill to people at risk of heart disease) in low and middle income countries?

Answers:

$2

$8

$17

$31

Question 7

Which of the following is not an example of a public-private health partnership?

Answers:

GAVI

IAVI

Roll Back Malaria

WHO

Question 8

Which of the following organizations is not an agency of the United States government?

Answers:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Medical Research Council (MRC)

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Peace Corps

Question 9

Which of the following statements is not true?

Answers:

High income countries generally spend more on health per person in international dollars than low income countries

High income countries generally spend more on health per person as a percentage of GDP than low income countries

Low income countries generally require patients to pay out-of-pocket for a higher percentage of their health care costs than high income countries

Low income countries generally require patients to spend a higher percentage of their household incomes on health care than high income countries

All of these statements are true

Question 10

Which statement about the IMF is not true?

Answers:

The IMF is owned by its nearly 180 member nations

The IMF issues bonds in order to be able to make loans

The IMF makes loans to countries of any income level

The IMF may require countries that accept loans to implement a structural adjustment program as a condition for receiving a loan

All of the above statements are true

Question 11

Which of the following statements is true?

Answers:

Most health system funding in low income countries comes from domestic sources

Most health system funding in low income countries comes from high income countries

Question 12

Which statement about the World Bank is not true?

Answers:

Most of the World Bank’s loans are intended to be used for specific infrastructure projects

Most of the World Bank’s loans to low income countries have a 40 year repayment period

Most of the World Bank’s loans to middle income countries have a slightly above market interest rate

The World Bank’s Enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative has forgiven billions of dollars of debt from low income countries

All of the above statements are true

M4 – Quiz

Question 1

Which is not a characteristic of a good public health or medical research report?

Answers:

The article has been peer-reviewed and published in a respected journal

The methods used to measure the exposures and health outcomes of interest are described in detail

Most statistics are presented in the main text; there are few tables and figures

The limitations of the study are acknowledged and discussed

All of the above are characteristics of a good research report

Question 2

Which of the following bioethical principles says that a research study should “do good”?

Answers:

Beneficence

Distributive justice

Nonmaleficence

Respect for persons

Question 3

What conclusion should be made when comparing the mean ages of cases and controls in a case-control study if the p-value for the t-test test is p=0.65?

Answers:

The means are different

The means are not different

Question 4

If the rate ratio (RR) and its 95% confidence interval for a cohort study is RR = 1.1 (0.7, 1.6), what is the most appropriate conclusion about the association between the exposure and the disease of interest?

Answers:

The exposure is a risk factor for the disease

There is no statistically significant association between the exposure and the disease

The exposure is protective against the disease.

Question 5

Which observational study design recruits a representative sample of a population, asks them to complete a survey, and uses that information to get a “snapshot” of health status in the population at one point in time?

Answers:

Case Series

Case-Control Study

Cohort Study

Prevalence (Cross-Sectional) Survey

Question 6

If the rate ratio (RR) and its 95% confidence interval for a cohort study is RR = 2.0 (1.5, 2.6), what is the most appropriate conclusion about the association between the exposure and the disease of interest?

Answers:

The exposure is a risk factor for the disease

There is no statistically significant association between the exposure and the disease

The exposure is protective against the disease.