0 of 59 Questions completed
Questions:
You have already completed the quiz before. Hence you can not start it again.
Quiz is loading…
You must sign in or sign up to start the quiz.
You must first complete the following:
0 of 59 Questions answered correctly
Your time:
Time has elapsed
You have reached 0 of 0 point(s), (0)
Earned Point(s): 0 of 0, (0)
0 Essay(s) Pending (Possible Point(s): 0)
Minimum passing score is 80 percent. If you fail to achieve this score, please do not become too anxious. Speak with your instructor about your alternatives to proceed.
Culture is an integrated system of learned behavior patterns that are characteristic of the members of any given group or society. Building upon this definition, culture consists of a group’s manners, customs, beliefs, ceremonies, literature, social institutions, myths and legends, knowledge, values, laws (written and unwritten), ideas and thought patterns, music, cuisine, language, arts and artifacts, concepts of self, morals, and ideals.
Four components are necessary for developing cross-cultural competency. Which ONE of the following is NOT a component of building cross-cultural relationships?
Examples of culture influencing health include ALL of the following EXCEPT which ONE?
People involved with international service normally experience culture shock. Symptoms typical of culture shock include all of the following, except which ONE?
Living by the rules of a new culture is essential for success in that environment. Which ONE of the following is NOT a principle of cultural adaptation?
Reentry shock is a common experience among persons returning home from a significant cross-cultural journey. Which ONE of the following is NOT a feature of reentry shock?
Which statement about disasters is the MOST accurate?
True or False: Individuals should be encouraged to respond to disasters, even if not through an organization or government entity.
True or False: Any kind of aid and relief is useful after a disaster event.
Medical disaster response efforts should include which of the following?
Being personally prepared to respond to a disaster includes all of the following EXCEPT which ONE?
True or False: Unburied dead bodies constitute a health hazard.
Which ONE of the following statements regarding the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is MOST true?
Providing healthcare services does not necessarily enhance overall health. It is difficult to keep the paramount goal of health in view for ALL of the following reasons, EXCEPT which ONE?
Several types of organizations provide leadership for health systems, including ALL but which ONE of the following?
Vaccine-preventable diseases have declined dramatically since the Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) was initiated. Which ONE of the following statements about EPI is MOST correct?
Improved management of childhood illnesses, as well as aspects of nutrition, immunization, contraception and maternal health, are all part of Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI). Which ONE of the following is NOT a principle of the Integrated Management of Childhood Illness disease management protocols?
Which ONE of the following statements about communication for health is TRUE?
Which ONE of the following statements is FALSE with respect to competence of healthcare professionals?
Which ONE of the following statements about motivation for learning is MOST true?
The following options are all benefits of direct observation, EXCEPT which one?
The following statement is an example of which level of feedback? “I feel disappointed when night-duty residents do not come to morning report to review the admissions.”
Which one of the following contains THREE elements of The Kemp Model?
Active learning requires which ONE of these elements?
Which ONE of the following statements regarding breastfeeding is TRUE?
Each of the following is among the most commonly utilized measures of health of a population, EXCEPT which ONE?
Economic development and physical health are closely connected. Economic growth enhances the general health of a population through improvements in all of the following, EXCEPT which ONE?
Each of the following are leading risk factors for DALYs lost in low-income nations EXCEPT which ONE?
The Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) in most developing nations includes vaccination against which ONE of the following diseases?
Which ONE of the following statements about HIV prevention is TRUE?
Which of the following reflects the relative risk of death in the 2 districts?
Why do you suppose this particular study, whose results are shown in the above figure, was restricted to doctors?
The language of epidemiology uses key terms which convey essential concepts. Match each term with the appropriate definition.
Study
|
|
Distribution
|
|
Determinants
|
|
Health-related states and events
|
|
Specified populations
|
|
Application to prevention and control
|
|
Which ONE of the following features of smallpox was NOT important to successful eradication?
From the data in the above table, which ONE statement is MOST TRUE about the contribution of asbestos exposure and smoking to the risk of lung cancer?
True or False: Epidemiologists prefer to define health states as “disease present” or “disease absent”, rather than to identify gradations of disease such as mild, moderate, or severe.
Based upon the data presented in the above table, which ONE of the following statements is most TRUE?
Which ONE of the following is among the main causes of inaccurate information reported by vital registration systems?
The crude mortality rate per 100,000 population for all cancers in Côte d’Ivoire is 70.5, and the age-standardized mortality rate is 160.2 per 100,000 population. What explains the large difference between these two rates?
What is the ONE main reason for standardizing rates according to a population with a standard age distribution (for example, the WHO world standard population)?
What is the population attributable risk or attributable fraction (proportion) for smoking in the example in the above table?
Types of studies in epidemiology can be divided into two large categories: observational and experimental. Match each type of study to the appropriate category.
Ecological
|
|
Randomized control trials
|
|
True or False: In the case of a rare disease, the odds ratio and relative risk are usually very similar.
Relative risk and odds ratio are two important tools in observational studies. Match the appropriate tool to the type of observational study (cohort or case-control).
Relative risk
|
|
Odds ratio
|
|
True or False: Random error can be reduced by decreasing the size of the study sample and improving the reliability of the measurement method.
A cross-sectional study of Downs syndrome has found an association with birth order. What could be ONE cause of confounding in this study?
Application of an appropriate observational study design should take into account the potential disadvantages associated with the types of studies being considered. Match each of the following disadvantages with the corresponding observational study designs.
Selection bias
|
|
Cost
|
|
Confounding
|
|
Which ONE of the following is the most accurate statement about the use of biostatistics in epidemiological research?
Which ONE of the following statements about geographical information system (GIS) analysis is MOST correct?
Which ONE statement about normal distribution is TRUE?
True or False: Aggregate data about personal income are better reported as median income rather than average income.
True or False: The shorter the confidence interval, the closer the sample mean is likely to be to the population mean
True or False: A wide confidence interval is more preferable than a narrow one.
True or False: When using the data in this table to calculate the attributable fractions of smoking and asbestos exposure for lung cancer, addition of the fractions can yield a result higher than 100 percent.
Which ONE of the following statements is one of Koch’s Postulates?
What is causal inference? Select the ONE BEST definition.
Why is time-series analysis of short-term associations between an environmental exposure (such as hot weather) and mortality considered an acceptable method to assess causality? All the following explanations are valid EXCEPT which ONE?
A positive association has been identified between higher income, higher fruit and vegetable consumption, reduced ischemic heart disease, and reduced mortality. Public health actions that could reduce ischemic heart disease risk for the low-income groups include which ONE of the following?
A statistically significant association has been demonstrated in a case-control study between the use of a drug for asthma and young peoples’ risk of dying from asthma. Before you recommend the withdrawal of the drug, all of the following effects would need to be considered, EXCEPT which ONE?