MPH Global Health & Disease Prevention 3

Question 1

The 'Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion' (1986) identified which of the following as a prerequisite for health?

Accepted Answer

Peace, shelter, education, food, income, and social justice

Answer

Universal vaccination coverage

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Access to universal health insurance

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Eradication of all infectious diseases

Question 2

Maternal mortality ratio (MMR) is defined as:

Accepted Answer

Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births in a given time period

Answer

Maternal deaths per 1,000 live births per year

Answer

The proportion of women dying from obstetric complications

Answer

Infant deaths attributable to maternal illness per year

Question 3

Vaccine-preventable diseases are best monitored through:

Accepted Answer

Active and passive disease surveillance systems

Answer

Hospital discharge records only

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Annual population health surveys

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Insurance claims data and billing records

Question 4

The WHO's DOTS strategy was developed to improve treatment adherence for:

Accepted Answer

Tuberculosis

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HIV/AIDS

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Malaria

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Hepatitis B

Question 5

Which metric best reflects health inequities within a country?

Accepted Answer

Life expectancy disaggregated by income quintile or race/ethnicity

Answer

National average life expectancy

Answer

Total health expenditure as a percentage of GDP

Answer

Infant mortality rate at the national level

Question 6

'Syndemic theory' in public health refers to:

Accepted Answer

The interaction of two or more epidemics that synergistically worsen health outcomes in a population

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A pandemic caused by multiple simultaneous disease outbreaks

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The syndicated reporting of disease surveillance data internationally

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A theory of disease spread through social networks