Worldwide, what is the most common cause of death for 15-29 year old men?
Ischemic heart disease
Road traffic accidents
Tuberculosis
Violence
Ans: B
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Worldwide, what is the most common cause of death for 15-29 year old women?
HIV/AIDS
Maternal hemorrhage
Road traffic accidents
Self-inflicted injuries
Ans: A
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Worldwide, what is the most common cause of disability for 15-24 year old women?
Alcohol use
Road traffic accidents
Unipolar depressive disorders
Violence
Ans: C
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Which type of injury does not have a higher mortality rate among men than women?
Drowning
Fires (burns)
Poisonings
Road traffic accidents
All of the above types of injuries have a higher mortality rate among men
Ans: B
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Which of the following conditions is not more common among women than men worldwide?
Alzheimer’s and other dementias
Autoimmune diseases
Depressive disorder
Vision problems
All are more common among women
Ans: E
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Which of the following conditions is not more common among men than women worldwide?
Drug use disorders
Liver diseases
Lung cancer
Musculoskeletal disorders like osteoarthritis
All are more common among men
Ans: D
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What is the most common cause of maternal mortality?
Abortion
Hemorrhage
Hypertension
Sepsis
Ans: B
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Which of the following methods of contraception is most effective at preventing pregnancy?
Male condom
Oral contraceptives (the family planning pill)
Vasectomy
Withdrawl method
Ans: C
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Which of the following methods of contraception is most effective at preventing pregnancy?
Diaphragm with spermicide
Female condom
IUD
Oral contraceptives (the family planning pill)
Ans: C
Page: 123
Which of the following terms best describes the total number of times a woman has been pregnant?
Demography
Fertility
Gravidity
Parity
Ans: C
Page: 124
Which of the following terms best describes a woman’s total number of births (live births plus stillbirths)?
Demography
Fertility
Gravidity
Parity
Ans: B
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Which of the following terms best describes a woman’s total number of live births?
Demography
Fertility
Gravidity
Parity
Ans: D
Page: 124
About how many children does the average woman need to give birth to in order to generate a replacement population?
0
1
2
3+
Ans: C
Page: 125
Which of the following is an example of a Malthusian catastrophe?
Epidemic
Famine
War
All of the above are Malthusian catastrophes
Ans: D
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Which term is used to describe the maximum human population the Earth can sustain?
Carrying capacity
Doubling time
Ecological footprint
J-shaped curve
Ans: A
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Chapter 7
Multiple Choice
Approximately how many people worldwide are currently 80 years old or older?
100,000
1 million
10 million
100 million
Ans: D
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Which of the following statements about causes of mortality of older adults is true?
In low and middle income countries most older adults die from infectious diseases; in high income countries most older adults die from NCDs
In low income countries most older adults die from infectious diseases; in middle and high income countries most older adults die from NCDs
In low, middle, and high income countries most older adults die from NCDs
Ans: C
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What is the most common cause of death worldwide?
Cancer
Cardiovascular disease
COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)
Diabetes
Ans: B
Page: 140
What is a more formal term for a stroke?
Cerebrovascular accident
Hypercholesterolemia
Hypertension
Myocardial infarction
Ans: A
Page: 141
Which of the following statements is false?
More people in high income countries than in low income countries die of cancer each year
People with cancer in high income countries are less likely than people with cancer in low income countries to die of cancer
People in high income countries are more likely to be diagnosed with cancer than people living in low income countries
All of the statements are true
Ans: A
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What is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in men worldwide?
Brain cancer
Colorectal cancer
Liver cancer
Lung cancer
Ans: D
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What is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in women worldwide?
Breast cancer
Cervical cancer
Lung cancer
Stomach cancer
Ans: A
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What is the most common cause of cancer death in women in the United States?
Breast cancer
Colorectal cancer
Leukemia
Lung cancer
Ans: D
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Which of the following types of cancer has a higher rate of diagnosis in high income countries than in low income countries?
Cervical cancer
Esophageal cancer
Liver cancer
Stomach cancer
All of these cancers have higher diagnosis rates in low income countries
Ans: E
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Which of the following is not a typical symptom of COPD?
Asthma
Chronic bronchitis
Emphysema
All of these are common symptoms of COPD
Ans: D
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What term best describes the process of alveoli in the lungs becoming distended and inefficient for gas exchange?
Asthma
Chronic bronchitis
Emphysema
Pulmonary fibrosis
Ans: C
Page: 148
What type of vision problem is characterized by elevated pressure within the eyeball and a loss of peripheral vision?
Cataracts
Glaucoma
Macular degeneration
Presbycusis
Ans: B
Page: 149
Which of the following is not an example of a self-care Activity of Daily Living (ADL)?
Dressing
Eating
Housekeeping
Toileting
Ans: C
Page: 151
Which term describes the proportion of people with a disease who test positive for the disease with a particular screening test?
Negative predictive value (NPV)
Positive predictive value (PPV)
Sensitivity
Specificity
Ans: C
Page: 154
Which indicator describes the number of dependent children and older adults for every 100 people of working age (usually 15 to 64 years old)?
Aging index
Dependency ratio
Elderly support ratio
Population pyramid
Ans: B
Page: 158
