Deck 11: The Health of Young Children

Question 1

A stillbirth is:

A) A baby born with no sign of life
B) A baby born with no signs of life at or after 28 weeks of gestation
C) A baby born breathing but with no circulation
D) A baby born with circulation but not breathing

Answer 1

B

Question 2

An infant is a child who is:

A) Less than 28 days old
B) Less than 6 months old
C) Less than 1 year old
D) Less than 7 days old

Answer 2

C

Question 3

In 2017, about how many children under five years of age died in the world?

A) 10 million
B) 5.5 million
C) 3.4 million
D) 1.2 million

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Globally, the largest share of children under five years of age die:

A) In the first two hours after birth
B) As neonates
C) Between one month and one year of age
D) Between one year and five years of age

Question 5

The region with the second highest rate of death for children under five years of age is:

A) Sub-Saharan Africa
B) South Asia
C) Latin America and the Caribbean
D) The Middle East and North Africa

Question 6

In Sub-Saharan Africa uniquely, the risk of dying as a neonate, between 28 days and one year and between one year and four years is:

A) Much higher for neonates
B) Higher between 28 days and one year
C) Higher between 1 year and 5 years
D) About the same for all three groups

Question 7

The leading infectious causes of young child death globally are:

A) TB, HIV
B) Diarrhea, Pneumonia
C) TB, Malaria
D) Malaria, Diarrhea

Question 8

One vaccine preventable disease, other than some forms of diarrhea and pneumonia that remains an important killer of children under five years of age is:

A) Mumps
B) Hepatitis
C) Measles
D) Rubella

Question 9

Among the most significant risk factors for the death of children under five are:

A) Lack of access to safe water and sanitation
B) Deficiencies in vitamin A and zinc
C) Deficiency in iron and iodine
D) Both lack of access to safe water and sanitation and deficiencies in vitamin A and zinc

Question 10

Exclusive breastfeeding for six months is associated with:

A) Lower rates of death from diarrhea of children 0-5 months of age
B) Little impact on young child death
C) Lower weight of the child at 6 months
D) Obesity later in life

Question 11

Neonatal refers to:

A) The first days of life
B) The first 28 days of life
C) The first 14 days of life
D) The first 21 days of life

Question 12

A child suffering from birth asphyxia:

A) Has good circulation
B) Is severely deficient in oxygen
C) Has a good oxygen supply
D) None of these are correct

Question 13

99% of annual deaths for children under the age of five take place in:

A) Low-income countries
B) Low- and middle-income countries
C) Low- and lower middle-income countries
D) Sus-Saharan Africa and South Asia

Question 14

The region with the highest rate of deaths of children under the age of five is:

A) Sub-Saharan Africa
B) The Middle East and North Africa
C)South Asia
D) Latin America and the Caribbean

Question 15

As country income goes up, generally the percentage of deaths for children under the age of five represented by neonatal deaths:

A) Goes down
B) Goes up
C) Stays the same
D) Does not follow any pattern

Question 16

In most low- and middle-income countries, you would expect the rate of infant mortality to:

A) Be about the same across regions
B) Be about the same across income groups
C) To follow no consistent pattern by region and income group
D) Vary by income group and region

Question 17

A parasitic or infectious cause that is a leading cause of death for children under the age of five in Sub-Saharan Africa but not very important in other regions is:

A) Diarrhea
B) Pneumonia
C) Malaria
D) Helminthic infections

Question 18

More than 500 million children of school age are infected with:

A) Soil transmitted helminths
B) Malaria
C) Onchocerciasis
D) Schistosomiasis

Question 19

Herd immunity refers to:

A) The extent to which vaccines can protect even unvaccinated people
B) The extent to which vaccines protect vaccinated people
C) The extent to which vaccines provide immunity to even unvaccinated people
D) None of these are correct

Question 20

A cost-effective approach to addressing diarrhea in low-income settings is:

A) Intravenous fluids
B) Anti-diarrheal antibiotics
C) Oral rehydration therapy
D) Both intravenous fluids and oral rehydration therapy