Deck 9: African American Populations

Question 1

Approximately how many Africans were brought to the United States as slaves?

A) 12 million
B) 2 million
C) 500,000
D) 100,000

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Characteristics of the African American community include all of the following except:

A) predominance of female-headed families
B) deep reliance on faith
C) trust in the health care system
D) large extended families

Answer 2

C

Question 3

The leading cause of death among African American women is:

A) heart disease
B) murder
C) suicide
D) cancer

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Adverse behaviors that particularly affect the African American community are:

A) drug and alcohol use
B) smoking
C) poor nutritional habits
D) limited physical activity
E) All of these

Question 5

Factors contributing to poor health outcomes among African Americans include:

A) discrimination
B) cultural
C) literacy barriers
D) lack of access to health care
E) All of these

Question 6

African American infant mortality is __ as high as for non-Hispanic whites.

A) 2x
B) 1.5x
C) 3x
D) None of these

Question 7

African Americans 13 years of age and older represent about 13% of the general population but represent what percent of HIV/AIDS infections?

A) 10%
B) 15%
C) 32%
D) 44%

Question 8

Considerations for health promotion among the African American community should include all of the following except:

A) Consider using churches to disseminate information
B) Peer education is very successful
C) Be aware of underlying mistrust of the medical system
D) Use formal titles until invited to do otherwise

Question 9

Home remedies are common among the African American community and can include all of the following except:

A) yams
B) St. John's wart
C) turpentine
D) iodine

Question 10

African Americans have a very low rate of suicide compared to non-Hispanic whites. However, African American women have a suicide rate of only ____ percent compared to African American men.

A) 80
B) 70
C) 50
D) 25

Question 11

Unemployment and poverty are about twice as high for African Americans than non-Hispanic whites.

Question 12

Racial discrimination has been associated with serious psychological distress in African Americans.

Question 13

Alcoholism is the most significant social and health problem within the African American population.

Question 14

Many African Americans believe that poor health is a result of displeasing God.

Question 15

The infant mortality rate in the African American community is greater than all other racial/ ethnic groups.