Deck 4: Illness and Death in Less Developed Nations

Question 1

The idea of global health

A)suggests that health and illness can cross borders.
B)suggests that both international corporations and migrant workers can affect health.
C)fits well with a critical sociological perspective.
D)all of the above
E)none of the above

Answer 1

D

Question 2

The primary measure of a country's development level is its

A)average education level.
B)moral code.
C)gross national income per capita.
D)military might.
E)number of factories.

Answer 2

C

Question 3

The best way to reduce infant mortality is to

A)increase support for genetic engineering of high-yield rice and flour.
B)develop better treatments for measles.
C)increase women's social status.
D)increase access to medical care for pregnant women.
E)increase access to medical care for babies.

Answer 3

C

Question 4

The primary cause of low life expectancy in the less developed nations is

A)dictatorship.
B)poverty.
C)religious warfare.
D)genetic defects.
E)air pollution.

Question 5

Chronic malnutrition in the less developed nations can best be explained by

A)overpopulation.
B)lack of natural resources.
C)population density.
D)the social distribution of food and other resources.
E)none of the above

Question 6

The special health problems along the US-Mexico border in part reflect the impact of

A)social drift.
B)globalization.
C)medicalization.
D)the technological imperative.
E)leprosy.

Question 7

Compared to boys in less developed nations, girls typically receive

A)less health care.
B)less food.
C)more education.
D)a and b only
E)all of the above

Question 8

As a result of anti-malaria pesticide campaigns in the less developed nations,

A)many mosquitoes have become resistant to pesticides.
B)malaria is no longer a serious threat.
C)bird and fish populations have flourished.
D)tuberculosis has become more common.
E)AIDS has become more common.

Question 9

Developed nations have a vested interest in the health of less developed nations whenever which of the following can travel from less to more developed nations?

A)air pollution
B)diseases
C)workers
D)all of the above
E)none of the above

Question 10

Chronic malnutrition has largely been eliminated in

A)India.
B)Costa Rica.
C)Senegal.
D)Brazil.
E)Honduras.

Question 11

Of the following, which is the most important cause of infant mortality in less developed nations?

A)herpes
B)emphysema
C)accidents
D)illegal drug use
E)malnutrition and infection

Question 12

In the least developed nations, average life expectancy

A)is about 25 years.
B)can be lower than 60 years.
C)is between 60 and 70 years.
D)cannot be measured.
E)is much higher among women than among men.

Question 13

Most deaths caused by malaria occur among

A)older adults in Eastern Europe and Russia.
B)adults in Eastern Asia.
C)older adults in South America.
D)children in South America.
E)children in Africa.

Question 14

What percentage of new HIV infections among adults occurs in sub-Saharan Africa?

A)less than 15 percent
B)about 50 percent
C)about 66 percent
D)more than 90 percent

Question 15

Which of the following is true?​

A)Sales of tobacco have increased in less developed nations over the last 40 years.
B)Smoking offers some protection against malnutrition.
C)Tobacco manufacturers rarely bother to advertise their products in less developed nations.
D)Smoking offers some protection against HIV infection.
E)Federal law forbids US manufacturers from selling tobacco overseas.

Question 16

Of the following, which currently causes the most deaths in the less-developed nations?

A)HIV infection
B)pneumonia
C)influenza
D)cholera
E)coronary heart disease

Question 17

Chronic malnutrition can cause

A)brain damage.
B)blindness.
C)mental retardation
D)infant mortality.
E)all of the above

Question 18

Of the following, which is the most important cause of maternal mortality in less developed nations?

A)herpes
B)emphysema
C)unsterile abortion
D)illegal drug use
E)breast-feeding

Question 19

Diarrheal diseases in less developed nations are primarily caused by

A)contaminated food and water.
B)oral rehydration.
C)maternal mortality.
D)HIV infection.
E)tuberculosis.

Question 20

The spread of HIV/AIDS in Africa is a result of

A)the low social and economic status of women and girls.
B)the prevalence of concurrent sexual relationships.
C)labor migration to cities.
D)all of the above
E)only a and b

Question 21

The impact of HIV/AIDS is magnified by the fact that the disease typically

A)hits at midlife.
B)results in water pollution.
C)increases air pollution.
D)kills many street cleaners.
E)leads to overpopulation.

Question 22

Why should war and disasters be considered public health issues?

Question 23

HIV/AIDS is especially common in Africa in part because of high rates of

A)infertility.
B)concurrent sexual partners.
C)serial sexual partners.
D)high cereal diets.
E)gluten free diets.

Question 24

How is infant mortality linked to women's social status? How is maternal mortality linked to women's status?

Question 25

Armed conflict can leave civilians with

A)infertility due to rape.
B)long term disability.
C)psychological trauma.
D)all of the above
E)none of the above

Question 26

What role do the more developed nations play-intentionally or unintentionally-in fostering illness in the less developed nations?

Question 27

What defines whether a country is more or less developed? Why should development be conceptualized as a scale rather than a dichotomy? Give two examples to illustrate your argument.

Question 28

Why has HIV/AIDS spread more rapidly in Africa than in the United States? Why has heterosexual transmission played a greater role in Africa?

Question 29

Imagine that WHO has asked you to consult on a public health program to address malnutrition globally. How can the concepts of global health and structural violence help you in developing your recommendations?