Gender-Inclusive Understanding
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What is the primary reason for promoting gender-inclusive understanding?

  • To increase representation in national censuses
  • To pathologize non-cisgendered identities
  • To reduce health inequities (correct)
  • To restrict gender to cisgender heterosexuality
  • Which country was the first to include gender in its national census?

  • United States
  • Canada (correct)
  • Australia
  • United Kingdom
  • What is the definition of gender according to Rioux et al. (2022)?

  • A personal choice that can be changed at will
  • A social configuration of roles, behaviors, and attitudes associated with masculinity or femininity (correct)
  • A biological attribute assigned at birth
  • A fixed trait that cannot be changed
  • What is the term used to describe individuals whose gender identity and/or sexual identity/orientation fall outside the scope of cisgender heterosexuality?

    <p>GSD (Gender and Sexually Diverse)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary way in which gender influences people's experiences?

    <p>Through socially constructed norms and roles</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the significance of including gender in national censuses?

    <p>To recognize and represent gender diversity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary aspect of our lives affected by gender, according to Partners in Health?

    <p>Health</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Epidemiology is primarily concerned with the study of what in populations?

    <p>Patterns of disease and health conditions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a key limitation of epidemiological research, despite growing acceptance of gender identity?

    <p>Dichotomous classification of sex and gender</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is it crucial to clarify terms related to sex and gender in epidemiological research?

    <p>To improve the validity of sample demographics</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary goal of epidemiological research, according to the text?

    <p>To understand the distribution and determinants of health and disease conditions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a key benefit of epidemiological research, according to the text?

    <p>Understanding the impact of disease on society and the economy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary difference between sex and gender?

    <p>Sex refers to biological differences, while gender refers to social differences</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary purpose of assessing a patient's sexual orientation identity?

    <p>To account for changes in potential risk factors, such as pregnancy and STIs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary driver of excesses in mortality and morbidity globally?

    <p>Gender inequality</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the result of gender discrimination at any level?

    <p>Detrimental effects on health and social outcomes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is essential to the achievement of peaceful societies with full human potential and sustainable development?

    <p>Gender equality</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the definition of gender equality according to the UN Women?

    <p>The equal rights, responsibilities, and opportunities of women and men and girls and boys</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary reason for assessing sexual orientation based on attractions, sexual behavior, and identity?

    <p>To account for changes in potential risk factors, such as pregnancy and STIs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the result of gender norms and broader systems of oppression?

    <p>Interpersonal violence, including violence against women</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary determinant of health and economic development?

    <p>Gender equality</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the result of non-conformity to gender norms in transgender people?

    <p>Social penalization</p> Signup and view all the answers

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