HAS2201: Global Health Dilemmas Quiz

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What is the main focus of Maternal and Child Health (MCH)?

Advocating for reproductive rights

Preventing and treating sexually transmitted infections in women

Promoting fertility and infertility treatments

Improving the health of mothers, infants, and children under five years old (correct)

Which of the following is NOT included in issues related to reproductive health?

Promoting fertility treatments (correct)

Pregnancy and childbirth

Prevention and treatment of sexually transmitted infections

Contraception

What does reproductive rights refer to?

The promotion of abortion as a contraceptive method

The encouragement of early marriage for women

The freedom to decide how many children one wants without interference (correct)

Government's control over population growth

Which area does the course focus on in relation to public health practice?

Improving maternal and child health Signup and view all the answers

What are neglected tropical diseases related to?

Reproductive health issues Signup and view all the answers

What does demography study?

The size and composition of human populations Signup and view all the answers

What is the total fertility rate (TFR)?

The average number of children born to the typical woman Signup and view all the answers

What is malnutrition?

Suboptimal nutritional status arising from deficiencies, excesses, or imbalances in nutrient intake Signup and view all the answers

What is food security dependent on?

Physical availability, economic affordability, and cultural acceptability of food Signup and view all the answers

What happens when a large proportion of a population has very low food security?

Famine occurs Signup and view all the answers

What does the term 'food system' refer to?

The entire process of growing or producing food, processing and packaging food, distributing and selling food, and preparing and consuming food Signup and view all the answers

What is nutrition transition characterized by?

A shift from having undernutrition and nutrient deficiencies to having overweight and obesity as the dominant nutritional disorders Signup and view all the answers

'Famines are partially attributable to demographics and environmental factors' - This statement is:

False Signup and view all the answers

'Food insecurity affects households in countries across the income spectrum' - This statement is:

'Food insecurity affects households in countries across the income spectrum' Signup and view all the answers

'Food security is about the distribution and affordability of food as much as it is about food production' - This statement is:

False Signup and view all the answers

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