Question 1

Suicide rates for white women peak in the teen years.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

What is the leading cause of injury death and Years of Potential Life Lost (YPLL) in women?

Accepted Answer

A)  homicide 
B)  fire/burn 
C)  drowning 
D)  motor vehicle traffic 
A)  homicide 
B)  fire/burn 
C)  drowning 
D)  motor vehicle traffic D

Question 3

List five strategies that have been proposed to prevent drowning of young children.

Accepted Answer

Responses should include any five of the following:
●Educational strategies with improved adult supervision
●Elimination of unattended standing water
●Swimming lessons
●Cardiopulmonary resuscitation training
●Regulations regarding fencing of swimming pools
●Installation of self-closing and locking gates
●Redesign of pool drains

Question 4

Which group of female pre-adolescent children has the highest all-cause injury mortality rate?

Accepted Answer

A)  white 
B)  black 
C)  Hispanic 
D)  Asian 
A)  white 
B)  black 
C)  Hispanic 
D)  Asian

Question 5

Approximately _____ of injury deaths of women are intentional.

Accepted Answer

A)  14% 
B)  23% 
C)  37% 
D)  52% 
A)  14% 
B)  23% 
C)  37% 
D)  52%

Question 6

Most experts in the field note that the problem of adverse effects of medical care is underreported in relation to its contribution to mortality, morbidity, and healthcare costs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What efforts have helped to significantly prevent the number of falls in younger populations?

Accepted Answer

These efforts include the installation o

Question 8

Approximately 90% of gun deaths occur outdoors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What are the four primary current risk factors for infant suffocation?

Accepted Answer

The primary current risk facto

Question 10

What are the two most common sites of sports and recreational injury in females?

Accepted Answer

A)  neck and shoulder 
B)  elbow and wrist 
C)  knee and ankle 
D)  foot and back 
A)  neck and shoulder 
B)  elbow and wrist 
C)  knee and ankle 
D)  foot and back

Question 11

Women are reported to have fewer symptoms of acute stress and depression following trauma than men.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Among occupational injuries, women are reported to have LOWER rates of _____ than men.

Accepted Answer

A)  carpal tunnel syndrome 
B)  toxic exposure 
C)  musculoskeletal injury 
D)  burns 
A)  carpal tunnel syndrome 
B)  toxic exposure 
C)  musculoskeletal injury 
D)  burns

Question 13

Homelessness is associated with higher fall-related injuries in children.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

What are the three primary risk factors for motor vehicle occupant mortality?

Accepted Answer

The three primary risk factors

Question 15

Females comprise a larger portion of the U.S. population beginning in their late 20s for non-Hispanic whites and non-Hispanic blacks and by age 30 for Hispanics.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 3: Intentional and Unintentional Injury Mortality and Morbidity

Suicide rates for white women peak in the teen years.

What is the leading cause of injury death and Years of Potential Life Lost (YPLL) in women?

List five strategies that have been proposed to prevent drowning of young children.

Which group of female pre-adolescent children has the highest all-cause injury mortality rate?

Approximately _____ of injury deaths of women are intentional.

Most experts in the field note that the problem of adverse effects of medical care is underreported in relation to its contribution to mortality, morbidity, and healthcare costs.

What efforts have helped to significantly prevent the number of falls in younger populations?

Approximately 90% of gun deaths occur outdoors.

What are the four primary current risk factors for infant suffocation?

What are the two most common sites of sports and recreational injury in females?

Women are reported to have fewer symptoms of acute stress and depression following trauma than men.

Among occupational injuries, women are reported to have LOWER rates of _____ than men.

Homelessness is associated with higher fall-related injuries in children.

What are the three primary risk factors for motor vehicle occupant mortality?

Females comprise a larger portion of the U.S. population beginning in their late 20s for non-Hispanic whites and non-Hispanic blacks and by age 30 for Hispanics.

An Overview of Womens Health: From the Past to the Future

Epidemiologic Research Methods

Health Promotion, Disease Prevention

Preventive Nutrition: Public Health Implications

Oral and Dental Health

Epidemiology of Womens Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Puberty

Sexuality and Sexual and Reproductive Health

Epidemiology of Reproductive Health

Menopause

Sexually Transmitted Infections

The Epidemiology of Hivaids Among American Women

Prevention of Hivaids in Women

Eating Disorders

Depression in Women

Bipolar Disorder

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Women

Substance Use Disorders

Intimate Partner Violence and Womens Health in the Usa

Asthma

Multiple Sclerosis

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Diabetes Across the Stages of a Womans Life

Lung Cancer

Breast Cancer

Ovarian Cancer

Endometrial Cancer

Cervical Cancer

Colorectal Cancer

Women and Cardiovascular Disease

Migraine in Women

Epidemiology of Chronic Pain and Chronic Pain-Related Conditions

Osteoarthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis

Osteoporosis: Epidemiology and Consequences

Clinical Changes Experienced by Older Women

Subjective Well-Being of Midlife and Older Women

The Impact of Falls and Fall Injuries on Older Women

Alzheimers Disease in Women

An Overview of Breast Screening

The Future Role of Genetics in Womens Health Research and Clinical Care

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