Deck 15: Screening and Immunization

Question 1

Which of the following refers to the procedure whereby those individuals who are most susceptible to contracting certain communicable diseases are administered a vaccine?

A) Immunization
B) Sterilization
C) Castration
D) All of these

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Which of the following statements is true?

A) Those perceiving a higher likelihood of getting an illness are more likely to be vaccinated.
B) Those who perceived themselves to be more susceptible to a particular illness were more likely to be vaccinated.
C) Those who perceived the severity of the particular illness to be higher were more likely to be vaccinated.
D) All of these.

Answer 2

D

Question 3

In a study by Brewer (2007), which of the following dimension of risk refers to the perception of extent of harm that a hazard would cause?

A) Perceived likelihood
B) Perceived susceptibility
C) Perceived severity
D) All of these

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Which of the following statements reflects 'perceived likelihood' as a dimension of risk?

A) If I don't get immunized, there is a high hazard chance I'll get the flu
B) I get sick more easily than other my age
C) The flu can kill you
D) None of these

Question 5

It is possible that the effect sizes were larger for influenza vaccination than for other forms of vaccination because?

A) The non-flu studies included a wide range of vaccines.
B) Flu vaccination is more familiar and contributed to a clearer perceived risk.
C) The non-flu vaccine requires multiple vaccinations that may attenuate the risk perception.
D) All of these.

Question 6

Which of the following parental reasons for non-immunization refers to the belief that societal statistics that public health planners use do not apply to their child?

A) Risk/benefit ratio
B) Individual risk
C) Ambiguity aversion
D) Free riding

Question 7

Which of the following parental reason for non-immunization refers to the assumption that since most of their children's peers have been vaccinated they are protected?

A) Individual risk
B) Free riding
C) Omission bias
D) Risk/benefit ratio

Question 8

Which of the following statements is correct based on a survey of parents of adolescent girls in North Carolina by Reiter et al. (2009)?

A) Parents who reported their daughter had been vaccinated were more likely to perceive the HPV vaccine as effective.
B) Parents who reported their daughter had been vaccinated were more likely to perceive more barriers and harms.
C) Parents who reported their daughter had been vaccinated were less likely to be confident that their insurance covered the cost.
D) All of these.

Question 9

Which of the following statements were reported as factors that discouraged mothers from having their teenage daughters from taking the HPV vaccine?

A) The vaccine was not needed by their daughters.
B) The vaccine was potentially harmful.
C) Their child was too young because they were not sexually active.
D) All of these.

Question 10

Based on a study by Jolley and Douglas (2014) on the impact of anti-vaccination conspiracy theories, which of the following factors mediated the negative relationship between anti-vaccination conspiracy beliefs and vaccination intentions?

A) Perceived dangers of vaccines
B) Feelings of powerlessness
C) Disillusionment and distrust in authorities
D) All of these