Health Economics First Exam
Health Economics First Exam
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- 1.
One of this is NOT true about "Economics":
- A.
It is the science of scarcity
- B.
It analyses how choices are structured and prioritized to minimize welfare
- C.
The science that deals with the consequences of resources scarcity
- D.
We need it because what we want is unlimited
- E.
None of the above
Correct Answer
B. It analyses how choices are structured and prioritized to minimize welfare -
- 2.
Why Health Economics?
- A.
Similarities between physicians and economists
- B.
Advances in knowledge
- C.
Different countries across the world adopt the same health care systems
- D.
Two of the above
- E.
All of the above
Correct Answer
D. Two of the above -
- 3.
"a branch of economics concerned with issues related to efficiency,effectiveness,value and behavior in the production and consumption of health and health care" is the definition of:
- A.
Health care system
- B.
Health
- C.
Social Gradient
- D.
Health economics
- E.
Two of the above
Correct Answer
D. Health economics -
- 4.
"the level of functional or metabolic efficiency of a living being" is the definition of:
- A.
Mortality
- B.
Disability
- C.
Quality of life
- D.
Health
- E.
Disease
Correct Answer
D. Health -
- 5.
All of these are attributes of optimal health EXCEPT:
- A.
The mental of psychological dimension of health
- B.
Freedom from disease
- C.
Ability to deal with stress
- D.
Anatomical integrity
- E.
None of the above
Correct Answer
E. None of the above -
- 6.
All of these are dimensions of health EXCEPT:
- A.
Emotional dimension
- B.
Social dimension
- C.
Environmental dimension
- D.
Economic dimension
- E.
Ethical dimension
Correct Answer
D. Economic dimension -
- 7.
ALMA ATA DECLARATION(1978) :
- A.
The first international declaration underlining the importance of primary health care
- B.
Considered Health a basic human right
- C.
Economics and social development is of basic importance to attain "health for all"
- D.
Two of the above
- E.
All of the above
Correct Answer
E. All of the above -
- 8.
"Health for all":
- A.
Was adopted at the international conference on primary health care (PHC)
- B.
Achievement of a level of health that will enable every individual lead a socially and economically productive
- C.
Is the diagnosis,treatment,and prevention of disease and injury
- D.
Organized activities to achieve an optimal level of health for a defined population
- E.
Two of the above
Correct Answer
B. Achievement of a level of health that will enable every individual lead a socially and economically productive -
- 9.
One of this is NOT true about "Primary Health Care":
- A.
Universally accessible
- B.
Affordable cost
- C.
Includes acute care
- D.
Essential health care
- E.
Includes many maternal and child health care services
Correct Answer
C. Includes acute care -
- 10.
The level of Health Care that involves care of patients with all manner of "Chronic Diseases" is:
- A.
Primary Health Care
- B.
Secondary Health Care
- C.
Tertiary Health Care
- D.
None of the above
Correct Answer
A. Primary Health Care -
- 11.
Tertiary health care:
- A.
The first referral level
- B.
Provided by the district hospitals
- C.
Intermediate level of health care
- D.
Provide training programs
- E.
Two of the above
Correct Answer
D. Provide training programs -
- 12.
All of these are characteristics of hospital-based,curative-oriented EXCEPT:
- A.
Sometimes it adds diseases to those admitted like nosocomial infection
- B.
It's limited to people complaining of advanced disease
- C.
Based on sophisticated technology
- D.
Involves a wide scope of health care
- E.
Two of the above
Correct Answer
D. Involves a wide scope of health care -
- 13.
All of these are factors affect the access to health care EXCEPT:
- A.
Physical environment factors
- B.
Social factors
- C.
Economic factors
- D.
Health policies
Correct Answer
A. Physical environment factors -
- 14.
Important similarities between physicians and economists include:
- A.
Realistic approach to life's problems
- B.
Reliance on quantitative information
- C.
Both must take difficult choices
- D.
Both compare benefits and risks for good decision
- E.
All of the above
Correct Answer
E. All of the above -
- 15.
One of these is TRUE about physicians and economists:
- A.
Physicians are usually concerned with large aggregations
- B.
Economists are usually concerned about individual people
- C.
Both may face uncertainty
- D.
Both deal with patients
- E.
None of the above
Correct Answer
C. Both may face uncertainty -
- 16.
Economics can contribute in health care services by all of these EXCEPT:
- A.
Quantifying over time the resources used
- B.
Assist the choice of future development
- C.
Determination of the consequences of particular choices
- D.
Asses efficiency
- E.
None of the above
Correct Answer
E. None of the above -
- 17.
All of these are true about "Priority" Except:
- A.
Ranking of problems,needs or soultions
- B.
Based on views derived from data and intelligent judgment
- C.
Followed when resources are adequate
- D.
Different across countries
- E.
None of the above
Correct Answer
C. Followed when resources are adequate -
- 18.
Factors that are taken into consideration when prioritization are:
- A.
Community concern
- B.
Extent of the problem
- C.
The ability to solve the problem
- D.
Two of the above
- E.
All of the above
Correct Answer
E. All of the above -
- 19.
One of these is NOT a reason of escalating(increasing) health care costs:
- A.
Population increase (particularly the elderly)
- B.
Lifestyle factors
- C.
Inequities in access to health care
- D.
Hospital care
- E.
Increasing role of governments and social insurance
Correct Answer
C. Inequities in access to health care -
- 20.
All of these are Characteristics of healthy population except:
- A.
Lower mortality for cancer and chronic
- B.
Improving health outcome
- C.
Decreased life expectancy
- D.
Lower infant and maternal mortality
- E.
Two of the above
Correct Answer
C. Decreased life expectancy -
- 21.
"Universal coverage" means:
- A.
Access to health care when people need it
- B.
Ability to pay or equity in financing
- C.
Availability at affordable cost
- D.
Equity in access and equity in health
- E.
All of the above
Correct Answer
E. All of the above -
- 22.
The leading cause of death worldwide is:
- A.
Cancer
- B.
Diabetes
- C.
Cardiovascular
- D.
Pulmonary
- E.
Smoking
Correct Answer
C. Cardiovascular -
- 23.
The WHO classified two broad areas of social determinants of health,one of these is correct about first area:
- A.
It's the distribution of power,money and resources
- B.
It's about daily living conditions
- C.
Includes gender equity
- D.
Includes access to health care
- E.
Two of the above
Correct Answer
E. Two of the above -
- 24.
One of these is correct:
- A.
Health inequities: a population where there is a significant disparity in the overall rate of disease incidence,morbidity,mortality in the population
- B.
Equity:the absence of systematic disparities in health between groups with different levels
- C.
Health inequities:systemic and avoidable disparities in health
- D.
Efficiency:minimizing the benefits from available resources
- E.
Two of the above
Correct Answer
C. Health inequities:systemic and avoidable disparities in health -
- 25.
Material conditions of life determine health by:
- A.
Influencing the quality of individual development
- B.
Influencing the quality of family life and interaction
- C.
Influencing the quality of community environments
- D.
All of the above
Correct Answer
D. All of the above -
- 26.
"the lower the socioeconomic position the more health is affected by the social determinants of health" is best describes:
- A.
GDP
- B.
Social gradient
- C.
Social Equity
- D.
Universal coverage
- E.
None of the above
Correct Answer
B. Social gradient -
- 27.
The causes of improving health status are all of these except:
- A.
The access to improved medical and health care
- B.
The introduction of vaccines and medical treatments
- C.
Improvements in behaviour
- D.
Improving material conditions
- E.
None of the above
Correct Answer
E. None of the above -
- 28.
The structural barriers to the access to health care all of these except:
- A.
Lack of insurance coverage
- B.
Poor transportation
- C.
Inability to schedule appointments quickly
- D.
Excessive time spent in waiting room
- E.
None of the above
Correct Answer
A. Lack of insurance coverage -
- 29.
Poverty can affect health by:
- A.
Income provides the basics for health
- B.
Low income limits peoples choices and acts against desirable changes in behaviour
- C.
Living in poverty can improve people's health
- D.
Two of the above
- E.
All of the above
Correct Answer
D. Two of the above -
- 30.
All of these are outcomes of low income people on health except:
- A.
Homicide
- B.
Die prematurely
- C.
Higher rates of use of preventive and curative health services
- D.
Low birth weight (
- E.
Shorter life expectancy
Correct Answer
C. Higher rates of use of preventive and curative health services -
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