Developing cultural competence Flashcards
Cultural competence in health care is sensitivity to differences in beliefs and practices coming out of
differences in patients
A. Age
B. Religion
C. Sexual Orientation
D. AOTA
D
Binat is a Filipino popular medical culture that involves middle-aged women involving:
A. menopause
B. muscle and body pain
C. urinary tract infection
D. None of the above
B
An anti-usug medication in Quiapo known as saga, a red seed with a black dot, is also known to cause:
A. Indigestion
B. Hemolysis
C. Constipation
D. NOTA
B
Which of the following is a popular item used for “mangkukulam”?
A. Erect Sto. Nino figue
B. Black candles
C. Gayuma
D. None of the above
B
A gayuma is an object used for:
A. defense against witchcraft
B. defense against usog
C. rheumatism
D. love charm
D
Cytotee in Quiapo is sold for
A. Abortion
B. inducing labor in 3rd trimester
C. neither
D. both
A
Quiapo medical center demonstrates the following except
A. The varied available health care speaks of the varied filipino definition of health and well-being
B. that more filipino females engage in abortion, contrary to
the common beliefs that filipinas are conservative, and
strictly adhere to their religious belief
C. wrong belief/stupidity of filipinos
D. doctors must understand the different psychiatric beliefs of filipinos in order to be a culturally competent doctor
E. improper use and commercialization of drugs
C
