Final Exam pt. 1 Flashcards
The World Health Organization (WHO, 2010) recognizes that gender is an important determinant of health in two dimensions:
1.
2.
1) gender inequality leads to health risks for women and girls globally
2) addressing gender norms and roles leads to a better understanding of how the social construction of identity and unbalanced power relations between men and women affect the risks
The World Health Organization (WHO, 2010) recognizes that gender is an important determinant of health in two dimensions:
1) gender inequality leads to health risks for _______ and _____ globally
2) addressing gender _____ and _____ leads to a better understanding of how the social construction of identity and unbalanced power relations between men and women affect the risks
women
girls
norms
roles
The World Health Organization (WHO, 2010) recognizes that gender is an important determinant of health in two dimensions:
1) gender inequality leads to health risks for women and girls ________
2) addressing gender norms and roles leads to a better understanding of how the ______ __________ of identity and unbalanced power relations between men and women affect the risks
globally
social construction
What are some of the sociocultural factors that prevent women and girls benefitting from quality health services?
(1) unequal power relationships between men and women
(2) social norms that decrease education and paid employment opportunities
(3) an exclusive focus on women’s reproductive roles
(4) potential or actual experience of physical, sexual and emotional violence.
Recent figures indicate that ____% of women worldwide have experienced either intimate partner violence or non-partner sexual violence in their lifetime.
35%
Recent figures indicate that 35% of women worldwide have experienced either intimate _______ violence or non-partner _______ violence in their lifetime.
partner
sexual
Women are more susceptible to _________ and ______ than men. Depression is the leading cause of disease burden for women in both high-income and low- and middle-income countries.
depression
anxiety
Women are more susceptible to depression and anxiety than men. _________ is the leading cause of disease burden for women in both high-income and low- and middle-income countries.
Depression
Women are more susceptible to depression and anxiety than men. Depression is the leading cause of disease burden for women in both _____-income and ____- and ______-income countries.
high
low
middle
What are the main causes of death worldwide in adolescent girls?
self-inflicted injuries, road traffic injuries, and drowning
______ ______ _______ are the leading cause of death among adolescent girls in high- and upper-middle-income countries.
road traffic injuries
Road traffic injuries are the leading cause of death among adolescent girls in _____- and _____-______-income countries.
high
upper-middle
Globally, ___________ _______, often thought to be a “male” problem; is the number one killer of women.
cardiovascular disease
Globally, cardiovascular disease, often thought to be a “_____” problem; is the number one killer of women.
male
Globally, cardiovascular disease, often thought to be a “male” problem; is the number one killer of _______.
women
How is hyper-masculinity linked to injury?
Men can go out and get injured doing something to prove their masculinity.
How is hyper-masculinity linked seeking medical care?
Men may not seek medical attention, because it’s not seen as masculine.
People live longer in countries that spend more on “______ _____” programs that support health
social care
