Mid Trimester Exam

Question 1

Gender

Answer 1

The gender roles and /or expectations/ stereotypes particular to being male or female in society

Question 2

Ethnicity

Answer 2

Relates to the state of belonging to a social group that has common national or cultural traditions or rules that govern decisions

Question 3

Religion

Answer 3

Is an organised collection of beliefs, cultural systems, and world views that relate Humanity to an order of existence

Question 4

Minority group

Answer 4

A group of people with common interests or characteristics which distinguish them from the more numerous majority of the population of which they form a part of. could be linked to sexuality race or culture etc

Question 5

Education

Answer 5

Number of years of formal schooling including school and or university

Question 6

Employment and occupation

Answer 6

Employment refers to the state of being paid for organised task related activities. Occupation refers to the type of work one does e.g. blue or white colour occupation and associated conditions.

Question 7

Income

Answer 7

Money received, especially on a regular basis, for work or through investments and or government support.

Question 8

Social support including family

Answer 8

The perception and actuality that one is cared for, has assistance available from other people (emotional, social and physical), and that one is part of a supportive social network

Question 9

Community resources

Answer 9

Community resources are the facilities and infrastructure in place within a given community to support activities of daily life. this can include public transport infrastructure playgrounds roads and shops

Question 10

Access to health services

Answer 10

If services are available (location/ space), accessible (cost) and appropriate (fit with need), then the opportunity to obtain health care exists, and a population may ‘have access’ to services.

Question 11

Food security

Answer 11

When people have reliable access to sufficient, affordable, nutritious food to support a healthy life.

Question 12

Living conditions

Answer 12

The physical environments of the home that an individual resides in including features such as heat, light, damp, security and space/ size of dwellings.

Question 13

Social determinants

Answer 13

Are the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work and age. These circumstances are shaped by the distribution of money, power and resources at global, national and local levels

Question 14

Determinants of health

Answer 14

A factor or characteristic that brings about change in health either for the better or the worse.