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Why is it important to know about women's health? - ANSWER -- Being born female is dangerous to your health especially in low and middle income countries - Women's health is linked closely with the MDGs Define abortion - ANSWER -The premature expulsion or loss of embryo which may be induced or ...

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Global Health - Women's Health Exam
Questions and Answers
What are 10 facts on women's health? - ANSWER -1. Tobacco use among younger
women in developing countries is rising rapidly
2. HIV/AIDS epidemic in Sub-Saharan Africa is increasingly female
3. Violence has serious consequences for women
4. Violence against women is widespread around the world
5. Early marriage is on the decline
6. Most adolescent mothers live in the low income countries
7. Essentially all maternal deaths occur in low income countries
8. When women earn income, they are more likely than men to buy nets for their
households
9. The burden of COPD-is over 50% higher among women than men
10. Women have a higher risk of becoming visually impaired than men

Why is it important to know about women's health? - ANSWER -- Being born female is
dangerous to your health especially in low and middle income countries
- Women's health is linked closely with the MDGs

Define abortion - ANSWER -The premature expulsion or loss of embryo which may be
induced or spontaneous

What is cesarian delivery? - ANSWER -The surgical delivery of a fetus through abd.
incision

What is eclampsia? - ANSWER -A serious life threatening condition in late pregnancy in
which very high blood pressure can cause a woman to have seizures

What is family planning? - ANSWER -The conscious effort of couples to regulate the
number and spacing of births through artificial and natural methods of contraception

What is female genital cutting? - ANSWER -Traditional practices that are all related to
the cutting of the female genital organs

Define gestational diabetes? - ANSWER -Diabetes that develops during pregnancy
because of improper regulation of blood sugar

What is a hemorrhage related to pregnancy? - ANSWER -Significant and uncontrollable
loss of blood, either internally or externally from the body

What is antepartum (prenatal) hemorrhage? - ANSWER -Occurs after the 20th week of
gestation but before delivery of the baby

, What is postpartum hemorrhage? - ANSWER -The loss of 500ml or more of blood from
the genital tract after delivery of the baby

What is a primary postpartum hemorrhage? - ANSWER -Occurs in the first 24 hours
after delivery

What is maternal death? - ANSWER -The death of a woman while pregnant, during
delivery or within 42 days of delivery

What is an obstetric fistula? - ANSWER -An injury in the birth canal that allows leakage
from the bladder or rectum into the vagina, leaving a woman permanently incontinent

What is preeclampsia? - ANSWER -A condition characterized by pregnancy induced
high blood pressure, protein in the urine and swelling due to fluid retention

What is sepsis? - ANSWER -A serious medical condition by a severe infection, leading
to a systemic inflammatory response

What is sex selective abortion? - ANSWER -The practice of aborting a fetus after a
determination that the fetus is an undesired sex, typically female

What are some biological determinants for women? - ANSWER -- Iron deficiency
anemia related to menstruation
- Complications of pregnancy
- Increased susceptibility to some infections
- Conditions, such as ovarian cancer, specific to women

What are some complications of pregnancy? - ANSWER -- Gestational diabetes
- High blood pressure
- Preeclampsia and eclampsia
- Placenta previa
- Premature labor
- Hemorrhage
- Uterine prolapse
- Obstetric fistulas

What are some social determinants related to gender norms and roles? - ANSWER --
Female abortion or infanticide
- Often fed less nutritious food than male children
-Male dominance leads to physical and sexual abuse
- Cooking with poor ventilation contributes to resp. disease
- Low social status limits access to health care

What is meant by sex-selective abortions? - ANSWER -- Skewed ratios of males to
females in some countries, including China, India, Taiwan, Singapore, South Korea

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