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PUBH 201 quiz 8encompasses issues of fertility and infertility, contraception, pregnancy and childbirth, gynecologic and
urologic health, and the prevention and treatment of sexually transmitted infections. - correct answer
✔✔Reproductive health
programs focus on helping babies and young children get their healthiest start in life. - correct answer
✔✔Maternal and child health (MCH)
The International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) was a United Nations (UN) meeting
(held in Cairo, Egypt, in 1994) that emphasized________________ ____________, calling for women and
their partners to have the freedom to decide how many children they want without interference from
governments or other organizations. - correct answer ✔✔reproductive rights
what was the result of the 4th UN World Conference on Women (held in China in 1995) that vigorously
advocated for gender equality and women's empowerment. - correct answer ✔✔The Beijing Platform
for Action
the study of the size and composition of human populations. - correct answer ✔✔Demography
a shift toward lower birth and death rates that often occurs as populations move from being lower-
income economies toward being middle-income and then higher-income economies. - correct answer
✔✔Demographic transition
a reduction in the average number of offspring the typical female gives birth to. - correct answer
✔✔Fertility transition
the average number of children a woman gives birth to during her childbearing years. - correct answer
✔✔Fertility rate
each woman has, on average, about 2 children, so those 2 parents will produce 2 offspring, "replacing"
themselves but not increasing the size of the population. - correct answer ✔✔Replacement population
, A ______________ __________________displays the number of males and females by age group in a
population. - correct answer ✔✔population pyramid
a process by which women and men make informed decisions about how many children they want to
have, how many years apart they want those pregnancies to be, and the actions they will take to achieve
these goals. - correct answer ✔✔Family planning
waiting until at least 2 years after the birth of one child before conceiving the next child. - correct answer
✔✔Birth spacing
refraining from sexual intercourse and other types of genital contact. - correct answer ✔✔Abstinence
the intentional prevention of pregnancy. - correct answer ✔✔Contraception
a physical barrier used to prevent sperm from coming into contact with an egg after sexual contact. -
correct answer ✔✔Condoms
prevent ovulation when taken as prescribed. - correct answer ✔✔Oral contraceptives
prevent fertilization of eggs by creating a uterine environment that is unfavorable to sperm. - correct
answer ✔✔IUDs (intrauterine devices)
the use of surgical or medical procedures to intentionally make it difficult or impossible for a person to
reproduce. - correct answer ✔✔Sterilization
the termination or loss of a pregnancy. - correct answer ✔✔Abortion
miscarriages - correct answer ✔✔Spontaneous abortions
chemically or surgically terminated pregnancies - correct answer ✔✔Induced abortions
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