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Women's Health: Answers:
1. In a North Carolina high school with 100 junior and senior girls, how many girls under the age of 18 will get pregnant?
A. About 1 [No, that’s not correct. Although the percent has decreased since 1999, North Carolina still has a higher percentage than this.]
B. About 4 [Correct. In 1999 it was almost 5, so this is an improvement.]
C. About 10 [No, that’s not correct. North Carolina has a lower percentage than this and it has decreased since 1999.]
D. About 50 [No, that’s not correct. North Carolina has a lower percentage than this and it has decreased since 1999.]
2. North Carolina has one of the highest infant mortality rates in the nation.
A. True [Correct. The rate for African-Americans is more than twice that for White and Hispanic North Carolinians.]
B. False [No, that’s not correct. North Carolina does have one of the highest infant mortality rates in the nation. The rate for African-Americans is more than twice that for White and Hispanic North Carolinians.]
3. What percentage of women diagnosed with AIDS in North Carolina is black?
A. 20% [No, that is not correct. The percentage is higher.]
B. 30% [No, that is not correct. The percentage is higher.]
C. 55% [No, that is not correct. The percentage is higher.]
D. 63% [Correct. ]
4. In a group of 100 North Carolina women over the age of 18, on average what number of women have high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and are obese?
A. 25-35 [Correct. these rates are more than 50% higher than Healthy People 2010 goals for the US. See the 2010 initiatives at www.healthypeople.gov. ]
B. 10-15 [No, that is not correct. The number in North Carolina women is higher. See the 2010 initiatives at www.healthypeople.gov.]
C. 5-10 [No,that is not correct. The number in North Carolina women is higher. See the 2010 initiatives at www.healthypeople.gov.]
D. 1-4 [No, that is not correct. The number in North Carolina women is higher. See the 2010 initiatives at www.healthypeople.gov.]
5. What percentage of women 18 and over in North Carolina have diabetes?
A. 1% [No, that is not correct. The percentages of women with diabetes are more than three times as high as the 2010 goals for the U.S. and are steadily increasing for all age groups. See the 2010 initiatives at www.healthypeople.gov.]
B. 5% [No, that is not correct. The percentages of women with diabetes are more than three times as high as the 2010 goals for the U.S. and are steadily increasing for all age groups. See the 2010 initiatives at www.healthypeople.gov.]
C. 8% [Correct. The percentages of women with diabetes are more than three times as high as the 2010 goals for the U.S. and are steadily increasing for all age groups. See the 2010 initiatives at www.healthypeople.gov.]
D. 15% [No, that is not correct. The percentages of women with diabetes are more than three times as high as the 2010 goals for the U.S. and are steadily increasing for all age groups. See the 2010 initiatives at www.healthypeople.gov.]
6. What measures can women 65 and over do to prevent illnesses?
A. Get a pneumonia shot [Correct. Overall, North Carolina women have done better than 1999 in preventative health measures.]
B. Get a measles shot [No, this is not correct. The 2005 North Carolina Women’s Health Report Card did not provide statistics on measles shots.]
C. All of the above [No, this is not correct. The 2005 North Carolina Women’s Health Report Card did not provide statistics on measles shots.]
7. Women over the age of 50 should have a mammogram every 10 years.
A. True [No, that’s not correct. It should be more often than 10 years. The Report Card indicates that almost 17% of women over the age of 50 got a mammogram within the past 2 years, which unfortunately is lower than in 1999. ]
B. False [Correct. The Report Card indicates that almost 17% of women over the age of 50 got a mammogram within the past 2 years, which unfortunately is lower than in 1999. ]
8. What is a sigmoidoscopy?
A. In this procedure, often used to detect cancer, a doctor passes a lighted scope through the anus to view the lining of the large intestine's terminal portions, known as the sigmoid colon and rectum. [Correct. About 50% of North Carolina women 50 and over have never had one of these exams.]
B. The same as a colonoscopy. [No, that is not correct. Sigmoidoscopy and colonoscopy are two different procedures used to detect colon cancer. A colonoscopy examines the entire length of the colon, while a sigmoidoscopy examines only the section closest to the rectum.]
9. Most women in North Carolina have health insurance.
A. True [Correct. However, the percentage of North Carolina women over 18 who don’t have health insurance has increased substantially from 11% in 1999 to 16% in 2005. Additionally, African-American women are more likely to be living in poverty and not have health insurance than White women. ]
B. False [No, most women do have health insurance. However, the percentage of North Carolina women over 18 who don’t have health insurance has increased substantially from 11% in 1999 to 16% in 2005. Additionally, African-American women are more likely to be living in poverty and not have health insurance than White women.]
10. Are women in North Carolina more likely to die from homicide or motor vehicle accidents?
A. Motor vehicle accidents [True. 15% of NC female deaths in 2003 occurred as a result of motor vehicle accidents.]
B. Homicide [False. Only 4% of NC female deaths in 2003 were a result of homicide, a slight decrease from 1999. However, 6% of NC female deaths in 2003 were minority women. ]
Based on the NC Women's Health Report Card
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