HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS

Select ALL the factors that influence the development of health care systems:

• Changing demographics

• Evolving patterns of disease

• Expectations of the public

• Technology

• Economy

The first point of contact between an individual and the health care system is defined as:

• Primary level health care

• Secondary level health care

• Tertiary level health care

• Quaternary level health care

Which level of health care consists of centres of excellence that involve multi- disciplinary activity and usually plays a major role in teaching, training and research?

• Primary level

• Secondary level

• Tertiary level

• Quaternary level

The transfer of authority from central to local government is referred to as:

• Bottom-up

• Decentralization

• Regionalization

• Top- down

Select all the services that are offered at a secondary care facility:

• Preventive

• Promotive

• Curative

• Rehabilitative

Select all the options that are macro-level health care problems.

• Treatment focus

• Accessibility of services

• Maldistribution of resources

• Configuration of health services

Communication problems experienced with health care facilities is an example of what type of problem?

• Access to care

• Micro-level

• Barriers to care

• Macro-level

In a rural town X the ratio for dentist to patient is 1: 200, while in city Y the ratio for dentist to patient is 1:20. This scenario is an example of:

• Accommodation of services

• The law of proportional care

• Acceptability of services

• The law of inverse care

The primary care centre in town L has ramps for wheel chair access and does home visitations. This is a good example of what types of services?

• Affordability

• Availability

• Accommodation

• Acceptability

Name the management approach seen here.

• Top - down

• Upstream

• Downstream

• Bottom-up