Social Determinants of Health: Developing Cultural Competence

Question 1

True of Culture EXCEPT

a. must be shared
b. may be passed on biologically
c. transmitted and learned through imitation
d. may include the tangible or intangible

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Analyzes and compares the health of regional
populations and of ethnic and cultural enclaves, both
prehistoric and contemporary

Answer 2

Medical Anthropology

Question 3

Define medical anthropology

Answer 3

The study of human health and disease, health care

systems and biocultural adaptation

Question 4

Why is there a need for medical anthropology?

Answer 4

We need health care professionals to be culturally
competent, besides being biomedically competent, to
be good and effective physicians and healers

Question 5

What does “kontra usog” and “kontra kulam” indicate?

Answer 5

lack of trust in each other

Question 6

What is cartomancy?

Answer 6

Card reading

Question 7

What is cheiromancy?

Answer 7

Palm reading

Question 8

Why do people go to fortune tellers?

Answer 8

hula gives a person a sense of control over
things that he/she cannot (e.g. the future, outcomes of
ventures, love life);empowers the individual by providing a sense of knowledge on what is to come

Question 9

What does naglilihi mean?

Answer 9

conception; refers to the 1st trimester

Question 10

What is makabuhay or heavenly elixir?

Answer 10

(Tinospora rumphii Boerl.)
• Originally contraindicated for pregnant
women and patients with CVD
• Recommended by the vendors for the
first trimester only

Question 11

What is Cytotec for?

Answer 11

• a.k.a Misoprostol
• Contraindicated against pregnant women upon release by Pfizer
• Used to prevent NSAID – induced gastric ulcers
• Used to treat missed miscarraiges and induce uterine contractions during labor

Question 12

What is gayuma?

Answer 12

love charm/pang-akit

Question 13

What are Sagu-sago, bracelets and red cloth for?

Answer 13

kontra usog

Question 14

What is the danger in using kontra usog bracelets for children?

Answer 14

danger of choking

Question 15

What does the use of talismans and anting-anting indicate?

Answer 15

fear of harm in a dangerous society

Question 16

How do you activate the sto. nino love charm?

Answer 16

Place in your buccal cavity, between the cheeks and maxilla and whisper the name of person you want to attract

Question 17

Give the purpose of each color of candle sold in Quiapo

a. Black
b. White
c. Peach
d. Green
e. Blue

Answer 17

Black (conscience), white (purity), peach

studies), green (money), blue (peace of mind

Question 18

Where is the ICU in Quiapo Medical Center?

Answer 18

Church

Question 19

What is the langis ng buhay?

Answer 19

o A concoction of 24 medicinal plants and snake oil
o Selling point is the magical efficacy of the product
– works for everything!

Question 20

What is the charred pig femur for?

Answer 20

suction of venoms and toxins

Question 21

What is the titi ng buwaya for?

Answer 21

aphrodisiac

Question 22

What is cultural competence?

Answer 22

Understanding differences in “culture”, depending not
just on ethnicity, but also religion, age, sex, sexual
orientation, differential ability

Question 23

[Identify] judging other people’s culture based
on our own, usually with the premise that we are
superior

Answer 23

judging other people’s culture based
on our own, usually with the premise that we are
superior

Question 24

[Identify] understanding the social and
historical contexts of our own, and other people’s
cultures; practices might be culturally acceptable but
violates the integrity of the human body and rights

Answer 24

Cultural relativism