Multiple Choice Questions

1. HIV is a retrovirus that infects and colonizes cells in the ______.

  1. immune system
  2. immune system and the central nervous system
  3. endocrine system
  4. immune system and endocrine system

Answer: B

2. In 2015, the global prevalence of HIV infection was ______.

  1. 0.2%
  2. 0.4%
  3. 0.6%
  4. 0.8%

Answer: D

3. The most common cause of inpatient admission to hospital for those living with HIV is ______.

  1. tuberculosis and other mycobacterial infections
  2. cardiovascular disorders
  3. bacterial infections
  4. none of these

Answer: A

4. ______ who need combination antiretroviral therapy receive it.

  1. Two in ten
  2. One in five
  3. Four in ten
  4. Three in five

Answer: C

5. According to Crepaz, Hart and Marks (2004), people’s ______ and viral load may promote unprotected sex.

  1. beliefs about cART
  2. knowledge of risk
  3. beliefs about transmission
  4. level of health literacy

Answer: A

6. Who said that stigma is ‘an attribute that is deeply discrediting’ and that reduces the bearer ‘from a whole and usual person to a tainted, discounted one’.

  1. Foucault
  2. Moscovici
  3. Vygotsky
  4. Goffman

Answer: D

7. One in ten people ______ believed HIV infection can be transmitted through routes such as ______.

  1. incorrectly; kissing and spitting
  2. correctly; kissing and spitting
  3. incorrectly; needle sharing
  4. none of these

Answer: A

8. Studies suggest that fear of stigmatisation is especially strong among migrants. This is ______ which occurs when there is more than one type of difference.

  1. stigma enlargement
  2. stigma multiplication
  3. stigma amplification
  4. stigma magnification

Answer: C

9. Golub et al. (2010) surveyed 180 HIV-negative high-risk MSM and found that around 70% of participants reported that they would be likely to use PrEP if it were at least 80% effective in preventing HIV. Of those, over ______ reported that they would be likely to decrease condom use while on PrEP.

  1. 15%
  2. 25%
  3. 35%
  4. 45%    

Answer: C

10. Scott-Sheldon et al. (2013) found that ______ mediated the association between HIV status and alcohol use.

  1. depression
  2. stress
  3. income
  4. social support

Answer: B