POPH192 Sample
Module 1
In his 1995 book, The Wounded Storyteller, Arthur Frank introduced four types of illness narratives. Which of the following is NOT true of restitution narratives?
A) Restitution narratives follow the plot line - ‘Yesterday I was healthy but today I am sick but tomorrow I will be well again’
B) Restitution narratives are encouraged by biomedicine
C) The active character in a restitution narrative is the person themselves
D) If treatment does not work, restitution narratives leave people nothing to fall back on
Module 2
In your required reading from Duncan and Rewi (2018), a number of different Māori cultural definitions were discussed. Which of the following BEST describes tikanga?
A) The correct, right and appropriate way of doing things that has been developed over the course of generations.
B) Prestige or authority given to individuals by the gods, ancestors, skills and through the respect of other people.
C) The property of being sacred and restricted, which can be extrinsic or intrinsic.
D) The spiritual aspect of a person or place. Similar to the Pākehā idea of the soul.
Module 3, 4, 5 & 6 – Integrated questions
A group of New Zealand researchers conducted a study to assess the effectiveness of oral vitamin D supplementation in preventing the development of vitamin D deficiency. They recruited a group of 1500 Otago University students and recorded whether they were taking >5mcg of vitamin D2 or D3 daily in supplement form, as well as their vitamin D status (with weekly blood tests) from 1st May to 31st August. Students were given a $50 supermarket voucher upon completion of the study as compensation for their time. The results are summarized below.
TABLE 2 – Cases of Vitamin D deficiency 1st May to 31st August in exposure (>5g daily supplementation) and comparison (<5g daily supplementation) groups.
a) What type of study is this?
b) Interpret the relevant data from TABLE 2 to describe the effect >5mcg daily vitamin D supplementation had on the risk of developing vitamin D deficiency.
c) Calculate the risk difference (attributable risk) of >5mcg vitamin D supplementation from the results in TABLE 2.
d) Interpret your result from b) and outline whether >5mcg vitamin D supplementation is a risk or protective factor for vitamin D deficiency.
