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| Which is the predominant ethnic group in Afghanistan? |
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Definition
| Pashtuns (40%)located in E and S Afgh followed by Tajiks. The main spoken lenguage is Pashtu |
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| Under five mortality rate in Afghanistan? |
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Definition
| 257 children die /100 live births. it is ranked in number according to 2008 UNICEF estimates |
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Term
| What is maternal mortality ratio? |
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Definition
| ratio of the # of maternal deaths to the number of pregnancies, Measrues the risk of dying that a woman has for every pregnancy she undergoes. Although the denominator should be # of pregnancies, this is difficult to count, so the denominator is live births |
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| What is maternal mortality rate? |
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Definition
| # of maternal deaths/the # of women of reproductive age. Composite measure that results from the prodcut of the MM ratio*birthrate in the reporoductive age group (births/women b/w 15-49. It is modifeied by changin the frequency of pregnancies |
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Term
| what are the leading causes of U%M in Afghanistan? |
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Definition
| Neonatal causes (26%) and pneumonia (25%). Neonatal tetanus is the leading cause of death among neonates (26%) |
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| What are the leading causes of death in Afghanistan for all age groups? |
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Definition
| Perinatal conditions, LRTI, diarrhea |
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Term
| What is the country's leading agricultural activity? |
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Definition
| Poppy growing. It represents 90% of the world production |
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Term
| Net migration rate in Afghanistan? |
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Definition
| 7.5 migrants/1000. India has -0.2, Pakistan -1.6 and Irak -3.9 migrants/1000 |
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Term
| How many refugees originate from Afghanistan? |
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Definition
| 2.8 for 2010, with 30,000 asylum seekers and 300,000 IDP. Since 2002 5 mill refuggees have returned Afghanistan, most of them from Pakistan |
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Term
| Factors the influence HIV/STI transmission among refugees |
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Definition
| loss of livelihood, loss of social networks and increased sexual violence. Increasse use of alcohola and drugs that may result from trauma |
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Term
| What was recognized in the 2001 declaration of commitment? |
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Definition
| recognized refugees as a population at increased risk of exposure to HIV infection, and pledged to create and incorporate refugee programs that could properly address their needs.Reaffirmed in 2006 with target foe 2010. |
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| How can war affect indirectly HIV? |
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Definition
| Lack of funds, decrease access to health systems and increasing vulnerability of high risk groups |
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