A nurse reads in the paper that the death rate for women overall has declined substantially. To what does the nurse correlate this finding?
A.
Abundant new choices in contraception
B.
Better detection and treatment of breast cancer
C.
Greater access to sources of fresh produce
D.
Improved diagnosis of heart disease in women
ANS: D
The leading cause of death in women overall is heart disease. Women face significant barriers to timely diagnosis and treatment of heart disease than do men. The nurse can conclude that this has improved, leading to the significant decrease in the female death rate. Contraception choices would not lead to a significant decrease in mortality, as childbirth is not a common fatal event, although the number of perinatal deaths has not declined in recent years. And even with multiple choices in contraception, at least half of all pregnancies are unintended or mistimed. Access to fresh produce could improve many health conditions for women. Cancer is the second leading cause of death in women.
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