1. True (A) or false (B) – click on the correct answer:
Systematic research has shown a dramatic increase in demand for paid sex during international sporting events.
2. True (A) or false (B) – click on the correct answer:
Germany legalised sex work in 2002.
3. True (A) or false (B) – click on the correct answer:
South Africa legalised sex work in 1994 as part of its indepen- dence celebrations.
4. True (A) or false (B) – click on the correct answer:
The last recorded HIV prevalence rates among sex workers in South Africa were 4 - 6%.
5. True (A) or false (B) – click on the correct answer:
Provider-initiated testing and counselling (PITC) for HIV has been roundly condemned by the World Health Organization.
6. True (A) or false (B) – click on the correct answer:
PITC increases HIV testing rates across high-, middle- and low-income settings.
7. True (A) or false (B) – click on the correct answer:
PITC potentially normalises HIV testing for patients and staff by integrating testing and associated HIV care into standard clinical practice.
8. True (A) or false (B) – click on the correct answer:
Research has shown that community health workers are at increased risk of tuberculosis.
9. True (A) or false (B) – click on the correct answer:
In South Africa it is currently an offence to have sex below the age of 16 years.
10. True (A) or false (B) – click on the correct answer:
However, consensual sex below the age of 16 is not a criminal offence.
11. True (A) or false (B) – click on the correct answer:
Of all organised sport in South Africa, rugby has the highest incidence of spinal cord injuries (SCIs).
12. True (A) or false (B) – click on the correct answer:
Data on player experience suggest that those with more skills have significantly fewer injuries.
13. True (A) or false (B) – click on the correct answer:
Advanced degenerative changes of the cervical spine have been observed in rugby players.
14. True (A) or false (B) – click on the correct answer:
Most rugby-related SCIs are dislocations.
15. True (A) or false (B) – click on the correct answer:
Fortunately South Africa has a compulsory comprehensive register for rugby-related SCIs.
16. True (A) or false (B) – click on the correct answer:
Sound output created by the vuvuzela exceeds international directives on exposure limits in occupational settings.
17. True (A) or false (B) – click on the correct answer:
All individuals are uniformly susceptible to prolonged or regular exposure to excessive noise.
18. True (A) or false (B) – click on the correct answer:
Participants in a study to measure the effects of the vuvuzela on hearing showed significant changes in post-match hearing thresholds and cochlear responsiveness.
19. True (A) or false (B) – click on the correct answer:
In the next 2 - 3 years the South African government proposes to expand its antiretroviral therapy (ART) programme by a further 1 - 2 million people.
20. True (A) or false (B) – click on the correct answer:
Too-rapid expansion of this ART programme without address- ing the complexity and risks could overburden nurses within a health system already under considerable strain.
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