HSC 4501 (quizzes + hw) Questions With Complete Solutions

HSC 4501 (quizzes + hw) Questions With
Complete Solutions

Epidemiology is the study of the ______ and determinants of health-related states
or events in specified populations and the ______ of this study to _____ of health
problems. - ANSWER distribution, application, & control

Uses of epidemiology is (are):

A. to study history of disease and/or health of populations
B. all of the above
C. to search for causes of diseases
D. to develop preventive evaluation programs
E. to determine the extent of disease found in the community - ANSWER B. all of
the above

There are three levels of prevention in public health. - ANSWER True

The dramatic increase in health can be attributed primarily to advances in
clinical medicine. - ANSWER False

There are 20 boys and 60 girls in our class. What is the gender ratio (boys to
girls) in our class?

A. 0.25
B. 3.0
C. 0.33
D. 0.75 - ANSWER C. 0.33

Prevalence is a better measure of disease risk than incidence. - ANSWER False

The fraction shown below is a:

# of cases of a disease present in the population at a specific time / # of persons
in the population at that specified time

A. Incidence density
B. Mortality rate
C. Prevalence
D. Cumulative Incidence - ANSWER C. Prevalence

The fraction shown below is a: