MODULE 4

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Cards (80)

  • Which of the following is the correct description of epidemiology?
    STUDY OF THE DISTRIBUTION AND DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH-RELATED STATES OR EVENTS IN SPECIFIED POPULATIONS
  • Which individual was able to publish a landmark analysis on mortality?
    JOHN GRAUNT
  • Which individual is known as the father of epidemiology?
    JOHN SNOW
  • All are essentials of public health except?
    ASSESS HEALTH
  • Which of the following describes a systemic data gathering method to help in public health decision making?
    PUBLIC HEALTH SURVEILLANCE
  • Which of the following describes a combination of surveillance and field investigations that helps in evaluating the credibility of hypotheses?
    ANALYTIC STUDIES
  • Which of the following refers to the ability to produce the intended or expected result in the field?
    EFFECTIVENESS
  • Which of the following refers to the sharing of published information for public health audiences?
    ATTACHMENT
  • All are involved in a descriptive study except?
    NOTC ( NONE OF THE CHOICES )
  • What does choropleth maps use to Indicate rate of cases in an area?
    COLORS
  • Which of the following is used to quantify association between exposures and outcomes?
    ANALYTIC EPIDEMIOLOGY
  • All are major experimental study designs except?
    SAMPLE TRIALS
  • What is the other term used for retrospective studies?
    CASE CONTROL STUDIES
  • All are advantages of cohort studies except?
    ALLOW SELECTION BIAS AT ENROLLMENT
  • Which of the following involves enrolling cases and controls and compare their patterns of previous exposure?
    CASE CONTROL STUDIES
  • Which of the following involves exposure and outcome status are determined at the same time?
    CROSS SECTIONAL STUDIES
  • Which of the following test the efficacy of specific treatments or preventive measures by assigning individual subjects to one or two or more treatment or preventive options?
    CASE CONTROL STUDIES
  • What term refers to any characteristic that differs from person to person?

    VARIABLE
  • All are categories of exposure except?
    INNATE FACTORS
  • Which of the following is continuous variable?
    TEMPERATURE