Question 1

Health education programs about the hazards of starting smoking are examples of secondary prevention.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

According to the natural history of disease model, the time before the precursors of disease and the host interact is called the period of:

Accepted Answer

A)  prepathogenesis. 
B)  pathogenesis. 
C)  primogenesis. 
D)  pathogenesis and primogenesis. 
A)  prepathogenesis. 
B)  pathogenesis. 
C)  primogenesis. 
D)  pathogenesis and primogenesis. A

Question 3

There has been an increase in the number of epidemiologic studies reported in medical journals because:

Accepted Answer

A)  they interest the public and physicians concerned with preventive medicine. 
B)  infectious diseases are predominant in U.S. society. 
C)  it is relatively easy to investigate risk factors through experiments. 
D)  All are correct. 
A)  they interest the public and physicians concerned with preventive medicine. 
B)  infectious diseases are predominant in U.S. society. 
C)  it is relatively easy to investigate risk factors through experiments. 
D)  All are correct. A

Question 4

The uses of epidemiology include:

Accepted Answer

A)  search for determinants (causes of disease). 
B)  estimation of individual risks and chances of contracting disease. 
C)  evaluation of health services. 
D)  All are correct. 
A)  search for determinants (causes of disease). 
B)  estimation of individual risks and chances of contracting disease. 
C)  evaluation of health services. 
D)  All are correct.

Question 5

What level of prevention is represented by vitamin fortification of milk?

Accepted Answer

A)  Primary prevention, active 
B)  Primary prevention, passive 
C)  Secondary prevention 
D)  Tertiary prevention 
A)  Primary prevention, active 
B)  Primary prevention, passive 
C)  Secondary prevention 
D)  Tertiary prevention

Question 6

An important risk factor for the population is always important for the individual.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which form of prevention takes place after the precursors of disease interact with the host?

Accepted Answer

A)  Tertiary 
B)  Secondary 
C)  Primary 
D)  Both secondary and tertiary 
A)  Tertiary 
B)  Secondary 
C)  Primary 
D)  Both secondary and tertiary

Question 8

A dynamic population is one that adds new members through immigration and births and loses members through emigration and deaths.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Doll and Peto demonstrated that the mortality ratios for lung cancer were similar among those who smoked 1-14 cigarettes per day and those who smoked 15-24 cigarettes per day.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The Henle-Koch postulates were instrumental in efforts to prove the causative involvement of a microorganism in an infectious disease.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What level of prevention is represented by halfway houses for persons recovering from addiction?

Accepted Answer

A)  Primary prevention, active 
B)  Primary prevention, passive 
C)  Secondary prevention 
D)  Tertiary prevention 
A)  Primary prevention, active 
B)  Primary prevention, passive 
C)  Secondary prevention 
D)  Tertiary prevention

Question 12

The difference between primary and secondary prevention of disease is:

Accepted Answer

A)  primary prevention means control of causal factors, whereas secondary prevention means control of symptoms. 
B)  primary prevention means control of acute disease, whereas secondary prevention means control of chronic disease. 
C)  primary prevention means control of causal factors, whereas secondary prevention means early detection and treatment of disease. 
D)  primary prevention means increasing resistance to disease, whereas secondary prevention means decreasing exposure to disease. 
A)  primary prevention means control of causal factors, whereas secondary prevention means control of symptoms. 
B)  primary prevention means control of acute disease, whereas secondary prevention means control of chronic disease. 
C)  primary prevention means control of causal factors, whereas secondary prevention means early detection and treatment of disease. 
D)  primary prevention means increasing resistance to disease, whereas secondary prevention means decreasing exposure to disease.

Question 13

Which of the following does not describe the Gini index?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is a measure of income inequality. 
B)  It is related to the number of unhealthy days in U.S. states. 
C)  It varies across states in the United States. 
D)  It ranges from 1 to 2. 
E)  It represents complete income inequality when it is 1. 
A)  It is a measure of income inequality. 
B)  It is related to the number of unhealthy days in U.S. states. 
C)  It varies across states in the United States. 
D)  It ranges from 1 to 2. 
E)  It represents complete income inequality when it is 1.

Question 14

The National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey is a continuing probability survey of physicians who practice in public settings such as VA centers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Five-year relative survival rates for pancreatic cancer by race/ethnic group are below 20% for both non-Hispanic whites and African Americans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The existence of a dose-response relationship, that is, an increase in disease risk with an increase in the amount of exposure, does not support the view that an association is a causal one.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

What factors should be considered in measuring long-term changes in disease frequency over time?

Accepted Answer

A)  Changes in diagnostic criteria 
B)  Changes in the age distribution 
C)  Changes in the fatal course of the condition 
D)  All are correct. 
A)  Changes in diagnostic criteria 
B)  Changes in the age distribution 
C)  Changes in the fatal course of the condition 
D)  All are correct.

Question 18

What level of prevention is represented by screening for breast cancer?

Accepted Answer

A)  Primary prevention, active 
B)  Primary prevention, passive 
C)  Secondary prevention 
D)  Tertiary prevention 
A)  Primary prevention, active 
B)  Primary prevention, passive 
C)  Secondary prevention 
D)  Tertiary prevention

Question 19

In less developed regions, triangular population distributions are linked to high mortality among younger age groups.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The criterion of plausibility refers to the existence of a dose-response relationship.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Health education programs about the hazards of starting smoking are examples of secondary prevention.

According to the natural history of disease model, the time before the precursors of disease and the host interact is called the period of:

There has been an increase in the number of epidemiologic studies reported in medical journals because:

The uses of epidemiology include:

What level of prevention is represented by vitamin fortification of milk?

An important risk factor for the population is always important for the individual.

Which form of prevention takes place after the precursors of disease interact with the host?

A dynamic population is one that adds new members through immigration and births and loses members through emigration and deaths.

Doll and Peto demonstrated that the mortality ratios for lung cancer were similar among those who smoked 1-14 cigarettes per day and those who smoked 15-24 cigarettes per day.

The Henle-Koch postulates were instrumental in efforts to prove the causative involvement of a microorganism in an infectious disease.

What level of prevention is represented by halfway houses for persons recovering from addiction?

The difference between primary and secondary prevention of disease is:

Which of the following does not describe the Gini index?

The National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey is a continuing probability survey of physicians who practice in public settings such as VA centers.

Five-year relative survival rates for pancreatic cancer by race/ethnic group are below 20% for both non-Hispanic whites and African Americans.

The existence of a dose-response relationship, that is, an increase in disease risk with an increase in the amount of exposure, does not support the view that an association is a causal one.

What factors should be considered in measuring long-term changes in disease frequency over time?

What level of prevention is represented by screening for breast cancer?

In less developed regions, triangular population distributions are linked to high mortality among younger age groups.

The criterion of plausibility refers to the existence of a dose-response relationship.

History and Scope of Epidemiology

Measures of Morbidity and Mortality Used in Epidemiology

Descriptive Epidemiology: Person, Place, Time

Sources of Data for Use in Epidemiology

Study Designs: Ecologic, Cross-Sectional, Case-Control

Study Designs: Cohort Studies

Experimental Study Designs

Measures of Effect

Data Interpretation Issues

Screening for Disease in the Community

Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases

Epidemiologic Aspects of Work and the Environment

Molecular and Genetic Epidemiology

Social, Behavioral, and Psychosocial Epidemiology

Epidemiology As a Profession

Epidemiology and Health Policy

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Exam 2: Practical Applications of Epidemiology

Health education programs about the hazards of starting smoking are examples of secondary prevention.

According to the natural history of disease model, the time before the precursors of disease and the host interact is called the period of:

There has been an increase in the number of epidemiologic studies reported in medical journals because:

The uses of epidemiology include:

What level of prevention is represented by vitamin fortification of milk?

An important risk factor for the population is always important for the individual.

Which form of prevention takes place after the precursors of disease interact with the host?

A dynamic population is one that adds new members through immigration and births and loses members through emigration and deaths.

Doll and Peto demonstrated that the mortality ratios for lung cancer were similar among those who smoked 1-14 cigarettes per day and those who smoked 15-24 cigarettes per day.

The Henle-Koch postulates were instrumental in efforts to prove the causative involvement of a microorganism in an infectious disease.

What level of prevention is represented by halfway houses for persons recovering from addiction?

The difference between primary and secondary prevention of disease is:

Which of the following does not describe the Gini index?

The National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey is a continuing probability survey of physicians who practice in public settings such as VA centers.

Five-year relative survival rates for pancreatic cancer by race/ethnic group are below 20% for both non-Hispanic whites and African Americans.

The existence of a dose-response relationship, that is, an increase in disease risk with an increase in the amount of exposure, does not support the view that an association is a causal one.

What factors should be considered in measuring long-term changes in disease frequency over time?

What level of prevention is represented by screening for breast cancer?

In less developed regions, triangular population distributions are linked to high mortality among younger age groups.

The criterion of plausibility refers to the existence of a dose-response relationship.

History and Scope of Epidemiology

Measures of Morbidity and Mortality Used in Epidemiology

Descriptive Epidemiology: Person, Place, Time

Sources of Data for Use in Epidemiology

Study Designs: Ecologic, Cross-Sectional, Case-Control

Study Designs: Cohort Studies

Experimental Study Designs

Measures of Effect

Data Interpretation Issues

Screening for Disease in the Community

Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases

Epidemiologic Aspects of Work and the Environment

Molecular and Genetic Epidemiology

Social, Behavioral, and Psychosocial Epidemiology

Epidemiology As a Profession

Epidemiology and Health Policy

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