Question 1

The epidemiologic analytical triad of disease causation refers to: (Choose one best answer)?

Accepted Answer

A)   Agent, host, environment.
B)   Time, place, person.
C)   Source, mode of transmission, susceptible host.
D)   John Snow, Robert Koch, Kenneth Rothman. A

Question 2

Economic and social relationships, employment, housing, and education that contribute to or detract from the health of individuals and communities are known as the---------?

Accepted Answer

A)   Social determinants of health
B)   Community factors in health.
C)   Environmental factors of health.
D)   Perceived benefits of health. A

Question 3

Which of the following statement/s is/are best describing the objectives of public health surveillance?

Accepted Answer

A)   All of the answers are correct.
B)   To set priorities for health
C)   planning. To assess public health status.
D)   To provide and interpret data to facilitate the prevention and control of disease. A

Question 4

Which of the following is not one of the five steps in the public health approach?

Accepted Answer

A)   Define the health problem.
B)   Identify risk and/or protective factors associated with the problem.
C)   Assess public perceptions of the intervention.
D)   Develop and test community-level interventions to control or prevent the causes of the problem.

Question 5

From healthcare provider to health department?

Accepted Answer

A)   Screening
B)   Randomization
C)   Passive surveillance.
D)   Indirect standardization

Question 6

Which of the following terms can be defined as follows: 'the number of new cases of disease, injury or death in a population during a specified time period'?

Accepted Answer

A)   Incidence
B)   Cumulative incidence
C)   Point prevalence
D)   Prevalence
E)   Mortality rate

Question 7

Mental disorders represent a "clinically significant behavioral or psychological syndrome or pattern that occurs in an individual and that is associated with present distress (e.g., a painful symptom) or disability.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Mrs. Samia is 32 years old who is now divorced and has four children. This is an n example of?
a. Blended family.
b. nuclear family.
c. Alternative family.
d. Single parent family.

Accepted Answer

Mrs. Samia is 32 years old who is now divorced and has four children. This is an n example of?a. Blended family.b. nuclear family.c. Alternative family.d. Single parent family.

Question 9

which of the following studies apply to this: Persons diagnosed with new-onset Lyme disease were asked how often they walk through woods, use insect repellant, wear short sleeves and pants, etc. Twice as many patients without Lyme disease from the same physician's practice were asked the same questions, and the responses in the two groups were compared?

Accepted Answer

A)   Observational cross-sectional.
B)   Observational cohort.
C)   Observational case-control.
D)   Experimental.

Question 10

As a health officer, which measure would you use to assess the magnitude of a chronic disease health problem requiring treatment in your area?

Accepted Answer

A)   Incidence
B)   Prevalence.
C)   Diseasecharacteristics
D)   ymptoms

Question 11

The reduction in the likelihood of experiencing myocardial infraction (MI) amongst women who stopped smoking was shown by comparing the smoking habits of women who had experienced a MI with the smoking habits of women free of MI?

Accepted Answer

The answer of The reduction in the likelihood of experiencing...

Question 12

The decentralization of administrative and decision making functions is considered a way to involve the community in public health development.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The following criteria are necessary to establish a causal relationship between two variables Except?

Accepted Answer

A)   Elimination of the factor reduces risk of the disease.
B)   The factor is present in all subjects with the disease.
C)   The exposure to this factor should precede the development of the disease.
D)   one exposure to this factor is always enough to develop the disease.

Question 14

A study is done to examine whether is an association between the daily use of vitamins and risk of coronary artery disease (heart attack) over a 10-year period. When subjects who took, both vitamins were compared to those who took no vitamins at all, the risk ratio was found to be 0.07. Which of the following is a correct interpretation of this Finding?

Accepted Answer

A)   Those who take vitamins C & E daily have 0.7 times the risk of heart attack compared to those who do not take vitamins.
B)   The risk difference in this study is 0.70 per 100 vitamin users over ten years.
C)   The risk difference in this study is 70 per 100 vitamin users over ten years.
D)   The incidence of coronary artery disease in those who take vitamins C & E daily is 0.70 (or 70%) .

Question 15

Contagion theory is not accepted because too many instances where people become ill regardless of their isolation from human contact.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

What is the definition of primary health care according to the Alma-Ata Declaration?

Accepted Answer

A)   A healthcare system that focuses only on individual patients.
B)   A healthcare system that includes not only curative care, but also preventive and promotive approaches, and aims to integrate healthcare in all sectors.
C)   A healthcare system that only focuses on outpatient care.

Question 17

Availability means that the cost should be within the means and resources of the individual and the country.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The primary purpose of social determinants of health is to ensure?

Accepted Answer

A)   The importance of providing medical treatment for chronic diseases.
B)   The importance of reducing inequity within population.
C)   The multi-sectoral approach in promoting health and preventing illness in the population.
D)   The involvement of people in designing and implementing health interventions.

Question 19

which of the following studies apply to this: Occurrence of cancer was identified between April 1991 and July 2002 for 50,000 troops who served in the first Gulf War (ended April 1991) and 50,000 troops who served elsewhere during the same period?

Accepted Answer

A)   Observational cohort.
B)   Experimental.
C)   Observational case-control.
D)   Observational case-control

Question 20

A study was conducted to assess the effect of vitamin supplementation on the intelligence development of 6-8-year-old children?

Accepted Answer

The answer of A study was conducted to assess the...

Exam 1: Public Health

The epidemiologic analytical triad of disease causation refers to: (Choose one best answer) ?

Economic and social relationships, employment, housing, and education that contribute to or detract from the health of individuals and communities are known as the---------?

Which of the following statement/s is/are best describing the objectives of public health surveillance?

Which of the following is not one of the five steps in the public health approach?

From healthcare provider to health department?

Which of the following terms can be defined as follows: 'the number of new cases of disease, injury or death in a population during a specified time period'?

Mental disorders represent a "clinically significant behavioral or psychological syndrome or pattern that occurs in an individual and that is associated with present distress (e.g., a painful symptom) or disability.

As a health officer, which measure would you use to assess the magnitude of a chronic disease health problem requiring treatment in your area?

The reduction in the likelihood of experiencing myocardial infraction (MI) amongst women who stopped smoking was shown by comparing the smoking habits of women who had experienced a MI with the smoking habits of women free of MI?

The decentralization of administrative and decision making functions is considered a way to involve the community in public health development.

The following criteria are necessary to establish a causal relationship between two variables Except?

Contagion theory is not accepted because too many instances where people become ill regardless of their isolation from human contact.

What is the definition of primary health care according to the Alma-Ata Declaration?

Availability means that the cost should be within the means and resources of the individual and the country.

The primary purpose of social determinants of health is to ensure?

which of the following studies apply to this: Occurrence of cancer was identified between April 1991 and July 2002 for 50,000 troops who served in the first Gulf War (ended April 1991) and 50,000 troops who served elsewhere during the same period?

A study was conducted to assess the effect of vitamin supplementation on the intelligence development of 6-8-year-old children?