Midterm Review Questions
Midterm Review Questions
Midterm Review Questions
Unit I: Chapters 1-4:Additional Review Questions 1. What are some examples of diseases/conditions that show short- and long-term fluctuations in rates? 2. Name the seven uses of epidemiology.
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What is an epidemic?
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Define each of the following terms: a. Incidence rate b. Mortality rate c. Prevalence rate d. Case fatality rate e. Proportional mortality ratio 9. Under what circumstances would the incidence of a disease equal (or be similar to) the prevalence? What different types of inferences can be made with incidence and prevalence data?
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11. Discuss the similarities and differences among crude death rate, cause-specific death rate, proportional mortality ratio, infant mortality rate, and maternal mortality rate.
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Define the following terms and indicate how they differ: a. Age-specific rates b. Age-adjusted rates
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1. Explain the concept of external validity. How does it apply to the choice of data sources? 2. Discuss the uses, strengths, and weaknesses of the following data sources: a. Health insurance statistics b. Data from medical clinics c. Special epidemiologic surveys, including morbidity surveys d. Vital statistics e. Absenteeism data from schools or work settings f. Disease registers g. Hospital and clinic statistics 3. Explain what is meant by an ecologic study and give an example. Be sure to discuss the uses and limitations of ecologic studies.
6. Name the two types of intervention studies; compare and contrast them.
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Discuss the following routes of transmission of infectious disease agents: a. Airborne b. Contact c. Vector-borne d. Vehicle-borne e. Direct f. Indirect
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Discuss the major steps necessary to investigate the possible outbreak of an epidemic.
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Study Guide for Epidemiology for Public Health Practice, 3rd Edition General Review and Additional Drill Define the following terms briefly: 1. 2. 3. Persons lost to follow-up Person-years of observation State the definitions of the following terms from memory: (d) sensitivity (e) specificity 4. 5. 6. Reliability and validity General adaptation syndrome (Selyes concept) Incidence rates and prevalence rates
Answer the following questions: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. What is meant by screening? What is the purpose of screening? How are validity and reliability assessed? What determines yield? How does disease prevalence affect predictive value (+)? What procedures can be used to improve the sensitivity and specificity of a screening test? State five attributes of a good screening test. What are the mechanisms of transmission of infection? Distinguish between reliability and validity of measures. Draw a diagram to illustrate how reliability and validity are interrelated.