Applications of Epidemiology in Community Health A. High fertility and high mortality among the elderly B.

Nutritive factors
1. The term “distribution “in the definition of is depicted by pyramid a triangular-shaped C. Chemical/physical factors
Epidemiology refers to magnitude of disease B. rectangular shape depicts high mortality in the D. All of the above
frequency according to: younger age groups l6. The following can be considered as
A. Person characteristics (age, sex, occupation, c. It shows the distribution of the population by age occurrence of a disease outbreak except
behaviors, etc. and health status A. Single case of smallpox detected in a research
B. Place characteristics (urban-rural, upland- D). None of the above institute
lowland, etc.) 9. Which of the following cannot he a source af B. 0 cases of malaria over the past 20 years in an
C. Time of occurrence (seasons of the year, trends health statistics? endemic barangay of Palawan
over the years, etc.) A. Municipal health offices C 20 cases of food poisoning among those who
D. All of the above B. Health insurance companies attended a company party
2. The following are person characteristics c. Internet D. 2 cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome
except D. None of the above (SARS) among passengers of an airplane flight
A. Race 10. Who is/are mandated by Republic Act No. 17. What is the first step that an epidemiologist
B. Religion 3573 to report notifiable diseases to local and should do in investigating an outbreak?
C. Socioeconomic status national health authorities except: A. Verify whether there really has been an outbreak
D. None of the above A. Barangay Captain B. Gather relevant information from the patients
3. Which of the following can be considered as B. Public schoolteachers and the environment
biological “determinants" of disease? C. A and B C. Establish the operational definition of a case
A. Lifestyle D. None of the above D. Inform the media about the outbreak that will be
B. Virus 11. Which of the following is false about the investigated
C. Climate public health surveillance system? 18. Which is true about monitoring of health
D. Environmental conditions A. It serves as an early warning system of an interventions?
4. A public health nurse can apply the principles impending epidemic A. It is a continuous activity undertaken throughout
of Epidemiology for: B. It may also monitor the risk factors of diseases implementation of the program
A. Diagnosing the health status of the community that are deemed so be of public health importance B. It determines whether the objectives of the
B. Identifying risk factors of a disease C. It covers all diseases, whether communicable or program are achieved
C. Monitoring and evaluation of health interventions non-communicable C. It is intended to inform policymakers and
D. All of the above D. None of the above planners about the efficacy of the intervention
5. The following are examples of morbidity 12. The epidemiologic model of disease D. All of the above
indicators except: causation that depicts the relationship of the 19. Evaluation of health intervention involves:
A. Incidence density rate human host, the infectious agent and the A. Identifying problems and taking corrective
B. Case fatality rate environment is; actions during program implementation
C. Cumulative incidence A. Epidemiologic triad B. Quality assurance throughout the program
D. Prevalence proportion B. Wheel model implementation
6. The health indicator that measures the C. Web model C. Providing feedback on the results and impact of
percentage of both old and new cases of a D). None of the above the project/program
disease over the number of people examined at 13. The morbidity indicator that can be derived D. AII of the above
one point in time is: from a cross-sectional study is: 20. The main role of epidemiology in health policy
A. Incidence density rate A. Cumulative incidence formulation is:
B. Case fatality rate B. Incidence density rate A. Analyze the contents of the policy
C. Cumulative incidence C. Prevalence proportion B. Provide evidence why the policy should be
D. Prevalence proportion D. All of the above formulated
7. The mortality indicator which measures the risk 14. The type of observational study that best C. "Lobby” to legislators for support to the policy
of dying among persons with a particular disease elucidates the natural history of disease. D. All of the above
is: A. Case series
A. Case fatality rate B. Survey FORMULAS
B. Cause of death rate C. Prospective cohort study
C. Infant mortality rate D). None of the above
D. Neonatal mortality rate 15, The "agent “in the wheel model of disease
8. Which among the following is/are true about causation refers to;
the population pyramid? A. Microbes