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HOSA- Epidemiology Practice TestWhat term refers to "the occurrence of death from a condition in a population?"
A) Morbidity
B)Mortality
C) Prevalence
D) Incidence Correct Answer - B) Mortality
In the definition of epidemiology, "distribution" refers to: A) Why
B) Who
C) Where
D) When Correct Answer - D)When
What term refers to "an occurence of an illness or illness in a population"?
A)Prevalence
B)Morbidity
C)Incidence
D)Mortality Correct Answer - B)Morbidity
An industrial town along the shore of Lake Michigan is known for having poor air quality due to factories and shipping industry near residential areas. This would be an example of what kind of descriptive variable?
A)Environmental
B)Demographic and Social
C)Community Infrastructure
D)Health related outcomes Correct Answer - A)Environmental
An example of active prevention of disease is?
A)Fluoridation of water
B)Creating fire resistant clothes for babies and children
C)Using a seatbelt while riding in a vehicle
D)Equipping cars with air bags Correct Answer - C)Using a seat belt while riding in a vehicle
What component of Hill's Aspects of Association asks if people are developing the same disease condition after exposure? A)Consistency
B)Specificity
C)Temporality
D)Coherence Correct Answer - B)Specificity
An exposure associated with a disease is known as:
A)Effect
B)Cause
C)Disease rate D)Risk factor Correct Answer - D)Risk Factor
An urban area has had a large migration over the past 10 years of younger individuals to other areas in order to look for better opportunities. This high mobility in the population is an example of what kind of descriptive variable?
A)Community Infrastructure
B)Environmental
C)Health related outcomes
D)Demographic and social Correct Answer - A)Community Infrastructure
Approximately 400,000 Americans today have ever been diagnosed with lung cancer. This is also known as ______. A) Morbidity
B) Mortality
C) Incidence
D) Prevalence Correct Answer - D) Prevalence
A community agency is putting together an exercise program for senior women to help in the prevention of osteoporosis. This would be an example of: A) Primary prevention
B) Secondary Prevention
C) Passive Prevention
D) Tertiary prevention Correct Answer - A) Primary prevention
The number of accidental deaths among females aged 15-19 years is separated by race. There were 1,333 deaths between African-American females and white females in the age group. Two-
hundred and twenty-seven (227) were African American and 1106 were white. There were roughly 21 white females who died as a result of an accident to every 1 African American female
who died. This is an example of:
A) Count
B) Rate
C) Ratio
D) Proportion Correct Answer - C) Ratio
The cause-specific mortality rate is the:
A) Number of deaths in a year divided by the total population
B) Number of deaths from a disease in a specific period of time divided by the number of people with the disease
C) Number of enw cases of a disease divided by the total population at risk
D) Number of deaths from a particular disease divided by the total population Correct Answer
- D) Number of deaths from a particular disease divided by the total population
A long term care facility that houses 80 residents has an outbreak of adenovirus. Of those redience, 24 (or 0.3) of the residents have been infected. This is an example of:
A) Count
B) Rate
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