EPIDEMIOLOGY LATEST 2026 TEST PAPER EXAMS
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS MARKED A+
✔✔Beach city has a rising population of 600,000 robust, fertile males and 500,000
robust fertile females. If there were 3,000 live births, 3 fetal deaths, and 50 maternal
deaths, what is the crude birth rate?
A- 3,000/500,000 x1000
B-3,000/600,000 x1000
C-3,003/1,100,000 x1000
D- 3,000/1,100,000 x1000
E-3,997/1,100,000 x1000 - ✔✔D-3,000/1,100,000 x1000
✔✔The major disadvantage of crude rates is that:
A-They may not allow for comparison of populations that differ in size.
B-There are difficult to calculate from available data sources.
C-They do not permit comparison of populations that vary in composition.
Di-All of the above - ✔✔C- They do not permit comparison of population that vary in
composition.
✔✔Which of the following terms is expressed as a proportion (as distinguished from a
ratio)?
A-Male Births/Female Births
B- Female Births/Male + Female Births
C-Female Births/ Male Births
D- A and C - ✔✔B- Female Births/ Male + Female births
✔✔The risk of acquiring a given disease during a time period is best determined by:
A- The mortality rate from that disease in the 0-4 age group.
B- A spot map the records all cases of the disease in the past year.
C-They period prevalence for that disease during the past year.
D-The incidence rate (cumulative incidence) for that disease in a given period of time. -
✔✔D- The incidence rate (cumulative incidence) for that disease in a given period of
time.
✔✔The incidence of a disease is five times greater in men than in women, but the
prevalence shows no sex difference. The most likely expiration is that:
A- The mortality rate is greater in women.
B- The case fatality rate is greater in women.
C- The duration of the disease is greater in women
D-Women receive less adequate medical care for the disease. - ✔✔C- The duration of
the disease is greater in women.
✔✔Determine workload and planning the scope of facilities and manpower needs,
particular for chronic disease.
, A- This is primarily for incidence data.
B-This is a use primarily for prevalence data.
C-This application could apply equally for both incidence and prevalence data.
D- This is a use for neither incidence data nor prevalence data. - ✔✔B- This is a use
primarily for prevalence data.
✔✔The fundamental took for etiologic studies of both acute and chronic diseases.
A-This is a sues primarily for incidence data.
B-This is a use primarily for prevalence data.
C-This application could apply equally for both incidence and prevalence data.
Dl-This is a use for incidence data nor prevalence data. - ✔✔A- This is a use primarily
for incidence data.
✔✔Reasons for Gender differences in mortality may include:
A-Greater risk taking by women.
B-Greater frequency of smoking among men.
C- Higher prevalence of coronary-prone behavior among women.
D- A, B, and C - ✔✔B- Greater frequency of smoking among men.
✔✔The use of GIS may be thought of as following the heritage of:
A-Hippocrates
B-Graunt
C-Snow
Dl-Koch
E-Semmelweis - ✔✔C-Snow
✔✔High rates of mortality from hypertension found among African Americans may be
due to:
A-Dietary factors
B-Exposure to dress
C-Lack of social support
Dl-Obesity
E-All of the above - ✔✔E-All of the above
✔✔Marital status is an important descriptive epidemiologic variable because it is:
A-Associated with high suicide rates among married females
B-Theorized to be a selective factor in health
C-Theorized to be a protective factor in health
D-B and C - ✔✔D- B and C
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS MARKED A+
✔✔Beach city has a rising population of 600,000 robust, fertile males and 500,000
robust fertile females. If there were 3,000 live births, 3 fetal deaths, and 50 maternal
deaths, what is the crude birth rate?
A- 3,000/500,000 x1000
B-3,000/600,000 x1000
C-3,003/1,100,000 x1000
D- 3,000/1,100,000 x1000
E-3,997/1,100,000 x1000 - ✔✔D-3,000/1,100,000 x1000
✔✔The major disadvantage of crude rates is that:
A-They may not allow for comparison of populations that differ in size.
B-There are difficult to calculate from available data sources.
C-They do not permit comparison of populations that vary in composition.
Di-All of the above - ✔✔C- They do not permit comparison of population that vary in
composition.
✔✔Which of the following terms is expressed as a proportion (as distinguished from a
ratio)?
A-Male Births/Female Births
B- Female Births/Male + Female Births
C-Female Births/ Male Births
D- A and C - ✔✔B- Female Births/ Male + Female births
✔✔The risk of acquiring a given disease during a time period is best determined by:
A- The mortality rate from that disease in the 0-4 age group.
B- A spot map the records all cases of the disease in the past year.
C-They period prevalence for that disease during the past year.
D-The incidence rate (cumulative incidence) for that disease in a given period of time. -
✔✔D- The incidence rate (cumulative incidence) for that disease in a given period of
time.
✔✔The incidence of a disease is five times greater in men than in women, but the
prevalence shows no sex difference. The most likely expiration is that:
A- The mortality rate is greater in women.
B- The case fatality rate is greater in women.
C- The duration of the disease is greater in women
D-Women receive less adequate medical care for the disease. - ✔✔C- The duration of
the disease is greater in women.
✔✔Determine workload and planning the scope of facilities and manpower needs,
particular for chronic disease.
, A- This is primarily for incidence data.
B-This is a use primarily for prevalence data.
C-This application could apply equally for both incidence and prevalence data.
D- This is a use for neither incidence data nor prevalence data. - ✔✔B- This is a use
primarily for prevalence data.
✔✔The fundamental took for etiologic studies of both acute and chronic diseases.
A-This is a sues primarily for incidence data.
B-This is a use primarily for prevalence data.
C-This application could apply equally for both incidence and prevalence data.
Dl-This is a use for incidence data nor prevalence data. - ✔✔A- This is a use primarily
for incidence data.
✔✔Reasons for Gender differences in mortality may include:
A-Greater risk taking by women.
B-Greater frequency of smoking among men.
C- Higher prevalence of coronary-prone behavior among women.
D- A, B, and C - ✔✔B- Greater frequency of smoking among men.
✔✔The use of GIS may be thought of as following the heritage of:
A-Hippocrates
B-Graunt
C-Snow
Dl-Koch
E-Semmelweis - ✔✔C-Snow
✔✔High rates of mortality from hypertension found among African Americans may be
due to:
A-Dietary factors
B-Exposure to dress
C-Lack of social support
Dl-Obesity
E-All of the above - ✔✔E-All of the above
✔✔Marital status is an important descriptive epidemiologic variable because it is:
A-Associated with high suicide rates among married females
B-Theorized to be a selective factor in health
C-Theorized to be a protective factor in health
D-B and C - ✔✔D- B and C
