PHC6001 CHAPTER 5:
DESCRIPTIVE EPIDEMIOLOGY —
COMPLETE EXAM REVIEW,
PRACTICE QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS
, 1. descrip ve epidemiology - CORRECT ANSWER -distribu on of disease is the domain of
(this)
-involves the analysis of disease pa erns according to the characteris cs of *person, place and
me*
2. person - CORRECT ANSWER include age, gender, race and ethnic group,
socioeconomic status, occupa on, religion, and marital status
3. age - CORRECT ANSWER probably most important because it is associated with
striking changes in disease rates
4. life expectancy - CORRECT ANSWER strongly related to income levels
5. place - CORRECT ANSWER defined in terms of geopoli cal units such as countries or
states, or in terms of natural geographic features; ie mountains or rivers.
6. migrant studies - CORRECT ANSWER way to inves gate effect of place on disease
occurrence; comparison of rates of disease among na ves of a homeland to rates among
immigrants/offspring and among na ves of the adopted country.
7. temporal changes ( me) - CORRECT ANSWER analysis of changes in disease and death
rates over calendar to provide useful informa on for causal research and public health planning
and evalua on.
-scale depends on disease and can range from decades or years to months, weeks, days, or
hours.
8. disease cluster - CORRECT ANSWER aggrega on of rela vely uncommon events or
disease in space and/or me in amounts that are beieved or perceived to be greater than could
be expected by chance
DESCRIPTIVE EPIDEMIOLOGY —
COMPLETE EXAM REVIEW,
PRACTICE QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS
, 1. descrip ve epidemiology - CORRECT ANSWER -distribu on of disease is the domain of
(this)
-involves the analysis of disease pa erns according to the characteris cs of *person, place and
me*
2. person - CORRECT ANSWER include age, gender, race and ethnic group,
socioeconomic status, occupa on, religion, and marital status
3. age - CORRECT ANSWER probably most important because it is associated with
striking changes in disease rates
4. life expectancy - CORRECT ANSWER strongly related to income levels
5. place - CORRECT ANSWER defined in terms of geopoli cal units such as countries or
states, or in terms of natural geographic features; ie mountains or rivers.
6. migrant studies - CORRECT ANSWER way to inves gate effect of place on disease
occurrence; comparison of rates of disease among na ves of a homeland to rates among
immigrants/offspring and among na ves of the adopted country.
7. temporal changes ( me) - CORRECT ANSWER analysis of changes in disease and death
rates over calendar to provide useful informa on for causal research and public health planning
and evalua on.
-scale depends on disease and can range from decades or years to months, weeks, days, or
hours.
8. disease cluster - CORRECT ANSWER aggrega on of rela vely uncommon events or
disease in space and/or me in amounts that are beieved or perceived to be greater than could
be expected by chance
