HK 207 QUIZ QUESTIONS | COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE, PRACTICE
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 2026/2027
Epidemiologic methods can be applied to which of the following public health-related fields?
-health education
-healthcare administration
-environmental health
-all of the above - correct answer ✔✔all of the above
Which of the following is not considered a use of epidemiology?
-To study the workings of health services in the community
-To diagnose the dimensions and distributions of disease within a community
-To provide healthcare services to specific individuals
-To search for causes of disease and other health outcomes - correct answer ✔✔to provide healthcare
services to specific individuals
Whether a contaminated food, such as tomatoes, caused an outbreak of gastrointestinal disease is a
simple example of:
-A causal association.
-The 1918 influenza pandemic.
-A population.
-All of these are correct. - correct answer ✔✔all of these are correct
Which of the following is considered a key characteristic of epidemiology?
-Distribution
-Population focus
-Quantification
-All of these are correct. - correct answer ✔✔all of these are correct
Variation in the occurrence of diseases and other health outcomes in populations relates most closely to:
-Population focus
-Distribution
-Quantification
-None of these are correct. - correct answer ✔✔distribution
Alexander Fleming discovered the antimicrobial properties of Penicillium notatum. - correct answer
✔✔true
Epidemiology is an observational science that capitalizes on naturally occurring situations. - correct
answer ✔✔true
John Graunt is said to be the first to employ quantitative methods to describe population vital statistics. -
correct answer ✔✔true
The history of epidemiology originated as early as classical antiquity. - correct answer ✔✔true
, Bubonic plague is a bacterial disease caused by Yersinia pestis. - correct answer ✔✔true
On May 1, 2010, the number of residents of Oklahoma who had been diagnosed with asthma at any
time during their lifetime was A. The population on June 30, 2010 was B. During the same year, the
number of new cases of asthma was C.
Which of the following expressions represents the point prevalence (percentage) of asthma?
(C/B) x 100 - correct answer ✔✔(A/B) x 100
True or False: The general fertility rate refers to the number of live births reported in an area during a
given time interval divided by the number of women age 15 to 44 years in the area. - correct answer
✔✔true
True or False: Adjusted rates pertain only to mortality rates. - correct answer ✔✔false
True or False: The maternal mortality rate encompasses maternal deaths that result from causes
associated with pregnancy. - correct answer ✔✔true
True or False: When the duration of a disease becomes short and the incidence is high, the prevalence
becomes similar to incidence. - correct answer ✔✔true
On May 1, 2010, the number of residents of Oklahoma who had been diagnosed with asthma at any
time during their lifetime was A. The population on June 30, 2010 was B. During the same year, the
number of new cases of asthma was C.
Which of the following expressions represent the incidence rate of asthma (per 100,000)? - correct
answer ✔✔(C/B) x 100,000
True or False: The infant mortality rate is defined as the number of infant deaths among infants age 0 to
1 year divided by the number of live births during the same year. - correct answer ✔✔true
Epidemiologic measures provide the following type of information:
A) Frequency of disease or condition
B) Association between exposure and disease
C) Strength of relationship between exposure and disease
D) All of these are correct. - correct answer ✔✔all of these are correct
In 1900, the death rate per 100,000 members of the population for influenza and pneumonia (I & P) was
202.2; it was 22.4 in 2003. How much did the death rate due to I & P decline? - correct answer ✔✔90%
Those members of the population who are capable of developing a disease or condition are known as: -
correct answer ✔✔the population at risk
True or False: In the United States, mortality data have a high degree of completeness. - correct answer
✔✔true
True or False: Three factors that affect the quality of epidemiologic data are availability, completeness,
and the nature of the data. - correct answer ✔✔true
Some examples of surveillance systems include those for:
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 2026/2027
Epidemiologic methods can be applied to which of the following public health-related fields?
-health education
-healthcare administration
-environmental health
-all of the above - correct answer ✔✔all of the above
Which of the following is not considered a use of epidemiology?
-To study the workings of health services in the community
-To diagnose the dimensions and distributions of disease within a community
-To provide healthcare services to specific individuals
-To search for causes of disease and other health outcomes - correct answer ✔✔to provide healthcare
services to specific individuals
Whether a contaminated food, such as tomatoes, caused an outbreak of gastrointestinal disease is a
simple example of:
-A causal association.
-The 1918 influenza pandemic.
-A population.
-All of these are correct. - correct answer ✔✔all of these are correct
Which of the following is considered a key characteristic of epidemiology?
-Distribution
-Population focus
-Quantification
-All of these are correct. - correct answer ✔✔all of these are correct
Variation in the occurrence of diseases and other health outcomes in populations relates most closely to:
-Population focus
-Distribution
-Quantification
-None of these are correct. - correct answer ✔✔distribution
Alexander Fleming discovered the antimicrobial properties of Penicillium notatum. - correct answer
✔✔true
Epidemiology is an observational science that capitalizes on naturally occurring situations. - correct
answer ✔✔true
John Graunt is said to be the first to employ quantitative methods to describe population vital statistics. -
correct answer ✔✔true
The history of epidemiology originated as early as classical antiquity. - correct answer ✔✔true
, Bubonic plague is a bacterial disease caused by Yersinia pestis. - correct answer ✔✔true
On May 1, 2010, the number of residents of Oklahoma who had been diagnosed with asthma at any
time during their lifetime was A. The population on June 30, 2010 was B. During the same year, the
number of new cases of asthma was C.
Which of the following expressions represents the point prevalence (percentage) of asthma?
(C/B) x 100 - correct answer ✔✔(A/B) x 100
True or False: The general fertility rate refers to the number of live births reported in an area during a
given time interval divided by the number of women age 15 to 44 years in the area. - correct answer
✔✔true
True or False: Adjusted rates pertain only to mortality rates. - correct answer ✔✔false
True or False: The maternal mortality rate encompasses maternal deaths that result from causes
associated with pregnancy. - correct answer ✔✔true
True or False: When the duration of a disease becomes short and the incidence is high, the prevalence
becomes similar to incidence. - correct answer ✔✔true
On May 1, 2010, the number of residents of Oklahoma who had been diagnosed with asthma at any
time during their lifetime was A. The population on June 30, 2010 was B. During the same year, the
number of new cases of asthma was C.
Which of the following expressions represent the incidence rate of asthma (per 100,000)? - correct
answer ✔✔(C/B) x 100,000
True or False: The infant mortality rate is defined as the number of infant deaths among infants age 0 to
1 year divided by the number of live births during the same year. - correct answer ✔✔true
Epidemiologic measures provide the following type of information:
A) Frequency of disease or condition
B) Association between exposure and disease
C) Strength of relationship between exposure and disease
D) All of these are correct. - correct answer ✔✔all of these are correct
In 1900, the death rate per 100,000 members of the population for influenza and pneumonia (I & P) was
202.2; it was 22.4 in 2003. How much did the death rate due to I & P decline? - correct answer ✔✔90%
Those members of the population who are capable of developing a disease or condition are known as: -
correct answer ✔✔the population at risk
True or False: In the United States, mortality data have a high degree of completeness. - correct answer
✔✔true
True or False: Three factors that affect the quality of epidemiologic data are availability, completeness,
and the nature of the data. - correct answer ✔✔true
Some examples of surveillance systems include those for:
