week 1 Introduction to Biostatistics and
Epidemiology questions and answers
2025
Why use evidence based care - ANSWER To provide effective care
To fulfil your role and meet your job criteria
What is epidemiology? - ANSWER the study of distribution and
determinants of disease in specified populations, and the application of this study to the control
of health problems
determinants - ANSWER underlying factors that ultimately bring about disease
the three D's of epidemiology - ANSWER Disease, Distribution and Determinants
how does epidimiology differ from medicine - ANSWER medicine focuses on treatment on the
particular person
epidemiology focuses on the population and groups
how does epidimiology answer the question "how do some populations get more diseases than
others? - ANSWER by using health related statistics/data that is routinely collected and
conducted by epidemiological research
how do we answer epidemiological questions? - ANSWER 3 common comparisons
Epidemiology questions and answers
2025
Why use evidence based care - ANSWER To provide effective care
To fulfil your role and meet your job criteria
What is epidemiology? - ANSWER the study of distribution and
determinants of disease in specified populations, and the application of this study to the control
of health problems
determinants - ANSWER underlying factors that ultimately bring about disease
the three D's of epidemiology - ANSWER Disease, Distribution and Determinants
how does epidimiology differ from medicine - ANSWER medicine focuses on treatment on the
particular person
epidemiology focuses on the population and groups
how does epidimiology answer the question "how do some populations get more diseases than
others? - ANSWER by using health related statistics/data that is routinely collected and
conducted by epidemiological research
how do we answer epidemiological questions? - ANSWER 3 common comparisons
