Epidemiology Practice Exam 1 Questions and Answers 2027

Epidemiology Practice Exam 1
Questions and Answers 2027
1.BWhichBofBtheBfollowingBisBNOTBoneBofBtheB5BobjectivesBofBEpidemiology?B

a.BToBevaluateBbothBexistingBandBnewlyBdevelopedBpreventiveBandBtherapeuticBmeasu
resBandBmodesBofBhealthBcareBdelivery.

b.BToBaddressBhealthBdisparitiesBandBadvocateBforBaBmoreBequitableBhealthcareBsyste
mB

c.BToBtheBprovideBtheBfoundationBforBdevelopingBpublicBpolicyBrelatingBtoBenvironme
ntalBproblems,BgeneticBissues,BandBotherBconsiderationsBregardingBdiseaseBprevention
BandBhealthBpromotion.B

d.BToBdetermineBtheBextentBofBdiseaseBfoundBinBtheBcommunity.B-BAnswerBB



2.BAccordingBtoBtheBCentersBforBDiseaseBControlBwhichBofBtheBfollowingBareBconsider
edBtoBsomeBofBtheBgreatestBpublicBhealthBachievementsBofBtheB20thBcentury?Bi.Decli
nesBinBdeathBratesBfromBheartBdiseaseBandBstroke.

ii.TheBreductionBinBobesityBandBcancer.B

iii.FamilyBplanningBandBtheBwidespreadBavailabilityBofBcontraception



a.iBonlyB

b.iiBonlyB

c.iB&BiiiBonlyB

d.i,Bii,B&BiiiBonlyB-BAnswerBC



3.BWhichBofBtheBfollowingBisBanBexampleBofBsecondaryBprevention?B

a.HPVBvaccination

b.BreastBcancerBscreeningB

c.PhysicalBtherapyBafterBaBslipBandBfallBtoBaddressBfutureBslipBandBfalls.B

d.HeathBeducationBworkshopsBtoBeducateBstudentsBaboutBstressBmanagementB-
BAnswerBB

, 4.BOverBthatBpastB100ByearsBtheBgeneralBpatternBofBmortalityBinBtheBUnitedBStatesB
hasBgradualBtransitionedBfromBacuteBinfectiousBdiseaseBtoBchronicBdiseases.BForBexam
ple,BdeathsBfromBchildhoodBinfectiousBsuchBasBdiphtheria,Bpertussis,BandBscarletBfever
B(aBStreptococcalBinfection)BhaveBdeclinedBdramatically.BInBadditionBtoBdeathBfromBtu
berculosisBhaveBdroppedBsignificantly.BWhatBmostBisBtoBaccountBforBthisBtransition?Ba
.ImprovementsBinBmedicineBandBtheBdevelopmentsBgenomicBtherapiesB

b.ImprovedBhygieneBinBhospitals.B

c.ImprovementsBinBsocialBconditions

d.FreeBpublicBeducation.B-BAnswerBC



5.BTheBsecondBobjectiveBofBepidemiologyBisBtoBdetermineBtheBextentBofBdiseaseBinBt
heBcommunity.BExamplesBofBthisBwouldBinclude:B

i.DeterminingBthatBsmokingBisBassociatedBwithB80%BtoB90%BofBlungBcancerBcases.B

ii.DeterminingBthatBmostBpeopleBwithBAmyotrophicBlateralBsclerosisBliveB2-
5ByearsBafterBtheirBfirstBsignsBofBdisease.

iii.DeterminingBthatBmoreBthanBone-thirdB(36.5%)BofBU.S.BadultsBhaveBobesity

a.iBonlyB

b.iiBonly

c.iB&BiiBonlyBd.iiiBonlyB-BAnswerBD



6.BEpidemiologyBisBdefinedBasBtheBstudyBofBtheBdistributionBandBdeterminantsBofBhe
alth-
relatedBstatesBorBeventsBinBspecifiedBpopulationsBandBtheBapplicationBofBthisBstudyBt
oBcontrolBofBhealthBproblems.BInBtheBcontextBofBthisBdefinition,BwhatBdoesBdistributi
onBmean?B

a.TheBnumberBofBhealthBeventsBandBtheBoccurrenceBofBhealth-
relatedBeventsBbyBtime,Bplace,BandBperson.

b.TheBprevalenceBandBincidenceBofBdiseaseBinBaBsampleBofBtheBpopulation.B

c.EmpiricalBfrequencyBofBoccurrencesB

d.AllBofBtheBabove.B-BAnswerBA