NR503 - EPIDEMIOLOGY FINAL EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS
crude birth rate - Answer-number of live births per 1000 people in population
crude birth rate equation - Answer-(# of births/estimated mid-year population) x1000
crude death rate - Answer-the number of deaths per 1000 people in population
crude death rate equation - Answer-(# of deaths/estimated mid-year population) x1000
fetal death rate - Answer-number of fetal deaths (20+ wk gestation) per 1000 live births
fetal death rate equation - Answer-(# of fetal deaths / # of live births+fetal deaths) x1000
annual mortality rate - Answer-usually an expression of a specific disease or can be all
causes per 1000 people for a year
annual mortality rate equation - Answer-(# of deaths of all causes(or specific disease) /
mid-yr population) x1000
case fatality rate - Answer-the percentage of individuals who have specific disease and
diet within specific time after diagnosis
case fatality rate equation - Answer-(# of persons dying from disease after diagnosis or
set period / # of persons with disease) x1000
primary prevention - Answer-preventing initial development of disease; action taken to
prevent development of a disease in person who is well, does not have disease
secondary prevention - Answer-early detection of existing disease to reduce severity
and complications (or) identifying people in whom disease process has already begun,
but who have not developed symptoms
tertiary prevention - Answer-reducing impact of disease (or) preventing complications in
those who have already developed signs and symptoms of an illness, have been
diagnosed
T OR F: prevention and treatment of single specific disease are exclusive activities that
do not occur together when providing care to patient - Answer-False
QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS
crude birth rate - Answer-number of live births per 1000 people in population
crude birth rate equation - Answer-(# of births/estimated mid-year population) x1000
crude death rate - Answer-the number of deaths per 1000 people in population
crude death rate equation - Answer-(# of deaths/estimated mid-year population) x1000
fetal death rate - Answer-number of fetal deaths (20+ wk gestation) per 1000 live births
fetal death rate equation - Answer-(# of fetal deaths / # of live births+fetal deaths) x1000
annual mortality rate - Answer-usually an expression of a specific disease or can be all
causes per 1000 people for a year
annual mortality rate equation - Answer-(# of deaths of all causes(or specific disease) /
mid-yr population) x1000
case fatality rate - Answer-the percentage of individuals who have specific disease and
diet within specific time after diagnosis
case fatality rate equation - Answer-(# of persons dying from disease after diagnosis or
set period / # of persons with disease) x1000
primary prevention - Answer-preventing initial development of disease; action taken to
prevent development of a disease in person who is well, does not have disease
secondary prevention - Answer-early detection of existing disease to reduce severity
and complications (or) identifying people in whom disease process has already begun,
but who have not developed symptoms
tertiary prevention - Answer-reducing impact of disease (or) preventing complications in
those who have already developed signs and symptoms of an illness, have been
diagnosed
T OR F: prevention and treatment of single specific disease are exclusive activities that
do not occur together when providing care to patient - Answer-False
