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Epidemiology Test 2 Questions and
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Studies of nativity and migration have reported that:
Ans: Some migrants have inadequate immunization status with
respect to vaccine-preventable diseases
According to classic studies, age-standardized morbidity rates in the
United States for acute conditions, chronic conditions, and disability
due to acute conditions show the following sex differences:
Ans: Rates for females are higher than rates for males
A null hypothesis is most similar to which of the following?
Ans: Negative Declaration
High rates of mortality from hypertension found among African
Americans may be due to:
Ans: Dietary factors
Exposure to stress
Lack of social support
Obesity
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(All of the above)
Cyclic variations in the occurrence of disease may reflect:
Ans: Changes in exposure to infectious agents
Changes in the risk-taking behavior of persons
Changes in temporary stressors
Endogenous biologic factors
(All of the above)
Health phenomena may show cyclic variations in a person's response
to temporary stressors.
Ans: True
Descriptive epidemiology characterizes the amount and distribution of
disease within a population and enables the researcher to:
Ans: Generate testable hypotheses regarding etiology and
evaluate trends in health and disease within a population
B&C only
Marital status is an important descriptive variable because it is
theorized to be a selective and a protective factor in health
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Ans: True
Race and ethnicity tend to overlap with nativity and religion.
Ans: True
Which of the following statements most accurately expresses the
downward-drift hypothesis for schizophrenia?
Ans: The illness leads to the clustering of psychosis in the
impoverished areas of a city.
Large international variations in rates of infectious and communicable
diseases as well as other conditions are most likely explained by:
Ans: Differences in climate
Differences in cultural factors
National dietary habits
Access to health care
(All of the above)
Reasons for gender differences in mortality may include:
Ans: Greater frequency of smoking among men
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Epidemiology Test 2 Questions and
Correct Answers/ Latest Update / Already
Graded
Studies of nativity and migration have reported that:
Ans: Some migrants have inadequate immunization status with
respect to vaccine-preventable diseases
According to classic studies, age-standardized morbidity rates in the
United States for acute conditions, chronic conditions, and disability
due to acute conditions show the following sex differences:
Ans: Rates for females are higher than rates for males
A null hypothesis is most similar to which of the following?
Ans: Negative Declaration
High rates of mortality from hypertension found among African
Americans may be due to:
Ans: Dietary factors
Exposure to stress
Lack of social support
Obesity
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(All of the above)
Cyclic variations in the occurrence of disease may reflect:
Ans: Changes in exposure to infectious agents
Changes in the risk-taking behavior of persons
Changes in temporary stressors
Endogenous biologic factors
(All of the above)
Health phenomena may show cyclic variations in a person's response
to temporary stressors.
Ans: True
Descriptive epidemiology characterizes the amount and distribution of
disease within a population and enables the researcher to:
Ans: Generate testable hypotheses regarding etiology and
evaluate trends in health and disease within a population
B&C only
Marital status is an important descriptive variable because it is
theorized to be a selective and a protective factor in health
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Ans: True
Race and ethnicity tend to overlap with nativity and religion.
Ans: True
Which of the following statements most accurately expresses the
downward-drift hypothesis for schizophrenia?
Ans: The illness leads to the clustering of psychosis in the
impoverished areas of a city.
Large international variations in rates of infectious and communicable
diseases as well as other conditions are most likely explained by:
Ans: Differences in climate
Differences in cultural factors
National dietary habits
Access to health care
(All of the above)
Reasons for gender differences in mortality may include:
Ans: Greater frequency of smoking among men
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