IHP 330 Question and answers
correctly solved 2025/2026
A risk factor is a behavior, environmental exposure, or inherent human characteristic that is associated
with an important health condition - correct answer ✔True
One risk factor is typically cause of a disease - correct answer ✔False
This type of transmission occurs when an agent is transferred, or carried by some intermediate item,
organism, means, or process to a susceptible host, resulting in disease - correct answer ✔Indirect
transmission
An object, such as a piece of clothing, a doorhandle, or a utensil that can harbor an infectious agent, and
is capable of being a means of transmission is - correct answer ✔Fomite
The behavioral risk factor surveillance system is an annual survey conducted by the center of disease,
control and prevention. This data is available by state. According to BRFSS for a certain state, there were
3122. Respondents with arthritis and 5259 without. Of those with arthritis, 1175 reported fair/poor
health and 1947 reported their health as excellent/very good. Of those without arthritis, 771 reported
their health as fair/poor, and 4488 reported excellent/very good health. - correct answer ✔What is the
prevalence of arthritis in this sample?
[3122/(3122+5259)] x 100 = 37.3%
A spot map displays both the location and the number or rate of health related states or events. -
correct answer ✔False
The geometric mean may be more than or equal to the arrhythmic mean for any given data set - correct
answer ✔False
Discrete data is measured and fixed amounts - correct answer ✔True
correctly solved 2025/2026
A risk factor is a behavior, environmental exposure, or inherent human characteristic that is associated
with an important health condition - correct answer ✔True
One risk factor is typically cause of a disease - correct answer ✔False
This type of transmission occurs when an agent is transferred, or carried by some intermediate item,
organism, means, or process to a susceptible host, resulting in disease - correct answer ✔Indirect
transmission
An object, such as a piece of clothing, a doorhandle, or a utensil that can harbor an infectious agent, and
is capable of being a means of transmission is - correct answer ✔Fomite
The behavioral risk factor surveillance system is an annual survey conducted by the center of disease,
control and prevention. This data is available by state. According to BRFSS for a certain state, there were
3122. Respondents with arthritis and 5259 without. Of those with arthritis, 1175 reported fair/poor
health and 1947 reported their health as excellent/very good. Of those without arthritis, 771 reported
their health as fair/poor, and 4488 reported excellent/very good health. - correct answer ✔What is the
prevalence of arthritis in this sample?
[3122/(3122+5259)] x 100 = 37.3%
A spot map displays both the location and the number or rate of health related states or events. -
correct answer ✔False
The geometric mean may be more than or equal to the arrhythmic mean for any given data set - correct
answer ✔False
Discrete data is measured and fixed amounts - correct answer ✔True
