Social epidemiology studies ____.
the effect of the environment on human health
the effect of community socioeconomic factors on health
lifestyle factors that may be associated with disease status
diseases that are acute and contagious
Question 2
One of the important concepts from the Nuremberg Code is that of ____, which means that the subject understands the scope of the study and can make an informed decision to participate.
informed consent
voluntary consent
beneficence
primary agent
Question 3
The first step in any epidemiological investigation is to ____.
understand causation
establish risk factors
track trends and determine if particular diseases are increasing or decreasing in the population
describe the population demographically by age, race, sex, education, and other relevant indicators
Question 4
While Austin Bradford Hill is well-known for his work in developing guidelines for establishing causality for studies of non-infectious diseases, his other contributions to the field of epidemiology and ____ are remarkable.
psychology
statistics
sociology
mathematics
Question 5
The modern epidemiologic triangle includes groups of populations, causative factors, and ____.
alternate explanations
risk factors
results
coherence
Question 6
The time between infection and clinical disease is referred to as a(n) ____.
a plausible period
temporal period
incubation period
latency period
Question 7
A table in epidemiology that arranges numbers to allow the comparison of exposure and outcome is called a ____ table.
proportion
contingency
specific
crude
Question 8
Prevalence equals ____.
incidence times duration of disease
incidence divided by duration of disease
incidence plus duration of disease
incidence divided by duration of disease times 100
Question 9
A person in the population or study group identified as having the particular disease, health disorder, or condition under investigation is known as a ____.
person time
case
suspect case
proportion
Question 10
The probability of death due to infectious disease in sub-Saharan Africa is ____%, but only ____% in developed countries, such as the United States.
22; 1.1
35; 10
66; 11
50; 22