Chapter 7 and 8

Question 1

Rate

Answer 1

primary measure used to describe the frequency of state of health in specific group of people in a given amount of time

Question 2

incidence rate

Answer 2

rate at which a new event occurs over a specified period of time

Question 3

crude rate

Answer 3

total of number of events or courts, divided by the mid-year total population of the selected geography and multiple by a constant

Question 4

adjusted rate

Answer 4

rate are rates that would have existed if the population under study the same age distribution as the standard population

Question 5

prevalence rate

Answer 5

the total number of cases of a disease existing in a population divided by the total population.

Question 6

relative risk ratio

Answer 6

Incidence rate for groups exposed to a certain risk factor compared to incidence rate for people who are not exposed.

Question 7

sensitivity

Answer 7

Ability of the test to identify correctly people who have a specific health problem or the probability of testing positive if the health problem is truly present.

Question 8

specificity

Answer 8

Ability of the test to identify correctly people who DO NOT have the specific health problem or the probability of testing negative if the health problem is truly absent.

Question 9

descriptive research

Answer 9

Study in which information is collected to characterize and summarize a health issue.

Question 10

analytical research

Answer 10

Study during which comparison between two or more groups determine the role of various risk factors in causing the health issue.

Question 11

T/F: interventional/experimental studies are common in community health

Answer 11

False