CPHLAB Epidemiology [2026]✓

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“Branch of medical services which treatsepidemics.

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J.P. Parkin, 1873

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“Scientific study of the distribution anddeterminants of health-related states or eventsin specified populations, and the application ofthis study to control health problems.”

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John Last, 2001

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The study of the distribution and determinants of disease frequency in man

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McMahon and Pugh, 1970

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ariables which help measure changes

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World Health Organization (WHO)

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Measures the occurrence of a particular event (disease,disability, birth, death) in a given population during agiven period of time

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Rates

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Rates Formula

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[a/(a+b)t]c

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are used to indicate the riskassociated with the exposure

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Multipliers

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monitored everyday

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Reproduction rate

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Also measure the risks associated with exposures

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Rate

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Also provide information regarding the speed in whichthe disease is developing to make comparison acrossthe population

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Rate

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Portrays a relationship of a part of a whole

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PROPORTION

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PROPORTION FORMULA

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[a/(a+b)]c

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Part of a whole

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Proportion

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Different variables are beingb compared as a whole

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Ratio

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● Measures how fast people are added to the populationthru birth

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Crude Birth Rate

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Crude Birth Rate

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CBR = No. of registered birth in a given year / Midyear population of given year X 100

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More specific than crude birth rate since unlike crudebirth rate, the midyear population is specified to womenin reproductive age (15 – 44 years old

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GENERAL FERTILITY RATE

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General Fertility Rate Formula

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No. of total registered birth in a given year / Midyear population of women X 100

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●Simplest measure of mortality or death● Measures how fast mortality happens in a

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Crude Death Rate

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Crude Death Rate Formula

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CDR = Total death in a given year / Midyear population in that year X 100

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Crude death rate is also affected by adverse ________ and ________ conditions.

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Environmental and Occupational

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it also affect crude deathrate when the location is not organized or safe.

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Peace and Order Conditions

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Rates which measure the force of mortality in specificsubgroups of the population

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Cause-Specific Death Rate

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Cause-Specific Death Rate

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CSDR = No. of deaths of specific group in a given year / Midyear population of the same group in a given year X 1000

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Measure how much afflicted die from the disease

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Case Fatality Rate

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predicts the outcome of thedisease

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Prognosis

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Case fatality rate is used to evaluate the_______________

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effectiveness of the new treatments

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Case Fatality Rate Formula

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CFR = No. of deaths during a specific period after diagosis of a particular disease / No. of population who diagnoses with the disease X 1000

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Case fatality rate is not constant and may vary between_______ and _______

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Population and Overtime

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Pertains to the death of children who are less than one year of age

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Infant Mortality Rate

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Infant Mortality Rate

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IMR = No. of deaths in infant <1year in a given year / No. live births in that same year X 1000

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Occurence of Maternal Deaths

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Maternal Mortality Rate

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Maternal Mortality Rate

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MMR = All maternal deaths occuring in a calendar year / No. of live births in the same year X 1000

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● It is the probability of a child born in a specific year or period dying reaching the age of 5.●Reflects infant and child mortality rate

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Under-Five Mortality Rate

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Represents the proportion of total deaths that are due to specific cause that happens in a specific group

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Proportionate Mortality Rate/Ratio

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PMR Formula

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PMR = No. of deaths from a specific cause of group / Total no. of deaths in that given year X 100

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The life expectancy at birth in the Philippines for theyear 2011 is _________ – WHO

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70 years

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Used to show how a whole is divided into itscomponent parts through the use of wedge-shapedfigures

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Pie Chart

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is proportional to the relative contribution of the component to the whole pie

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Area of each wedge

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● The totality of the pie must be equivalent to 100%___________

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totality of pie

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is representing the whole divided into smallerrectangles representing the parts.

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Bar

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proportional to the relativecontribution of the component to the whole.

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Smaller Rectangle

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Used to portray absolute or relative frequencies population rates or other numerical measurement across the categories of a qualitative variable or discrete quantitative variable.

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Bar Graph

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– actual count

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Absolute

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- - percentage

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Relative

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● Used for comparing data between classifications/categories

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Bar graph

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– represented by bars orrectangle

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Frequencies or rates

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proportional to their value

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Heights or lengths

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Graphical representation of the frequency distribution ofa continuous quantitative variable

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Histogram

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The rectangle or bar is used to depict the counts,absolute or relative of each class or groupings

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Histogram

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● Maybe drawn instead of histogram● Used if two or more distributions are to be depicted ina single gra

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Frequency Polygo

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The __________ are plotted against the corresponding midpoints of the classes.

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Frequency

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Must be emphasized that a polygon is a _________

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closed figure

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Primarily intended to portray trend

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Line Grap

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Used to show the relationship between two quantitative variable

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Scatterplot