MCQ Collection
Community Medicine MCQs
Practice Community Medicine questions with answers and explanations.
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Correct Answer: D. Incidence
Explanation:
Incidence is the occurrence of new cases in a population at risk during a defined period.
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Correct Answer: D. Prevalence
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Prevalence is the proportion of a population that has a condition at a specified time or period.
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Correct Answer: D. Sensitivity
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Sensitivity is the ability of a test to correctly identify people who have the disease.
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Correct Answer: B. Specificity
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Specificity is the ability of a test to correctly identify people who do not have the disease.
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Correct Answer: D. Relative risk
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Relative risk is a ratio comparing disease risk in an exposed group with risk in an unexposed group.
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Correct Answer: D. Odds ratio
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Odds ratio is a measure of association commonly used in case-control studies.
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Correct Answer: A. Relative risk
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Relative risk is a ratio comparing disease risk in an exposed group with risk in an unexposed group.
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Correct Answer: C. Incidence
Explanation:
Incidence is the occurrence of new cases in a population at risk during a defined period.
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Correct Answer: B. Prevalence
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Prevalence is the proportion of a population that has a condition at a specified time or period.
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Correct Answer: D. Sensitivity
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Sensitivity is the ability of a test to correctly identify people who have the disease.
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Correct Answer: C. Specificity
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Specificity is the ability of a test to correctly identify people who do not have the disease.
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Correct Answer: A. Relative risk
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Relative risk is a ratio comparing disease risk in an exposed group with risk in an unexposed group.