Public Health and Epidemiology MCQs

bias refers to systematic error that can distort study results

case fatality ratio is the term that matches the description: the proportion of diagnosed cases that die from the disease

mortality rate refers to a measure of deaths in a population

confounding is the term that matches the description: distortion caused by a third factor related to exposure and outcome

mortality rate is the term that matches the description: a measure of deaths in a population

surveillance refers to systematic collection, analysis and interpretation of health data

health promotion refers to enabling people to increase control over and improve health

screening is the term that matches the description: testing apparently healthy people to identify possible disease early

pandemic refers to an epidemic spread across multiple countries or continents

case-control study is the term that matches the description: a study comparing prior exposures among people with and without an outcome

prevalence refers to the proportion of a population with a condition at a point or over a period

sanitation is the term that matches the description: conditions and systems supporting safe waste disposal and hygiene