Epidemiology — Flashcards

Flashcard 161: birth rate can be lower than death rate in stage _____ of demographic cycle

Answer: 5

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Flashcard 162: microfilaria density indicates _____

Answer: intensity of infection

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Flashcard 163: CBNAAT test is _____% sensitive and _____% specific

Answer: 94

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Flashcard 164: _____ was the first true epidemiologist

Answer: hippocrates

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Flashcard 165: * Crude Death Rate (CDR) = _____ * Disease specific death rate = _____ * Sex specific death rate = _____ * Age specific death rate = _____ * Period specific death rate (Month) = e.g., Jan = _____ * Period specific death rate (Week) = e.g., 15th week = _____ All the above given indicators are stated in the unit: _____

Answer: \(\frac {No. \ of \ deaths \ during \ the \ year \ in \ a \ particular \ geographic \ area}{Mid-year \ Population } \times 1000\)

Flashcard 166: What equation is used to calculate negative predictive value (NPV) using the table below? _____

Answer: NPV = TN / (TN + FN)

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Flashcard 167: _____ is the father of public health

Answer: cholera

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Flashcard 168: what is highly motivated researcher causing exaggerated response called ?

Answer: pygmalion bias

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Flashcard 169: Measures of association and impact calculated from a cohort study include:

Answer: 1. Relative Risk (Risk Ratio) 2. Attributable Risk (Risk Difference) 3. Population Attributable Risk

Extra: Cohort studies allow the calculation of Incidence, which is then used to determine these measures of association and impact.

Flashcard 170: Prevalence of blindness in India is _____%

Answer: 0.36

Extra: Source: National Blindness and Visual Impairment Survey (2015-2019).