Incidence — definition?
New cases in a population over time.
Study designs — purpose?
Investigate health-related states systematically.
Outbreak investigation — steps?
Verify, describe, hypothesize, test, control.
Incidence — definition?
New cases over a time period.
Prevalence — definition?
Existing cases at specific time.
Risk Factor — role?
Increases disease development likelihood.
Epidemiological study — types?
Descriptive and analytical studies.
Measures of association — examples?
Risk Ratio and Odds Ratio.
Outbreak investigation — steps?
Verify, describe, hypothesize, test, control.
Public health interventions — stages?
Primary, secondary, tertiary prevention.
Answer 10 questions on Introduction to Epidemiology.
1. What is the term for the number of new cases of a disease that develop in a specific population during a defined time period?
2. Which of the following disease frequency measures is calculated by dividing the total number of deaths in a population during a specific period by the total population, often expressed per 1,000 or 100,000 individuals?
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