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Population-Based
Epidemiologic Measures
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Rate of death | Mortality rate |
| Rate of disease | Morbidity rate |
| Infant death rate | Infant mortality rate |
| Main types of morbidity rates | rates Incidence and prevalences |
| In a given population, 200 infant deaths occur among 32,000 live births in one year. The infant mortality rate per 1000 live births is | 6.25 |
| Which rates are examples of morbidity reporting? | -Incidence rate of a chronic disease -Attack rate of an infectious disease -Prevalence rate of a chronic disease |
| The number of new cases in a particular period | incidence rate |
| The number of all new and old cases during a particular period | Prevalence rate |
| Number of new cases of a disease among those exposed to the disease | attack rate |
| 1420 people in a population of 200,000 are living with epilepsy during a certain time period. Calculate the prevalence rate. Enter the answer as the number (to the closest tenth) per 1000 people | 7.1 |
| Which statement accurately describes the relative change in incidence or prevalence rates when an individual with a chronic condition, such as cataracts, has surgery and recovers fully from the condition? | The prevalence rate decreases. |
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