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Population Health Epidemiology Module 1

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What is the process of converting different age structures into a standard population to calculate death rates?

Age Standardisation (correct)

Population Comparison

Crude Death Rate

Age Specific Death Rate

In the GATE frame and PECOT design features, what does the triangle represent?

Disease Outcomes

Numerators

Exposure and Comparison groups

Participant Population (correct)

Which measure includes time in its calculation and counts disease events forward from a starting point?

Prevalence

Incidence (correct)

Standardisation

Comparison Group Occurrence

What is the term for the occurrence of disease in the comparison group in epidemiological studies?

CGO Signup and view all the answers

What does Prevalence of disease measure that differentiates it from Incidence?

Transition from non-disease to disease state Signup and view all the answers

What do the horizontal and vertical arrows represent in the GATE frame and PECOT design?

Time of outcome measurement Signup and view all the answers

What is the main goal of epidemiology?

To measure disease occurrence in a population and understand the factors behind variations Signup and view all the answers

What does the denominator represent when calculating disease occurrence?

The size of the study population Signup and view all the answers

Why is age standardisation important when comparing death rates?

To adjust for variations due to different age structures Signup and view all the answers

What does the crude death rate fail to consider when calculating death rates?

Age differences in mortality rates Signup and view all the answers

In epidemiology, what does the numerator represent when calculating disease occurrence?

The number of people with the disease Signup and view all the answers

Why is it necessary to measure disease occurrence in a population?

To determine the type of health services required Signup and view all the answers