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Introduction to Epidemiology and Health Management Information Systems
Epidemiology
This document provides an introduction to epidemiology, covering its definition, history, key figures, types of studies, and its relationship with public health and clinical medicine. It also touches upon health and disease definitions and the spectrum between them.
Public Health
Disease
Research Methods
21 Questions
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Ages 16+
Apr 17, 2026
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21 practice questions.
This document provides an introduction to epidemiology, covering its definition, history, key figures, types of studies, and its relationship with public health and clinical medicine. It also touches upon health and disease definitions and the spectrum between them. Every question includes the correct answer so you can learn as you go — pick any format above to get started.
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1
Who is the Head of the Department of Global Health at KNUST School of Public Health?
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A
John M. Last
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B
John Snow
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C
John H. Amuasi
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D
Hippocrates
2
What is the full form of MPH?
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A
Master of Public Health
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B
Medical Public Health
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C
Management of Public Health
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D
Modern Public Health
3
Which declaration defined health as 'State of complete physical, mental, and social well being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity'?
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A
Nuremberg Code
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B
Alma-Ata declaration
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C
Framingham declaration
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D
Tuskegee declaration
4
Epidemiology is derived from three Greek words: 'Epi', 'Demos', and 'Logos'. What does 'Logos' mean?
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A
Upon
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B
People
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C
Study
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D
Health
5
The Nuremberg Code was adopted in response to what?
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A
The Tuskegee Syphilis Study
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B
The Jewish Chronic Diseases Hospital experiment
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C
Criminal and unscientific behavior of physicians in Nazi Germany concentration camps
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D
The Willowbrook State Hospital study
6
The Tuskegee Syphilis Study was conducted by which organization?
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A
KNUST School of Public Health
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B
World Health Organization
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C
U.S. Public Health Service
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D
Harvard University School of Public Health
7
Who is credited with the definition of epidemiology as 'The study of the distribution and determinants of health-related states or events in specified populations, and the application of this study to the prevention and control of health problems'?
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A
John Snow
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B
Hippocrates
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C
John Graunt
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D
John M. Last
8
Hippocrates' treatise 'On Airs, Waters and Places' is considered the first vivid epidemiological description and hypothesized that disease might be associated with what?
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A
Genetics
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B
The physical environment
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C
Spiritual factors
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D
Individual lifestyle choices
9
Who was the first to employ 'quantitative' methods in describing population vital statistics with his work 'Nature and Political Observations Made Upon the Bills of Mortality'?
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A
John Snow
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B
Hippocrates
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C
John Graunt
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D
Doll & Hill
10
John Snow is often referred to as the 'Father of Epidemiology' for his studies on which disease?
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A
Malaria
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B
Hypertension
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C
Cholera
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D
Lung Cancer
11
Doll & Hill used a case-control design to study the association between smoking and which disease?
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A
Cardiovascular disease
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B
Lung cancer
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C
Malaria
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D
Syphilis
12
The Framingham Heart Study, which used a cohort design, primarily studied risk factors for what type of disease?
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A
Cancer
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B
Infectious diseases
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C
Cardiovascular disease
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D
Respiratory diseases
13
Which of the following is NOT listed as an application of epidemiological principles and methods?
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A
Clinical research
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B
Disease prevention
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C
Individual patient diagnosis
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D
Health promotion
14
Epidemiology is concerned with the health of what level?
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A
Individual patients
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B
Molecules
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C
Tissues and organs
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D
Populations
15
Public health refers to collective actions to improve what?
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A
Individual well-being
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B
Population health
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C
Economic stability
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D
Environmental quality
16
In clinical medicine, the unit of study is a 'case,' whereas in epidemiology, the unit of study is a:
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A
Specific symptom
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B
Defined population or population at risk
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C
Laboratory test result
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D
Medical history
17
A physician is concerned with the disease in the individual patient, whereas an epidemiologist is concerned with:
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A
The microscopic view of disease
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B
The genetic predisposition to disease
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C
The disease pattern in an entire population
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D
The biochemical pathways of disease
18
In clinical medicine, the physician seeks a diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment. What does the epidemiologist seek to identify?
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A
The patient's personal beliefs about health
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B
The source of infection, mode of transmission, and etiological factors
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C
The efficacy of specific drugs
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D
The psychological impact of illness
19
In clinical medicine, the patient comes to the doctor. In epidemiology, the epidemiologist often:
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A
Waits for patients to report symptoms
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B
Relies solely on public health records
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C
Goes to the community to find out disease patterns
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D
Conducts experiments in a laboratory setting
20
The media often misuses and the public misunderstands the distinction between association and what?
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A
Correlation
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B
Causation
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C
Coincidence
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D
Confounding
21
What is an example of a potential confounder mentioned in the text?
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A
Smoking and lung cancer
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B
Grey hair and heart attack
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C
Waterborne diseases and cholera
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D
Viral hepatitis and immune response
