BIOSTATS LAB:

DESCRIPTIVE EPIDEMIOLOGY

I. Matching Type:

Column A

1. It reveals the patterns of disease occurrence in human populations.

Descriptive Epidemiology
2. Design is used to study the occurrence of the disease in the population.
Cross-Sectional Study
3. Refers to the rate at which a disease or illness occurs in a population.
Morbidity Rate
4. The number of deaths due to a disease divided by the total population.
Mortality Rate
5. The ratio between the number of live births in a population during a given year and the
total mid-year population for the same year, usually multiplied by 1,000.
Crude Fertility Rate

Column B

A. Morbidity Rate
B. Crude Fertility Rate
C. Cross-Sectional Study
D. Descriptive Epidemiology
E. Mortality Rate
F. Infant Mortality Rate

II. Multiple Choice

1. Week that has the second highest number of cases of measles in 1985?
A. Week 10 & 11
B. Week 5 & 13
C. Week 1 & 3
D. None of these

1. Ans: C. Week 1 & 3

2. Region that has the highest case of malaria from 1985?

A. Region IV
B. Region IX
 C. Region III
D. Region II

2. Ans: B. Region IX

3. The year of the highest cases of measles in the Philippines from 1985 - 2005
A. 2004
B. 1986
C. 1987
D. 2003

3. Ans: C. 1987

4. Gender that has the highest morbidity rate per 100,000 in 2005?
A. Female
B. Male
C. Both of these
D. None of these

4. Ans B. Male

5. Year that has the highest cases of infectious hepatitis in the Philippines from 1985 - 2005?
A. 2001
B. 1956
C. 1993
D. 2003

5. Ans: C. 1993

III. Choose True or False

1. Descriptive cross-sectional studies simply characterize the prevalence of a health

outcome in a specified population. True
2. From cross sectional study in table 3, Percentage of participation is 99.9%. False
3. Morbidity rate refers to the rate at which a disease or illness occurs in a population. True
4. Mortality is the ratio between the number of the live births in a population in a given year
and total mid-year population for the same year. False
5. From cross sectional study in table 1, Calculated prevalence per 1000 population is
15.8%. True