Who, what, where and when? Descriptive epidemiology

7 important questions on Who, what, where and when? Descriptive epidemiology

By what factors can the prevalence be influenced?

- The incidence
- The duration of a disease
- The mortality
- The detection of data or existing data

How can you call the next wordings?
- international sources
- national data sources
- disease-based resources

sources of summary data

Name a few types of descriptive studies:

Case report, prevalence study, survey, monitoring study, time trends, mortality/ morbidity statistics, migrant studies, ecological or correlation studies
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What are the following types of study also called: mortality data, death certificates, verbal autopsy, morbidity data, diasease registries, hospital records

routine data collections

Why is obtaining a prevalence study important?

It is important for:
- assessing the burden of disease in a population, so the need for health services can be assessed
- comparing the prevalence of diseases in different populations
- the examination of trends in disease prevalence or severity over time

True or false? In an ecological study, exposure and disease are studied on the group level, not on the individual level.

True

True or false? A population prevention strategy fails to address public health problems arising from small but widespread risks that may be substantial.

False. It should be a high-risk strategy instead of a population strategy

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