Who, what, where and when? Descriptive epidemiology
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By what factors can the prevalence be influenced?
- 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
Name a few types of descriptive 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
Why is obtaining a prevalence study important?
- 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 or false? A population prevention strategy fails to address public health problems arising from small but widespread risks that may be substantial.
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