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Question 1

The relative importance or burden of a disease within a population will depend on a number of factors including:

	A.	Disease frequency
	B.	Disease severity
	C.	Disease consequences
	D.	All of the above

Question 2

With the epidemiologic transition, there is a reduction in malnutrition and _____ .

	A.	Communicable diseases
	B.	Injuries
	C.	Non-communicable chronic diseases
	D.	Mental health disorders

Question 3

A major challenge to developing a burden of disease profile in low and middle-income countries relates to

	A.	Unwillingness to share complete information
	B.	Conflicting disease definitions
	C.	Challenges obtaining information related to cause of death
	D.	All of the above

Question 4

The demographic transition describes which of the following changes to society

	A.	Changes in birth and death rates that reflect a modern society
	B.	Declines in mortality followed by a reduction in fertility
	C.	A change in the age structure of the population
	D.	All of the above

Question 5

Measures of health status that combine mortality and morbidity data

	A.	Facilitate comparisons both within and across populations
	B.	Help estimate the quantitative health benefits from interventions
	C.	Serve as tools to assist with resource allocation
	D.	All of the above

Question 6

The disability-adjusted life year is defined as

	A.	A health gap population summary measure that combines time lost due to disability with that lost due to death
	B.	A measure to compare the gap between the current situation to that of an ideal situation
	C.	A measure that combines the amount of healthy life lost due to morbidity with that lost due to injury.
	D.	Answers B and C

Question 7

True or false? A key limitation to mortality-based indicators is that they fail to account for the morbidity caused by disease.

True

False

Question 8

The most widely used composite measure of population health is the DALY, and this epidemiological measure is the sum of morbidity and ________data.

	A.	Years of life lost (YLL)
	B.	Morbidity
	C.	Infant mortality rates (IMR)
	D.	none of the above

Question 9

What would be the best source of information on adult and infant mortality (in high income countries)?

	A.	Disease registers
	B.	Vital statistics
	C.	Special survey study
	D.	Hospital clinic statistics

Question 10

Which term is best used to describe the proportion of people in a population who have a defined disease at a specific point of time?

	A.	DALY
	B.	Incidence
	C.	Mortality rate
	D.	Prevalence

Question 11

According to the Lancet article: The leading risk factor in terms of DALYs for Morocco in 2013 for both sexes combined was:

	A.	High blood pressure
	B.	High BMI
	C.	Smoking
	D.	Fasting plasma glucose

Question 12

Which term is used to describe the presence of illness or disease?

	A.	Demography
	B.	Morbidity
	C.	Mortality
	D.	Vitality

Question 13

Mortality (death indicators) include:

	A.	Mortality rate
	B.	Infant mortality rate
	C.	Neonatal mortality rate
	D.	All of the above

Question 14

True or false? The value of life is often implicit in the way resource allocation decisions are made, which suggests that these decisions should be as explicit, open, and transparent as possible.

True

False

Question 15

According to Merson, _________________is projected as the number one leading cause of disease burden in 2030.

	A.	Ischemic heart disease
	B.	Diabetes mellitus
	C.	HIV/AIDS
	D.	Unipolar depression

Answer 1