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Public Health Foundation Questions
Question 1 of 5
The World Health Organization is an international organization with broad powers focused on health issues including: 1) fight against malaria; 2) fight against tuberculosis; 3) valid eradication of smallpox; 4) quality testing of biological and pharmacological preparations; 5) fight against diarrhoea.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The WHO focuses on combating major diseases like malaria, tuberculosis, and diarrhoea, and has successfully eradicated smallpox (3 is historical fact). Quality testing of preparations (4) is not a primary WHO function but rather a regulatory task for other bodies.
Question 2 of 5
The Haddon matrix should be used for analyzing the factors which prevent:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The Haddon Matrix is a tool for injury prevention, particularly useful for analyzing factors related to accidents like children’s falls.
Question 3 of 5
The chief executive of a hospital decided to conduct a study on the experiences of patients, i.e. the feelings of patients and their families or caregivers that arise from the medical care at the hospital. Quantitative studies suitable for measuring patient experiences are:
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Polls (surveys) are quantitative methods suitable for measuring patient experiences across a large sample.
Question 4 of 5
Epidemiology as a science deals with the assessment of:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Epidemiology studies the occurrence (A), determinants (B), and control/effectiveness of interventions (C) related to health phenomena.
Question 5 of 5
A potential relationship between a given disease and a given exposure, expressed by odds ratio, is possible to assess using an analysis of data provided by epidemiological study performed according to the scheme of:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Case-control studies are designed to calculate odds ratios to assess exposure-disease relationships.