CHS511 : EPIDEMIOLOGY FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH (2014)

NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA

14/16 AHMADU BELLO WAY, VICTORIA ISLAND, LAGOS

SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

MARCH/APRIL 2014 EXAMINATION

COURSE CODE: CHS511

COURSE TITLE: EPIDEMIOLOGY FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH

TIME ALLOWED: 2HOURS

INSTRUCTION:ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS.

  1. (a)What do you understand by the term descriptive studies? (5.5mks)

(b)Give two types of each of the following? (12mks) Descriptive studies

Analytical studies

Experimental studies

2. (a) Define the term carrier? 1.5mks

(b)State five different types of disease carriers as used in communicable disease 12mks epidemiology?

(c)Mention three circumstances under which active immunity could be acquired? 6mks

3. (a) Outline five problems in the investigation of non communicable diseases (10mks)

(b)Mention six risk factors associated with development of non communicable diseases? (6mks)

Use of examples (1.5mks)

4. (a) Outline the seven key steps in the investigation of epidemic (14mks)

(b)Mention three characteristics of common source of point source epidemic ( 3.5mks)

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