Question

Determinants in epidemiology refer to the frequency of disease occurrence. O True O False

Answer 1

1. Epidemiology is used to search for determinants, which are the causes and other factors that influence the occurrence of disease and other health-related events.

Health behaviors are unique in epidemiology in that they can, depending on context, be both determinants and diseases. In epidemiology, a determinant, or cause, can be anything that meets the criterion of altering one’s risk of disease:  

On the besis of above statement we can say that the given statement is TRUE.

2.An analytic study attempts to quantify the relationship between two factors, that is, the effect of an intervention (I) or exposure on an outcome. To quantify the effect we will need to know the rate of outcomes in a comparison group as well as the intervention or exposed group.

Analytical research is a specific type of research that involves critical thinking skills and the evaluation of facts and information relative to the research being conducted.

On the besis of.above statement we can say that the given statement is FALSE.