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ANGELES UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION College of Medicine Department of Preventive and Community Medicine Comprehensive Examination 2005 Name: __________________________________________

Score: ________________

_____ Which of the following is true of Preventive Medicine? A. it is a medical specialty B. it narrows down the scope of medical practice C. it is an integral part of all fields/types of medical practice D. its objectives are achieved through organized community efforts _____ The primary or basic role of the physician is: A. Scientist/Researcher B. Health Care Provider

C. Social Mobilizer D. Health Administrator

_____ In the ecologic concept of health and disease, the general factors involved are: A. the host and the disease agent B. the host and the environment C. the host, the disease agent and the environment D. the host, the disease agent, the environment and access to health services _____ Which of the following is not a health promotive strategy? A. Educating young drivers on the hazards of drunken driving B. Teaching mothers good dietary practices C. Making available fortified commonly-consumed foods D. Giving Poliomyelitis vaccine to infants in depressed areas _____ Which of the following preventive strategies is useful/applicable at all levels of prevention? A. Health Education B. Immunization C. Periodic Health Examination E. Home Care with Professional Services _____Classification as a method of summarizing data is qualitative if: A. the classes are of equal sizes B. the frequencies are in percent C. the basis of classification is not expressed in numbers D. the data are all normal values _____Which of the following is not a measurement: A. Blood pressure C. Vital capacity B. Heart beats D. Height _____ A good measuring device/instrument for data collection that could be expected to produce accurate results is one that is characterized by the following, EXCEPT: A. it measures what it is intended to measure B. it produces consistent results C. it is easy to administer or use D. it elicits identifical or similar observations by differentr observers _____A method of collecting data is considered practical if: A. it is feasible within exisitng resources B. it allows good coverage C. the procedure involved is acceptable to the subjects D. it is easy & convenient to use

_____ The following are true of the standard deviation, EXCEPT: A. it is the square root of the variance B. it is the root mean squared deviations from the mean C. it is a measure of differences D. it is by how much individual values in a set/series differ from one another on the average _____ Which of the following table is composed of several classification in its columns and rows which can serve are repository of information or data? A) Simple table B) Master table C) Frequency distribution table D) Four fold table * _____ Which of the following is TRUE of a Pie Diagram? A) 1% of the pie is equivalent to 3.6 degrees of angle. B) An increase in the rate of a component is usually reflective of an actual increase in frequency. C) A decreased in the rate of a component is usually reflective of an artifactual decrease in its frequency D) It allows comparison of 2 or more distribution _____ The local civil registrar of chartered cities is the: A) City Treasurer B) City Mayor C) City Health Officer D) City Vice Mayor E) None of the above _____ Death should be reported to the local health officer for certification within: A) 48 hours after the occurrence B) 15 days after the occurrence C) 30 days after occurrence D) 45 days after occurrence E) None of the above _____ Who is responsible for reporting of the occurrence of death if it was not medically attended? A) Local health officer B) Anybody who has knowledge of the occurrence C) Municipal or City Treasurer D) Local Civil Registrar E) None of the above _____ Which of the following is an administrative advantage derived from civil registration A) provision of legal evidence to claim for inheritance B) provision for improvement of public health C) provision of data relatively free from sampling error D) provision of data for research purposes E) none of the above. _____ Which of the following should be accomplished if a fetus with an intrauterine life of less than 7 months was born alive but dies after the first day of life? A) Birth certificate only B) Death certificate only C) Both Birth and Death certificate D) Both Birth and death certificate but are marked: FOR STATISTICAL PUPROSES ONLY. _____ Civil registration in towns/municipalities in the Philippines is the responsibility of the A. Municipal Secretary C. Municipal Registrar of Deeds B. Municipal Treasurer D. Municipal Health Officer

_____ Under ordinary conditions, deaths in the Philippines are registered in the Office of the Local Civil Registrar of A. the place of birth of the deceased C. the place of burial/interment B. the place of his/her permanent residence D. the place of occurrence of the event _____ The reglementary period for the registration of deaths in the Philippines as amended by Presidential Decree #651 is within A. 24 hours C. 30 days B. 48 hours D. 40 days _____ If the deceased was not medically-attended, the medical certification of the cause of death A. need not be accomplished B. maybe done by the person reporting the death C. may be done by any physician D. is the responsibility of the Local Health Officer Page 5 _____ Which of the following is the most sensitive index of the state of health and disease of a community? A. Crude Birth rate C. Infant Mortality Rate B. Crude Death rate D. Maternal Mortality rate _____ If the Infant Mortality rate of a community is 32/1,000, this means A. 32 out of every 1,000