Community Medicine Assessment

20 learning units • 10 questions per unit • 200 explained questions

Module 07 — Demography, Vital Statistics & Health Information

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Question 01 • Single best answer

Which events directly change population size?

A. Only hospital admissions B. Births, deaths and migration C. Only vaccination visits D. Only school examination results

Question 02 • Single best answer

What does a population pyramid primarily display?

A. Only cause-specific mortality B. Only household income C. Age and sex composition D. Hospital treatment protocols

Question 03 • Single best answer

What denominator is used in maternal mortality ratio?

A. Live births B. All women regardless of period C. Total hospital beds D. All recorded consultations

Question 04 • Single best answer

Ten maternal deaths occur with 20,000 live births. What is the maternal mortality ratio?

A. 5 per 100,000 live births B. 50 per 100,000 live births C. 500 per 100,000 live births D. 20 per 1,000 residents

Question 05 • Single best answer

Which period defines neonatal mortality?

A. All deaths before age five B. The first 28 completed days of life C. Only the first calendar year D. Deaths after the first birthday

Question 06 • Single best answer

Which measure includes deaths during pregnancy irrespective of cause?

A. Maternal mortality by the standard causal definition only B. Pregnancy-related mortality C. Crude fertility rate D. Infant mortality

Question 07 • Single best answer

What is total fertility rate intended to summarize?

A. The children of a single selected household B. All deaths among women C. A hypothetical cohort under current age-specific fertility rates D. The proportion of hospital deliveries

Question 08 • Single best answer

What is a major limitation of facility-only health data?

A. It automatically represents every resident B. It may exclude people who do not reach services C. It contains no usable information D. It always measures unique individuals perfectly

Question 09 • Single best answer

Why must coverage numerators and denominators use the same population and period?

A. To make all percentages exactly 100 B. To eliminate the need for definitions C. To replace data quality checks D. To avoid misleading coverage estimates

Question 10 • Single best answer

What is the best interpretation of a population projection?

A. An estimate conditional on assumptions B. A guaranteed future count C. A completed census of the future D. A measure unaffected by migration

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