Name the measure from its clue

Exercise and reference answers

Clues and terms

1. Clue

   Share of a population that develops illness during an outbreak

   Item

   Attack rate

2. Clue

   Counts new and pre-existing cases present at a given time

   Item

   Prevalence

3. Clue

   Puts person-time in the denominator to show how fast cases appear

   Item

   Incidence rate

4. Clue

   Cross product of a times d over b times c, used in case-control work

   Item

   Odds ratio

5. Clue

   Attack rate in the exposed group divided by that in the unexposed

   Item

   Risk ratio

6. Clue

   Share of persons with a condition who die from that condition

   Item

   Case-fatality

7. Clue

   Deaths under 28 days of age per 1,000 live births

   Item

   Neonatal rate

8. Clue

   Pregnancy-related deaths per 100,000 live births

   Item

   Maternal rate

9. Clue

   Sums the years between age at death and an end point such as 65

   Item

   YPLL

Instructions

Read each clue, then tap the square holding the measure it describes.

Explanation