Midwife Licensure Exam Community & Public Health — Epidemiology & BiostatisticsConcept Map

Concept

Epidemiology Fundamentals

Sub Concepts

• Definition: Distribution & Determinants of Health
• Person-Place-Time Framework
• Unit of Care: Population/Community
• Purpose: Describe, Detect, Investigate, Control

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Core discipline defining how disease patterns are studied in communities

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Models of Disease Causation

Sub Concepts

• Epidemiologic Triangle: Agent-Host-Environment
• Vector in Disease Transmission
• Web of Causation: Multiple Risk Factors
• Chain of Infection: Six Links

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Explains how diseases develop and spread in populations

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Disease Occurrence Patterns

Sub Concepts

• Sporadic: Occasional & Irregular
• Endemic: Constant Presence in Area
• Epidemic/Outbreak: Excess of Expected Cases
• Pandemic: Cross-Country Spread

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Describes how diseases appear and spread in populations

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Natural History & Levels of Prevention

Sub Concepts

• Prepathogenesis Stage: Susceptibility
• Pathogenesis Stage: Subclinical to Clinical
• Primary Prevention: Health Promotion & Protection
• Secondary Prevention: Early Detection & Treatment
• Tertiary Prevention: Rehabilitation & Disability Limitation

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Framework for intervention timing based on disease progression

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Surveillance Systems (Philippine Context)

Sub Concepts

• DOH Epidemiology Bureau: Coordination
• PIDSR: Philippine Integrated Disease Surveillance & Response
• ESUs: Regional, Provincial, Municipal Units
• Passive vs. Active Surveillance
• Notifiable Diseases Reporting

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Systematic collection and analysis of health data for action

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Outbreak Investigation Process

Sub Concepts

• Step 1: Establish & Verify Diagnosis
• Step 2: Define & Identify Cases
• Step 3: Describe by Person-Place-Time
• Step 4: Formulate & Test Hypothesis
• Step 5: Implement Control Measures
• Step 6: Communicate Findings
• Epidemic Curve: Point-Source vs. Propagated

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Systematic steps to respond to excess disease occurrence

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Vital Statistics (Philippine Context)

Sub Concepts

• Definition: Births, Deaths, Marriages, Health Events
• Data Source: Civil Registration
• Crude Birth Rate Formula & Interpretation
• Crude Death Rate Formula & Interpretation
• Infant & Neonatal Mortality Rates
• Maternal Mortality Rate/Ratio
• Fetal Death Rate
• Cause-of-Death & Proportionate Mortality Rates

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Quantifies major health and demographic events in populations

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Morbidity & Disease-Frequency Formulas

Sub Concepts

• Incidence Rate: New Cases & Risk
• Prevalence Rate: All Existing Cases & Burden
• Attack Rate: Used in Outbreaks
• Case Fatality Rate: Disease Severity
• Incidence vs. Prevalence Distinction

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Quantifies disease occurrence and severity in populations

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Screening & Test Validity

Sub Concepts

• Sensitivity: Correctly Identifies Those With Disease
• Specificity: Correctly Identifies Those Without Disease
• Positive Predictive Value & Prevalence
• Negative Predictive Value
• Screening Program Criteria

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Evaluates tools for early disease detection

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Study Designs in Epidemiology

Sub Concepts

• Descriptive Studies: Case Reports & Surveys
• Cohort Study: Forward in Time & Relative Risk
• Case-Control Study: Backward Approach & Odds Ratio
• Experimental/RCT: Strongest Evidence

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Methods for investigating disease patterns and causation

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Data Interpretation & Central Tendency

Sub Concepts

• Mean: Arithmetic Average
• Median: Middle Value
• Mode: Most Frequent Value
• Rate vs. Ratio vs. Proportion

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Statistical tools for analyzing population health data

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Data Sources (Philippine Context)

Sub Concepts

• Census: PSA Complete Population Count
• Civil Registration: Births, Deaths, Fetal Deaths
• FHSIS: Routine RHU & Health Center Data
• Surveys & Surveillance Systems
• Documentation & Accuracy Importance

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Origins of health information for epidemiologic analysis

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Nursing Roles in Epidemiology

Sub Concepts

• Case-Finding & Contact Tracing
• Notifiable Disease Reporting (PIDSR/FHSIS)
• Vital & Health Statistics Collection
• Program Planning & Evaluation
• Health Teaching & Chain-Breaking Interventions
• RA 9173 Professional Responsibilities

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Application of epidemiologic principles in community health practice

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Disease Causation Models

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Epidemiology Fundamentals

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strong

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Epidemiology uses models to explain how diseases develop and spread

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Disease Occurrence Patterns

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Epidemiology Fundamentals

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strong

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The descriptive person-place-time framework identifies disease occurrence patterns

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Chain of Infection

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Disease Causation Models

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Chain of infection is a specific model explaining communicable disease transmission

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Nursing Roles in Epidemiology

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Chain of Infection

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Nurses break the chain through interventions at each link

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Outbreak Investigation Process

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Disease Occurrence Patterns

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Outbreak investigation is triggered when disease exceeds endemic levels

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Natural History & Levels of Prevention

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Outbreak Investigation Process

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Investigation findings guide prevention strategy selection

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Outbreak Investigation Process

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Surveillance Systems

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Surveillance detects outbreaks, triggering investigation

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Nursing Roles in Epidemiology

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Surveillance Systems

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Nurses report notifiable diseases through PIDSR

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Data Interpretation & Central Tendency

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Vital Statistics

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Statistical measures are used to analyze vital statistics data

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Data Sources PH

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Vital Statistics

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Vital statistics primarily come from civil registration

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Vital Statistics

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Disease-Frequency Formulas

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moderate

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Morbidity formulas (incidence, prevalence) complement mortality statistics

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Study Designs

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Disease-Frequency Formulas

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Study designs generate the data used to calculate disease frequency measures

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Natural History & Levels of Prevention

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Screening & Test Validity

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Screening is a secondary prevention tool requiring valid tests

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Disease-Frequency Formulas

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Screening & Test Validity

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Test predictive values are influenced by disease prevalence

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Outbreak Investigation Process

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Study Designs

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Outbreak investigations use cohort and case-control study designs

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Surveillance Systems

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Nursing Roles in Epidemiology

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Nurses implement surveillance by identifying and reporting cases

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Outbreak Investigation Process

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Nursing Roles in Epidemiology

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Nurses conduct case-finding, contact tracing, and health education during outbreaks

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Natural History & Levels of Prevention

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Nursing Roles in Epidemiology

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Nurses implement all three levels of prevention across disease natural history

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Nursing Roles in Epidemiology

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Data Sources PH

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Accurate nursing documentation contributes to health data quality

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Natural History & Levels of Prevention

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Disease Causation Models

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Understanding causation informs which preventive strategies to target