Lesson 5 ( PUBLIC HEALTH SCREENING)

Question 1

It is the ability to test correctly label those with disease as positive.

Answer 1

SENSITIVITY

Question 2

It is ability of a test to correctly label those with out the disease as negative.

Answer 2

SPECIFICITY

Question 3

It is a proportion of people with disease who have a negative test for disease.

Answer 3

FALSE NEGATIVE

Question 4

It is a proportion of people with out disease who have a positive test for the disease.

Answer 4

FALSE POSITIVE