3a public health Flashcards
what vaccinations do you receive at age 2 months
- 6 in 1
- PCV (pneumococcal conjugate vaccine)
- Rotavirus (oral drops)
- Meningitis B
what vaccinations do you receive at age 3 months
6 in 1 second dose
rotavirus drops
what 6 vaccinations are included in the 6-in-1
diptheria polio pertussis tetanus hepititis B and h.influenzae type B
what vaccinations do you receive at 4 months old
6 in 1 third dose
PCV second dose
meningitis B second dose
what vaccines do you get between 12-13 months
- Hib (h.influenzae B) (fourth dose) and meningitis C (combined vaccine)
- MMR
- PCV 3rd dose
- meningitis B 3rd dose
what vaccinations do you get aged 2-3 years
nasal spray annually for flu
what vaccine do you get aged 3 years and 4 months old
4-in-1 injection (booster of tetanus, diptheria and pertussis, and polio)
2nd dose of MMR
what vaccine do you get aged 12-13
HPV
what vaccine do you get aged 14
tetanus, diptheria and polio booster (3-in-1)
meningitis A, C, Y and W
at what ages do you get your combined (e.g 6 in 1, 4 in 1 and 3 in 1) vaccinations
- 6 in 1 = 2 month, 3 month and 4 month
- 4 in 1 = 3 years and 4 months (preschool booster)
- 3 in 1 = 14 years (high school booster)
at what ages do you get the MMR vaccine
12-13 months and preschool (3yrs and 4 months)
at what ages do you get the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine
2 months, 4 months and 1 year
at what ages do you get the meningitis B vaccine
2 months, 4 months and 1 year
at what age do you get the men A C Y W vaccine
14 years
at what age do you get the HPV vaccine
12-13 years
what is the bradford hill criteria
a group of criteria that is necessary to provide adequate evidence of CAUSATION
what are the 8 sections of the bradford hill criteria
- plausibility
- temporality
- consistency
- strength of association
- response
- reversibility
- study design
- evidence
what is temporality in the bradford hill criteria
does the cause precede the effect
what is plausibility mean in the bradford hill criteria
is the association consistent with existing knowledge
what is consistency in the bradfordhill criteria
do the results match other studies
what is strength in the bradford hill criteria
is the strength of association between the cause and the affect strong
what is response in the bradford hill criteria
does increased exposure cause increased affect
what is reversibility in the bradford hill criteria
when the removal of the cause decreases your risk of getting the affect
what is study design in the bradford hill criteria
is the evidence based on a robust study design
what is evidence in the bradford hill criteria
how many lines of evidence lead to the same outcome
what is primary prevention
aims to prevent a disease from occuring
what is secondary prevention
aims to detect a disease early to alter the course of the disease to produce better outcomes
what is tertiary prevention
when you already have the disease but you are trying to slow down the progression e.g medication
what is sensitivity
the proportion of people with the disease who are correctly identified by the screening test
what is specificity
the proportion of people without the disease who are correctly excluded by the screening test
what is positive predictive value
the proportion of people with a positive test result who actually have the disease
what is negative predictive value
the proportion of people with a negative test result who dont have the disease
what is prevalence
the proportion of a population who have a disease
what is incidence
the number of new cases of a disease within a specified time period divided by the size of the population
what is the wilson and jugner criteria for screening (11 criteria split into 4 parts)
the condition..
- should be a serious health issue
- aetiology should be well understood
- should be a detectable early stage
the treatment..
- should be an accepted treatment for disease
- should be available facilities for diagnosis and treatment of disease
- should be manageable workload
- early treatment should be more of a benefit than treating at a later stage
the test..
- suitable test should be available
- should be acceptable for the patients
- intervals for repeating the test should be determined
benefits. .
- risks should be less than the benefits
- costs should be balanced against the benefits
what is selection bias
people who choose to participate in a study may have different characteristics to those who do not participate
what is lead time bias
screening identifies the disease at an earlier stage giving the impression that it prolongs survival time when actually the time is probably unchanged
what is length time bias
diseases with longer periods of presentation are more likely to be detected by screening than the ones with shorter time of presentation
what is information bias
systematic differences in the way that data is obtained from study groups either on exposure or on outcome.
what is observer bias
where the investigator has a prior knowledge of the hypothesis or the individuals disease status etc so may influence the way that data is collected, measured and interperated
what is interviewer bias
where the interviewer asks leading questions to influence response from the interviewees
what is recall bias
when information depends on a participants ability to recall past exposures.
what is social desirability bias
when participants respond in a manner they perceive as desirable to others
what is reporting bias
where participants selectively suppress or reveal information
what is performance bias
where a participant acts how they think they are supposed to act when allocated to a particular study group and modify their normal behaviour
what is sampling bias
when some people in a target population are more likely to be selected for participation in the study than others
e.g if people are asked to volunteer, the people that volunteer are unlikely to be similar to those that didnt in the target population
what is allocation bias
occurs in controlled trials when there is a systematic difference between study groups except for the characteristic that is being studied
- can be avoided by randomisation
what is loss to follow up bias
occurs in cohort studies. When the people who drop out of the study are likely to differ in exposures and outcomes to those who remain in the study
what is confounding
when an alternative explanation is found for the association between X and Y, e.g identifying another risk factor that could be causing the outcome
what are the 3 types of human errors
errors of omission
errors of commission
errors of negligence
what is an error of omission
when the required action is delayed or not taken
what is an error of commission
when the wrong action is taken
what is an error of negligence
when the actions or omissions taken do not meet the standard of an ordinary skilled practitioner
what are the two approaches to managing error
the person approach (individual)
The system approach (organisational)
what is the person (individual) approach to managing/explaining error
errors are the products of wayward mental processes of individual people in the system
what is the system (organisational approach) to managing/explaining error
adverse events are a product of many causal factors (the swiss cheese model) meaning the whole system is to blame
what is the swiss cheese model
adverse events are a product of many causal factors
used to explain human error (system errors)
what is the definition of stress
when the demands made upon an individual are greater than their ability to cope
what are the 2 types of stress
distress
eustress
what is distress
a negative stress which is dangerous and harmful