7- Epidemiology & Disparities

Question 1

Incidence

Answer 1

new cases / year

• incidence is relative to population at risk
• if you have the disease, you are not at risk

Question 2

Prevalence

Answer 2

total cases / year
-adds up

HIV: prevalence went up b/c less are dying b/c better technology
but incidence goes down- more ppl can prevent

Question 3

Morbidity

Answer 3

how bad a disease will be
-degree of illness/burden
cancer= get very sick, stub a toe = eh it’ll be okay

Question 4

Mortality

Answer 4

deaths caused by that disease

technology decreases mortality

Question 5

Inequalities in health and healthcare

Answer 5

-poorer nation = higher mortality at birth = lower life expectancy
Doctors w/o borders

richer ppl = better health insurance, access to providers in terms of money and ability to take a day off from work or distance / lack of physical access to see doctor, culture / language obstacles

Welfare state = system of govt that protects and well-being of citizens
-class differences in health still exist
Second sickness = exacerbation of health outcomes b/c of social injustice

Medicare = >65 y/o
Medicaid = poor

Question 6

Females

Answer 6

• tend to have better health profiles than males
• live longer

But, women have higher morbidity rates

AKA women suffer more than men from disabilities and illnesses, but these are less often life threatening

Males- take more risks, hypermasculinity, dangerous employment
Biological and social reasons (biological = one X chromosome)

Question 7

Social epidemiology

Answer 7

-how health and disease correlate to social advantages and disadvantages