BIOE: WEEK 5 Flashcards
- Tools used to measure objectively a specific
health concept of interest
Health Indicators
- Usually numeric measures which help
compare the targeted or expected results of
health programs
Health Indicators
– measure health outcomes and/or their risk factors
- Health status indicators
– measure aspects of the performance of health
services or public health programs
Health service performance indicators
– describes the total population which is used as the
denominator in the computation
- Crude rates
– describes only a specific sub-group of the total
population being considered
- Specific rates
– occurred during the specific point in time being
considered
- Point in time
– occurred over a period of time
- Period of time
– resources needed to deliver the essential services to the
population or to achieve project objectives
Input indicators
– direct products of project activities. Generally in the form
of activities and processes undertaken
- Output indicators
– immediate result of the services or activities implemente
- Outcome indicators
– intended or unintended long-term
organizational/community changes
Impact indicators
-Number of posters and brochures on family
planning
Input
-Number of couples who have seen or received the
posters-Number of health education classes conducted
Output
-% increase in the level of knowledge amongcouples
on family planning
Outcome
-decrease in the average number of children per
family
Impact
- Measures of Morbidity
- Measures of Mortality
- Measures of Fertility
Conventional Health Status Indicators