BIOL 437 Week Six Flashcards
1
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descriptive epidemiology uses several indices
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- to identify health status of poulations
- typically relate births and deaths
- often expressed as rates
2
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health indicator
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-marker of health status, service provision or resource availability
3
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categories of health indicators
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- health and well-being
- health resources
- collective justice
- socail capital
- resilency
- functionality
4
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common health indicators
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- life expectancy
- birth rates
- mortality rates
5
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how are health indicators iterpreted?
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- describe health status
- characterize health problems to formulate research questions
- better understanding of who is at greater risk
6
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birth rate
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# of live births at specified time over population x1,000
7
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mortality
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-epidemiologic and vital statistics term for death
8
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3 things that cause death
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- Degeneration of vital organs and related conditions
- Disease states
- Society or environment (accidents, disasters)
9
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vital statsitics registration system
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- all deaths reported
- register births, marriages, deaths and changes in name
ex. Vital Statistics Agency (BC)
10
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crude mortality rate
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# deaths during time period over population x100,000
11
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cause-specific mortality-rate
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-# of deaths from specific cause during time period over population
x100,000
12
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infant mortality rate
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# of deaths 0-1year old during time period over live births x1,000
13
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developed and less developed countries
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- less developed have at least doubled infant mortality rate
- numbers have decreased in both groups over the years
14
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neonatal mortality rate
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# of deaths less than 28 days during time period over live births x1,000
15
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postneonatal mortality rate
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-# deaths 28days to 1 year over live births
x1,000
