Chapter 2

Question 1

Health status

Answer 1

Health status refers to an individuals or population overall health ,taking into account various aspects such as life expectancy , morbidity and mortality.

Question 2

Morbidity

Answer 2

Refers to ill health in an individual and the levels of ill health in a population or group.

Question 3

Mortality

Answer 3

Mortality: It refers to the number of deaths caused by a particular disease or a condition at a given time

Question 4

Incidence

Answer 4

Incidence: it is number of new cases of a disease or a condition reported during specific time period.

Question 5

Prevalence

Answer 5

Prevalence: It refers to total number of cases of a particular disease or a condition present in a population at a given time.

Question 6

Burden of diseases:

Answer 6

Burden of diseases: a Measure of impact of diseases and injuries, specifically it measures the gap between current health status and an ideal situation where everyone lives to an old age free from diseases and disability .It is measured in a unit called DALY.

Question 7

Years of life lost:

Answer 7

a measure of how many years of expected life are lost due to premature death

Question 8

Years of life lost due to disability:

Answer 8

Years of life lost due to disability: Number of health years of life lost due to injury, illness or disability.

Question 9

Disability adjusted life years:

Answer 9

Disability adjusted life years: A measure of burden of disease. One DALY equals to 1 year of healthy life lost due to premature death and time spent with disability, illness or injury.

Question 10

Life expectancy

Answer 10

Life expectancy: It is the number of years a person is expected to live if death rates do not change

Question 11

Health adjusted life expectancy:

Answer 11

a measure of burden of disease based on life expectancy at birth, but including an adjustment for time spent in poor health.
It is the number of years in full health that a person can expect to live, based on current rates of ill health and mortality.

Question 12

Infant mortality rate :

Answer 12

Infant mortality rate : The number of deaths of children under 1 year of age per 1000 live births.

Question 13

Under5 mortality rate:

Answer 13

Under5 mortality rate: The number of deaths of children under 5 years of age per 1000 live birth rate.

Question 14

Maternal mortality:

Answer 14

Maternal mortality: Deaths of mother occurring during pregnancy or childbirth or within six weeks of delivery

Question 15

Self-assessed health status.

Answer 15

Self-assessed health status.
• a measure based on a person’s own opinion about how they feel about their health and wellbeing, their state of mind and their life in general.

Question 16

Maternal mortality ratio

Answer 16

the number of mothers who die as a result of pregnancy or childbirth per 100 000
live births