Demography And Population Studies Flashcards
What is demography. What does it include and explain
-study of human populations
1 size - number or persons
2 geographic distribution- place of occupation ie where located
3 composition - sex, gender, race and health status
4 modes of changes if the above characteristic- Birth, death, migration and emigration and change in health
What is medical demography
-application of demography concepts, models and techniques to the analysis of the dynamics of disability, mortality and morbidity
What is medical demography concerned with
1 consequences of health, sickness , disabilities and death on the size, structure and composition of the population and the political economy and Social impacts
2 link between risk factors for individuals and effects those risk factors have on population level outcomes
3 effects of disease occurring singly or interaction of disease and how to eliminate or control each
4 changes of incidence and prevalence of a specific disease and it’s impact on the pattern of other Comorbid disease
5 changes in relative risk of specific primary and comorbid diseases and their impact on population and social structure and health care systems
What is census and characteristics
-common way of determining size and structure of the population
- everyone counted at same time
- involves entire state
What is de facto and de jure census
- count people wherever they are
- where they usually live
Problems of census
- expensive
- lack of infrastructure at some areas so not accessible thus not accurate
- carried after long periods of time
- non compliance by public to give up sensitive info
- insufficient workforce
What is gender ( proper definition) and negative effect
/the socially constructed roles, attributes, activities and behaviors that a particular society considers appropriate for men and women
-leads to inequalities ( system favors one group in certain situations ) and this leads to inequality to health care and access
What is life expectancy at birth and what does it reflect of a nation
-the average number of years a newborn infant is expected to live if the health and living conditions at birth remain the same throughout its life
- health of county
- quality of health care when one is sick
What is a community
- a human organization
- a body of people having common rights, privileges or interests and living in the same place under the same laws and regulations
List the 6 dimensions of community and describe
1 social - how people interact with each other , how they act and expected to act
2 political - ways of allocating power and decision making
3 economic - ways of producing and allocation of scarce and useful goods and services
4 technological - skills and tools of a community and ways it interacts with the physical environment
5 aesthetic value - structure of ideas that people have about good or bad , ugly or beautiful right or wrong. Used as justification by people for their actions
6 belief conceptual - ideas people have about nature and the universe, world around them and their role in it
Which 2 dimensions of community can be contractory and how is belief conceptual passed on
- belief conceptual and aesthetic values
- by passing on of symbols and not genetics
How does aging help one reach older age
-the longer they live the greater chance they have to reach old age as their bodies are stronger and better and stronger at fighting disease than their younger counterparts who easily succumb
What is a cohort
-people who share a defining characteristics
Requirements for demography analysis and medical demography analysis
- initial size of cohort and defining characteristics
- decrease or increase due to death, birth or emigration and immigration
- may have to deal with missing info
- health related measures
- specific to particular model
Sources of data for democracy
- officials and unofficial statistics
- survey reports
- journal articles
