Global Health Flashcards
Incidence
rate at which new cases of a disease occur in the population (measuring the chances of getting the disease)
prevalence
the number of people with a disease in a specific time period (a point in time)
-the chances of having the disease
Morbidity
SICKNESS
Mortality
DEATH
Burden of Disease
category of indices that attempt to measure the combined effect of morbidity, mortality, and disability associated with a disease
What are the millennium development goals of the united nations 2000?
- eradicate extreme poverty + hunger
- achieve universal primary education
- promote gender equality and empower women
- reduce child mortality
- improve maternal health
- combat HIVAIDS, malaria, other diseases
- ensure environmental sustainability
- develop a global partnership
How many children die every day?
27,000 children (10 million per yr)
How many million children out of ten million will die within their first month of life?
4 million
What contributes up to 53% of child deaths?
Malnutrition
How many children die of Pneumonia and diarrhea?
35%
What kills children under five?
- malnutrition
- neonatal causes
- pneumonia
- diarrhea
- malaria
- measles
- aids
What is the risk of child death in less developed countries?
compared to more developed countries, less developed countries have a 14x greater chance of child death.
What two countries have the most severe nutrition problems?
Africa and South Asia
What is the world’s largest cause of illness?
Water and Sanitation issues -a child dies every 15 seconds from water related disease -6000 deaths per day -in 2000 deaths due to diarrhea/water/san= 2,213,000
How many children did BBC News report died from dirty water? Were they correct?
They reported 1.5 million, but more than 1.5m children under five die each year because they lack access to safe water.
How is water related to illness?
- ingesting contaminated water
- water borne diseases
- chemicals
What is an example of gender inequality in regards to water retrieval?
Women as water haulers; millions of women and children travel long distances daily to fetch water, taking time that could be used towards a child’s education and gender equity becomes jeopardized.
What about the impact of Health care?
since the introduction of antibiotics and compulsory immunization against diptheria, there has been a decline in TB.
-low relative impact of health care in other disease
How important is parental education?
greater than income and access to health services combined; accounts for most of the rural/urban family size mortality associations
What is more important than parental information?
Maternal Information (educated mothers’ children are healthier)
Education effect is independent of what?
Poverty
