Health Indicators

Question 1

A measurement that reflects a given situation.

Answer 1

Indicator

Question 2

Measurements that would allow us to infer the health status of a general or a specific
population

Answer 2

Health Indicator

Question 3

The population that is being added

Answer 3

Natality

Question 4

Indicators of Natality

Answer 4

1. Birth rate
2. General fertility rate

Question 5

Availability of data to measure the indicator

Answer 5

Measurability and Feasibility

Question 6

This is the ability of an indicator to measure
what it is intended to measure. It is linked to the accuracy of the data sources used and method of measurement.

Answer 6

Validity

Question 7

Indicators should be compiled and
reported at the proper time, which it to say by the time they are needed for health-related decision-making

Answer 7

Timeliness

Question 8

Measurements should be the same when
made by different people using the same methods

Answer 8

Replicability

Question 9

This refers to the qualities needed for the indicator to be usable over a span of time

Answer 9

Sustainability

Question 10

Indicators must provide information that is appropriate and useful for guiding policies and programs as well as for decision-making.

Answer 10

Relevance and Importance

Question 11

The indicator must be understood by
those responsible for taking action, and, specifically, by those responsible for decision-making.

Answer 11

Comprehensible

Question 12

Health Survey

Answer 12

Primary Data

Question 13

Consensus

Answer 13

Secondary Data

Question 14

Research

Answer 14

Secondary Data

Question 15

The numerator is the absolute number of occurrences of the event being studies in a specified time

Answer 15

Rate

Question 16

When the numerator is a subset of the denominator

Answer 16

Proportion

Question 17

Health indicator is measured relatively per 10^n population.

Answer 17

Relative Measure

Question 18

The number of new cases of a disease or other health condition, divided by the population at risk for the diseases (exposed population) in a specific place during a specified period of time

Answer 18

Incidence Rate

Question 19

Measure of risk or attack rate.

Answer 19

Incidence Proportion

Question 20

The proportion of people who newly developed a disease within a subset in a given population without disease at the beginning of the observation period

Answer 20

Incidence Proportion

Question 21

This makes it difficult to interpret and compare data from different areas of a country or among different countries.

Answer 21

Poor Data Quality

Question 22

The accuracy of medical diagnostic tests (probability of diagnostic errors, such as false positives and false negative) and the validity of the data collection instruments used in the surveys, as well as the coverage and quality of the information being used, can compromise the ____________

Answer 22

The validity of measurement instruments

Question 23

The severity of a disease affects the probability of it being diagnosed and reported.

Answer 23

Disease Severity

Question 24

Cultural perceptions affect health-seeking
behaviors and the manner in which different diseases are detected and managed by family members

Answer 24

Cultural Norms

Question 25

The desire for confidentiality on the part of patients and the omission of events in reports
(e.g., cases of HIV, infection and illegal abortion) affect the accuracy of data

Answer 25

Confidentiality

Question 26

The existence or absence of ____________ capable of generating reliable data from hospitals, outpatients, reportable diseases registries, cancer registries, and other sources can also affect the accuracy of data

Answer 26

Health Information Systems (HIS)