HEALTH INDICATORS

Question 1

are conventionally numerical records of marriage, birth,
sickness and death by which the health and growth of
community may be studied

Answer 1

Vital Statistics

Question 2

measures how fast people are
added to the population through births

Answer 2

Crude birth rate (CBR)

Question 3

Show disease rates in specific population groups by
age, sex, occupation, education, exposure to risk
factors, place of residence, or combinations of these
factors

Answer 3

Specific Morbidity Rates

Question 4

It is a tool in estimating the extent or
magnitude of health needs and problems in the
community

Answer 4

Vital Statistics

Question 5

is used to describe the relationship between (2)
numerical qualities or measures of events without taking
particular considerations to the time or place.

Answer 5

Ratio

Question 6

Shows the relationship between the vital event
and those persons exposed to the occurrence of the said
events, within a given area and during a specified unit of
time

Answer 6

Rates