Health Statistics and Epidemiology

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the science which deals with the
study of the human population’s size,
composition.

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Demography

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refers to the number of people in a
given place or area at a given time.

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Population size

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Demography information can be obtained from

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Census
Sample surveys
Registration systems

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an official and periodic enumeration of
population.

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CENSUS

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method is done when people are
assigned to the place where they usually live regardless of where they are at the time of census

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de jure

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method is used, the people are
assigned to the place where they are physically present at the time of the census regardless of their usual place of residence

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de facto

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demographic information can
still be collected from a sample of a given
population

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Sample survey

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such that collected by the
civil registrar’s office deal with recording of vital events in the community

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Registration system

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refer to births, deaths, marriage,
divorces.

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Vital events

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Methods of measuring the population size:

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NATURAL INCREASE
RATE OF NATURAL INCREASE
ABSOLUTE INCREASE
RELATIVE INCREASE

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the difference between the Crude birth Rate and the Crude Death Rate occurring in a population in a specified period of time

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RATE OF NATURAL INCREASE

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simply the difference between the number of births and the number of deaths occurring in a population in a specified period of time.

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NATURAL INCREASE

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measures the number of people that are added to the population per year

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ABSOLUTE INCREASE

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the actual difference between the two census counts expressed in percent relative to the population size made during an earlier census.

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RELATIVE INCREASE

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It is commonly described in terms of its age and sex

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POPULATION COMPOSITION

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Population composition is composed of?

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Sex
Age
Sex and Age

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2 ways to describe the age composition

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Median age
Dependency ratio

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It compares the number of economically dependent people with the economically productive group in the population.

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Dependency ratio

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The age and sex composition of the
population can be described at the same
time using a ________

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Population pyramid

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Population Distribution is composed of:

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Urban Rural distribution
Crowning index
Population density

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illustrates the proportion of the people living in urban areas compared to the rural areas.

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Urban-rural distribution

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will describe the ease by which
a communicable disease will be transmitted from one host to another susceptible host.

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Crowding index

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determines how congested a place is

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Population density

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

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Vital Statistics

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Common Vital Statistics indicators:

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Crude birth rate Infant mortality rate Maternal mortality rate Specific Mortality rate

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a measure of one characteristic of the natural growth or increase of a population.

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Crude Birth Rate

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measure the risk of dying during the 1st year of life.

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Infant Mortality Rate

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measure the risk of dying from car related to pregnancy, childbirth and puerperium.

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Maternal Mortality Rate

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describes more accurately the risk of exposure of certain classes or groups to particular disease

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Specific Mortality Rate

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the study of the distribution and determinants of health – related states or events in specified populations, and the application of this study to the prevention and control of health problems

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EPIDEMIOLOGY

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refers to the number of health events, such as the number of cases of pneumonia or diabetes in a population.

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Frequency

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refers to the occurrence of health condition or disease by time, place and person.

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Pattern

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are used to study both communicable and none communicable diseases, and other health-related states or events

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Epidemiologic methods

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period between exposure and infection

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Latent Period

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the period between exposure and onset or clinical symptoms.

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Incubation Period

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The host may become infectious (i.e. able to transmit the pathogen to other hosts) at any moment of the infection (depending on the pathogen).

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Infectious Period

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It is the traditional model for infectious communicable diseases.

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The epidemiologic triad or triangle

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refers to infectious microorganism or pathogens

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Agent

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refers to a disease that occurs infrequently and irregularly.

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Sporadic

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refers to the constant presence and/or usual prevalence of a disease or infectious agent in a population within a geographic area

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Endemic

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refers to persistent, high levels of disease occurrence.

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Hyperendemic

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refers to an increase, often sudden, in the number of cases of a disease above what is normally expected in that population in that area

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Epidemic

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carries the same definition of epidemic, but is often used for a more limited geographic area.

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Outbreak

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an aggregation of cases grouped in place and time that are suspected to be greater than the number expected, even though the expected number may not be known

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Cluster

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an epidemic that has spread over several countries or continents, usually affecting a large number of people.

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Pandemic