HHD- AOS1 Flashcards
mortality
indicator of health status measures the number of deaths within a population at a specific time
mortality rates
refers to the number of deaths in a population expressed per 1000 or 10,000 within a specific period
^form of expressing data= equivilates to allow accurate comparison
Ex. 12 months
of a specific or combined cause
health status
**overall health **of an individual and population
health indicators
apects of an individual and populations health displayed as standerdised statistics to compare and measure health status
Ex. Morbidity, mortrality, burden of disease, life expectancy
self-assessed heath status
refers to an individuals own subjective opinion and view of their own personal health as a reflection their perception in relation to the **five dimensions of health **
life expectancy
average number of years left to live of an individual at a particular age relative to the **current death rates **
-does not showcase the quality of life of health issues
Health-adjusted life expectancy
length of time an individual at specific age wil experience **full health **without health concequence (disease/injury)
infant mortality rate
rate if deaths of infants before their first birthday
major causes: congenital malformation (chromosomal abnormalities) and asphyxia (low levels of 02= unconciousness and death)
under-five mortality rate
refers to the rate of deaths of children under the age of 5 years old
major cause: injury (Ex. drowing, heatstroke, accidents)
maternal mortality rate
rate of deaths of mother during pregnancy, labour, and 6 weeks post childbirth.
Major cause: cardiovascular disease (due to high demand of body leading to increase heart rate activity and blood pressure which can overwhelm the body), *obsteric haemmorrage *(excesive bleeding)
morbidity
refers to ill health of individuals and/or level of ill healthof a population of a particular disease at a given time
morbidity rate
measures the rate of morbidity by recording how many people suffer from a particular diesase at a given time
incidence
refers to new cases of a particular disease at a given time
prevelence
refers to the total amount proportional cases of a particular disease at a given time
Burden of disease
way of measuring the impact of disease and illness to a population using Disability-adjusted life years (DALY). This can track the burden a disease brings on a population by identifying the gap between the populations curent health status and an ideal health situation where individuals live at an old age free of disease.
Disability-adjusted life years
way of measuring burden of disease as a sum of the years of life lost due to disability **(YLD) **and years of life lost (YLL).
Years of life lost (YLL)
refers to premature death to a disease where YLL is calculated by the years lost between the age they died and their life expectancy where that difference is noted as YLL
-fatal component of DALY
the mortality aspect
Years of life lost due to disability (YLD)
refers to healthy years of lifes lost due to disease
-non fatal component of DALY
smoking
practice of burning a substance to produce smoke to be tasted and inhaled through the lungs
atheroschlerosis
refers to process of build up of plaque in the blood vessels walls =difficult blood flow and supply oxygen-rich-blood to heart
-occur from smoking
can cause *coronary heart disease *
respiratory disease from smoking
can lead to chronic obstructuve pulmonary disease (COPD) which can then lead to chronic bronchitis and emphasema
-due to damaged lung tisse and lung air sacs= reduced air flow and limited ability to utilise oxygen
Chronic obstructuve pulmonary disease (COPD)
a group of diseases that cause airflow blockage and breathing-related problems
-progressive and long-term= damage to lungs= shortness of breath
-affects activity and function of the lungs
Ex. emphysema and chronic bronchitis