LESSON 7 part 2 Flashcards

1
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The total living population

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Crude or General Rates

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2
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The relationship for a specific population class or group

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Specific Rate

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3
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A measure of one characteristics of the natural growth or ‘increase of population’

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Crude Birth Rate

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4
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A measure of one ‘mortality’ from all causes which may result in a ‘decrease population’

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Crude Death Rate

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5
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Measures the risk of dying during the ‘1st year of life’

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Infant Mortality Rate

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6
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Measures the risk of dying from causes related to pregnancy

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Maternal Mortality Rate

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7
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Measures ‘pregnancy wastage’

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Fetal Death Rate

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8
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Measures’ frequency of occurence of the phenomenon’ during a given period of time

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Incidence Rate

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9
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Measures the ‘proportion of the population’ which exhibits a particular disease

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Prevalence Rate

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10
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A more ‘accurate measure of the risk of exposure’

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Attack rate

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11
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Shows the numerical relationship between deaths from all causes

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Proportional Mortality

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12
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‘Index of a killing power of a disease’ and is influenced by incomplete

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Case of Fatality Ratio

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