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Module 2 (Prelim) Flashcards

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Study of statistics such as births, deaths, income, or the incidence of disease, which illustrate the changing structure of human populations.

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demography

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Sources of demographic data

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census, sample survey, registration system, studies and research

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Official periodic complete enumeration of the population

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census

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Collected from a sample of a given population

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sample survey

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Data is from a small number of people; results will always be generalized or the whole population

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sample survey

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Collected by the civil registrar’s office-record designed to count vital events in the community

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registration system

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Births, deaths, marriages, divorces, and entries and exits at international boundaries

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registration system

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Refer to the number of people in a given space/area at a given time

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population size

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methods of measuring population size

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excess of birth compared to death, data obtained during the 2 census period, population composition

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Commonly describe in terms if its age and sex

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population composition

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The nurse utilizes age and sex composition to decide who among the population groups merits attention in terms of health services and programs.

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population composition

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Formula for sex ratio

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of males/# of females (100)

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13
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Two ways to get age composition

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median age, dependency ratio

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14
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Divides the population into 2 equal parts

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median age

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Compares the # of economically dependent with the economically productive group in the population

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dependency ratio

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16
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Can be described at the same time using a population pyramid

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age and sex composition

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Helps decide how meager resources can be justifiably allocated based on the concentration of population in an area.

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population distribution

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18
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Used to describe urban-rural population distribution

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population distribution

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2 ways to determine population distribution

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crowding index, population density

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Describes the case by which communicable diseases will be transmitted from one to another

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crowding index

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Determines how congested a place is and provides implications in terms of adequacy of basic health services presented in the community.

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population density

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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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Through this ______ the nurse is able to describe the health status of the people which serves as the basis for developing, implementing, and evaluating programs and intervention strategies.

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vs indicators

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Health statistical indicators

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CBR, CDR, IMR, MMR, SMR, life expectancy, health profile

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It is the annual number of live births per 1,000 population

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crude birth rate

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Numerator: number of live births observes in a population during reference period
Denominator: number of person-years lived by the population during the same period

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crude birth rate

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It is called “crude” because it does not take into account age or sex differences among the population

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crude birth rate

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More than 30/1,000 is considered high, rates of less than 18/1,000 are considered low

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crude birth rate

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Measures the rate of deaths for every 1,000 people in a given population

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crude death rate

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Rates below 10 are considered low, while rates above 20/1,000 are considered high

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crude death rate

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It is the number of resident newborns in a specified geographic area dying under one year of age divided by the same geographic area

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infant mortality rate

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This varies considerably based on maternal age

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infant mortality

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Rates are highest among mothers under age 20 and lowest among mothers aged between 30-34 years old

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infant mortality rate

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Measures the risk of dying from causes related to pregnancy, childbirth, and puerperium

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maternal mortality rate

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It is the mortality rate from a specified cause for a population.

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cause-specific mortality rate

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Numerator: number of deaths attributed to a specific cause
Denominator: size of the population at the midpoint of the time period

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cause-specific mortality rate

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First cause of mortality

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ischaemic heart disease

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Second cause of mortality

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cerebrovascular disease

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Third cause of mortality

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neoplasms

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Fourth cause of mortality

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diabetes mellitus

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Fifth cause of mortality

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hypertensive disease

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First leading cause of morbidity

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acute respiratory infection

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Second leading cause of morbidity

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acute lower respiratory tract infection and pneumonia

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Third leading cause of morbidity

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bronchitis/bronchiolitis

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Refers to the number of years a person can expect to live

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Life expectancy

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It is based on an estimate of the average age that members of a particular population group will be when they die.

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life expectancy

47
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Current life expectancy for Philippines in 2021

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71.41 years

48
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Intended to be a set of indicators of basic demographic and socioeconomic characteristics, health status, health risk factors, and health resource use, which are relevant to most communities

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health profile

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It is a comprehensive compilation of information about a community

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community health profile

50
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The date in a profile reflects the health of a given community from many different angles

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community health profile

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It can include measurements of illness or disease

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health indicators

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It can be divided into those that directly measure health phenomena and indirect measures

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global health indicators

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2 divisions of global health indicatord

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proximal and distal indicators

54
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12 determinants of health

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income and social status
social support networks
education and literacy
employment/working conditions
social environments
physical environments
personal health practices and coping skills
health child development
biology and genetics endowment
health services
gender
culture

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Philippine Health Situtation

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demographic profile, health profile

56
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Statistical data about the characteristics of a population, such as age, gender, and income of the people within the population

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demographics

57
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When the census assembles data about people’s ages and genders.

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assembling information about demographics

58
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It is the study of the distribution and determinants of health related states and events in specified populations

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epidemiology

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It is the study of the distribution and determinants of health-related states or events in specified populations and the application of this study to the control of health problems (CDC)

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epidemiology

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It measure the risk of illness or death in an exposed population compared to that risk in an identical, unexposed population

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epidemiological studies

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Five major tasks of epidemiology in public health practice

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public health surveillance
field investigation
analytic studies
evaluation
linkages

62
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Refers to the progression of a disease process in an individual over time, in the absence of treatment

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natural history of disease

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Natural history of disease timeline

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stage of:
susceptibility
subclinical disease
clinical disease
recovery, disability, or death

64
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This is best represented diagrammatically

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epidemiological triad

65
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This represents the interaction between an agent, host, or persons and environment or place within a specific time dimension.

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epidemiological triad

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This can be applied to non-infectious diseases where the agent could be ‘unhealthy behaviors, unsafe practices, or unintended exposures to hazardous substanced’

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epidemiological triad

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Causative factors
Risk factors
Environmental exposures

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agent

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Person characteristics
Group and population demographics

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host

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Place characteristics
Biological, physical, and psychosocial environments

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environment

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Time characteristics
Incubation/latency
Length of disease process
Trends and cycles

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Time

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