Philippine Health Situation Flashcards
Current population of PH
117, 337, 368
Highest population density
CALABARZON
Has the lowest population
CAR
Life expectancy increase
62 y/o - 69 (2016)
Reasons of Increase in Life Expectancy
- improvements in living conditions
- better access to health services
- improved management and treatment of infectious diseases like pneumonia and tuberculosis (TB)
the number of individuals born during a specified time interval.
CRUDE BIRTH RATE
When the birth rate is higher than the death rate, more people are being born than are dying so the population grows.
NATURAL INCREASE
number of individuals who die during a specified time interval
CRUDE DEATH RATE
death rate higher than birth rate
NATURAL DECREASE
Death rate among males is higher than females referred to as _____ of old age
“FEMINIZATION”
T/F: Death rate among MALES is higher than females
TRUE
TEN LEADING CAUSES OF MORBIDITY
- Acute Upper Respiratory Tract Infection
- Hypertension
- Pneumonia
- Urinary Tract Infection
- Bronchitis
- Influenza
- Acute Watery Diarrhea
- Asthma- all forms
- TB Respiratory
- Acute Febrile Illness
ill health in an individual and the levels of ill health in a population group.
MORBIDITY
Measure of how many people suffer from a particular condition during a given time period.
MORBIDITY RATE
number of rate of new cases of a disease during specified time (12-month period)
INCIDENCE
total number of people experiencing a condition at a given time.
PREVALENCE
no. of deaths per a population
MORTALITY
Ten Leading Causes of Mortality
- Ischemic Heart Disease
- Neoplasms
- Pneumonia
- Cerebrovascular Disease
- Hypertensive Disease
- Diabetes Mellitus
- Other Heart Diseases
- Respiratory Tuberculosis
- Chronic Lower Respiratory Tract Infection
- Diseases of the Genitourinary System
TEN LEADING CAUSES OF INFANT MORTALITY
- Bacterial sepsis of newborn
- Pneumonia
- Respiratory distress of newborn
- Congenital malformation of the heart
- Disorders related to short gestation and low
birth weight, not elsewhere classified - Congenital pneumonia
- Neonatal aspiration syndrome
- Intrauterine hypoxia and birth asphyxia
- Other congenital malformations
- Diarrhea and gastroenteritis of presumed
infectious origin
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10354
RESPONSIBLE PARENTHOOD AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
The Philippine Congress enacted RA No. 10354 on Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health on _______
DEC. 18, 2021
RESPONSIBLE PARENTHOOD AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
RA. 10354
Elements of RH Law:
- Family Planning
- Maternal, infant, and child health nutrition
- Prevention of Abortion
- Health Guidance & Counseling
- prevention of RTIs, STDs, HIV/AIDS
- Elimination of violence
- Education & Counseling
Has highest senior citizen population
CALABARZON
