Health Statistics Overview
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The importance of health statistics include the following EXCEPT

  • It serves as a tool for planning, implementing, & evaluating health programs
  • It serves as an index to the health condition of the community
  • It limits the kind of health services that the community can avail of. (correct)
  • It serves as a basis for determining the success or failure of health services or actions
  • Refers to the application of statistical methods & techniques to the study of vital facts, such as those concerning births, deaths, & illnesses

  • Vital statistics (correct)
  • Health status
  • health indicator
  • census
  • A list of information which would determine the health of a particular community like population CBR, CDR, IMR, MMR, etc

  • health related problems
  • Health indicators (correct)
  • Health status
  • health resource problems
  • Refers to the measure of pregnancy wastage, death of the product of conception that occurs prior to its complete expulsion irrespective of the duration of the pregnancy

    <p>fetal death rate</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Measures the risk of dying from the causes related to pregnancy, childbirth, & postnatal. It is the index of obstetrical care needed & received by women in the community

    <p>FDR</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Measures the risk of dying during the first year of life. It is a good index of the general health of the community

    <p>IMR</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Describes the cessation of all physical & chemical processes in all living things

    <p>Death</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Is a rough measure of the force of mortality on the probability of dying

    <p>CDR</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In obtaining the Proportion Mortality Rate (PMR), the following formula can be used

    <p>No. of deaths from a specific cause / total deaths X 100</p> Signup and view all the answers

    It is referred as the killing power of a disease

    <p>Case fatality Rate</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The Attack Rate can be measured by using which of the following formula?

    <p>No. of persons acquiring a disease / total no. of exposed to the disease X100</p> Signup and view all the answers

    This measures the frequency of occurrence of the phenomena during a given period of time. It deals only with new cases

    <p>Incidence rate</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    The Definition of Health Statistics

    • The application of statistical methods & techniques to the study of vital facts, such as births, deaths, & illnesses
    • A list of information which would determine the health of a particular community like population, CBR, CDR, IMR, MMR, etc

    Key Health Statistics

    • Crude Birth Rate (CBR): Number of live births per 1,000 population in a year.
    • Crude Death Rate (CDR): Number of deaths per 1,000 population in a year.
    • Infant Mortality Rate (IMR): Number of deaths of infants under one year of age per 1,000 live births in a year.
    • Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR): Number of deaths of mothers during pregnancy and childbirth per 100,000 live births in a year.
    • Proportion Mortality Rate (PMR): Number of deaths from a specific cause per 100,000 population in a year.
    • Attack Rate: Number of new cases of a disease divided by the total population at risk, during a specific period of time.

    What Health Statistics Tell Us

    • Pregnancy Wastage: Measures the risk of dying from the causes related to pregnancy, childbirth, & postnatal complications.
    • Infant Mortality: Measures the risk of dying during the first year of life. It's a good index of the general health of the community.

    Importance of Health Statistics

    • Help understand the health status of a population and identify health problems.
    • Track progress towards health goals.
    • Guide the development of public health programs and policies.
    • Allocate resources effectively.
    • Does not include "Describes the cessation of all physical & chemical processes in all living things". This is describing death, which is a result not a statistic.
    • Is a rough measure of the force of mortality on the probability of dying This is describing mortality rate.
    • Is referred as the killing power of a disease This is describing lethality, which is a measure of how likely a disease is to cause death.

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    This quiz explores the importance of health statistics, highlighting their various uses and significance in public health. It will help you understand what health statistics can provide and identify common misconceptions. Test your knowledge on what is often overlooked in health statistics!

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