Sources of Demographic and Health Information

Question 1

What is the definition of demography?

Answer 1

Demography is the study of the size, structure, dispersement, and development of human populations.

Question 2

What are the 3 main sources of demographic information?

Answer 2

1. Census
2. Birth registration
3. Death registration

Question 3

What acronym can be used to assess the quality of health information?

Answer 3

CAART (completeness, accessibility, accuracy, relevance/representativeness, timeliness).

Question 4

What is the crude birth rate?

Answer 4

Live births/ 1,000 population.

Question 5

What is the general fertility rate?

Answer 5

Live births/ 1,000 women aged 15-44 years (child bearing lifespan).

Question 6

What are the 4 main sources of health information?

Answer 6

1. Cancer registration system
2. Hospital Episode Statistics
3. Quality and Outcomes Framework (QoF)
4. Notifications of Infectious Diseases

Question 7

What are the two main clinical classifications/ data coding systems used in Hospital Episode Statistics?

Answer 7

1. ICD-11

2. OPCS-4

Question 8

What are the 4 domains in the QoF?

Answer 8

1. Clinical
2. Public health
3. Public health - additional services
4. Quality improvement

Question 9

What is the clinical domain of QoF concerned with?

Answer 9

Managing common chronic diseases e.g. diabetes, CKD, asthma, dementia, AF.

Question 10

What is the public health domain of QoF concerned with?

Answer 10

Preventing diseases, e.g. through monitoring smoking, blood pressure, obesity.

Question 11

If a doctor suspects a case of a notifiable disease who would they inform? (2 options).

Answer 11

Either the ‘proper officer’ at the local council OR the Local Health Protection Team (part of Public Health England).

Question 12

What is the Quality Improvement domain of QoF concerned with?

Answer 12

Early cancer diagnosis and care of people with learning difficulties.