HEALTH INDICATORS

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• Tools used to measure objectively a specific health concept of interest.
• Usually, numeric measures which help compare the targeted or expected results of health programs.

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health indicators

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types of health indicators:

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1. Aspect of health being measured.
2. Group referred to.
3. Time covered by the events.
4. Components of the evaluation framework.

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types of health being measured:

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• health status indicators
• health service performance indicators

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measure health
outcomes and/or their risk factors.

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health status indicators

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measure aspects of the performance of health services or public health programs

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health service performance indicators

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types of group referred to:

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• crude rates
• specific rates

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describes the total population
which is used as the denominator in the computation.

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crude rates

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describes only a specific sub group of the total population being considered.

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specific rates

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types of time covered by the events:

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• point in time
• period of time

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• occurred during the specific point in time being considered.

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point in time

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occurred over a period of time

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period of time

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existing cases

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prevalence

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new cases occuring

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incidence

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types of the components of the evaluation framework:

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• input indicators
• output indicators
• outcome indicators
• impact indicators

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resources needed to deliver
the essential services to the population or to achieve project objectives.

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input indicators

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direct products of project
activities. Generally, in the form of activities and processes undertaken.

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output indicators

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immediate result of the
services or activities implemented.

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outcome indicators

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intended or unintended
long-term organizational/community change

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impact indicators

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types of Conventional Health Status Indicators:

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• Measures of Morbidity
• Measures of Mortality
• Measures of Fertility

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types of Computing Indicators:

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• Absolute numbers
• Ratios
• Proportions
• Rates

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simple count of the number of persons, houses or events being considered

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absolute numbers

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easy to understand but difficult to interpret especially when making comparisons among
groups with different sizes.

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absolute numbers

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• result of dividing one number by another
• reserved for measures wherein the numerator is NOT PARTof the denominator.

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ratio

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Special kind of ratio wherein the numerator is part of the denominator

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proportion

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When multiplied by 100 – called as percentage.

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proportion

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Measures how fast an event occurs over time or space.

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rate

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similar to proportion but w/ element of time

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rate

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Expressed in terms of the frequency of
occurrence of events.

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rate