1C health status indicators

Question 1

Main health status indicators

Answer 1

health status
incidence
prevalence
life expectancy

Question 2

self assessed health status

Answer 2

A subjective measure: an individuals own opinion about how they feel about their health, there state of mind and life in general. How someone feels about there HWB

Question 3

Incidence

Answer 3

refers to the existence or number of new cases of a particular disease or condition that arise in a population in a certain period of time

Question 4

Prevalence

Answer 4

refers to the number of cases in a particular disease or condition that are present in a population at a given point in time

Question 5

Life expectancy

Answer 5

measures the number of years a person is expected to live, on the basis that current health condition do not change

Question 6

HALE

Answer 6

Health adjusted life expectancy
the number of years in full health that a person can expect to live, based on current rates of an ill health and mortality in a population

Question 7

Maternal Mortality

Answer 7

the number of deaths of mothers as a result of pregnancy or childbirth, up to six weeks after delivery

Rate : usually expressed per 100,000 births

Question 8

-Infant mortality

Answer 8

the death of an infant before the age of 1
usually expressed per 1000 births
4 per 1000