Determinants of health Flashcards
1
Q
Define prevalence
A
number of people suffering from a certain health condition over a specified period
2
Q
Define incidence
A
the rate at which new cases of a disease occur in a population
3
Q
Define primary prevention
A
intervening before health effects occur
4
Q
Define secondar prevention
A
screening to identify disease before the onset of signs and symptoms
5
Q
Define tertiary prevention
A
managing disease post diagnosis or stopping disease progression
6
Q
Define communicable diseases
A
illness caused by a particular infectious agent that spreads directly or indirectly– infectious diseases
7
Q
Define noncommunicable diseases
A
illnesses not spread by an infectious agent
