Module 01: Introduction to Community Health Nursing Flashcards
This is a characteristics of an individual, population, or environment that is subject to measurement (directly or indirectly) and can be used to describe one or more aspects of the health of an individual or population.
Health Indicator
Health indicator is measured based on what?
(1) Quality
(2) Quantity
(3) Time
What are the global indicators of health?
(1) Crude Birth Rate
(2) Life Expectancy
(3) Crude Death Rate
(4) Maternal Mortality Rate
(5) Infant Mortality Rate
This is known as the ratio of the number of births during a specified period of time (e.g one year) to the total number of persons in the mid-period population.
Crude Birth Rate
Under the crude birth rate, the mid period population is considered as?
July 1 of the same year
What is the formula for the crude birth rate?
Crude birth rate = Number of births during a specified period of time/ Total number of persons in the mid-period population or July 1 of the same year
This is known as the average number of years that a newborn could expect to live. (World Health Organization).
Life Expectancy
They characterized life expectancy as the number of years a newborn is expected to live mortality patterns at the time of its birth remains constant in the future,
World Bank
What is the average life expectancy of a human male?
71 years old
What is the average life expectancy of a human female?
75 years old
This is the ratio of the number of deaths occurring within one year to the mid year population expressed per 1,000 population.
Crude Death Rate
What is the formula for the crude death rate (CDR)?
Crude Death Rate (CDR) = Number of deaths within a year/ Total midyear population x 1000
This is the ratio between the number of women who died (for reasons of pregnancy, childbirth, and pueperium to the number of reported live births in a given year.
Maternal Mortality Rate
Maternal Mortality Rate is expressed as the number of what?
The number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births.
Based on the data given by the World Bank on the Maternal Mortality Rate in the Philippines, how many women have died per 100,000 liver births due to pregnancy related causes?
78 women die per 100,000 live births
Explain the maternal mortality rate in the Philippines.
The maternal mortality ration in the Philippines has improved from 129 in 2000 to 78 in 2020. Maternal mortality in the Philippines is nearly the same as its regional average.
This is characterized as the number of women who die from pregnancy related causes while pregnant or within 42 days of pregnancy termination per 100,000 live births.
Maternal Mortality Ratio
This is known as the number of infant deaths or deaths occurring before reaching 12 months of life in a given period per 1,000 live births.
Infant Mortality Rate
This is known as the number of deaths of infants under one year old per 1,000 live births.
Infant Mortality Rate
How did the World Health Organization define the word health?
This is a state of complete physical, mental and social well being, not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.
What are the different determinants of health?
(1) Income and social status
(2) Education
(3) Physical environment
(4) Employment and working conditions
(5) Social support networks
(6) Culture
(7) Genetics
(8) Personal behavior and coping skills
(9) Health Services
(10) Gender
The word community was drawn from what word?
Derived from the Greek word “komunitas” meaning people
Sander defines and characterizes a community as what?
(1) A collection of people
(2) A place
(3) A social system
This is known as a group of people living in a particular area with common beliefs, values, and traditions.
Community