MODULE 1 Phil Health situation

Question 1

Least populated area

Answer 1

Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)

Question 2

This is a single index that summarizes the age distribution of a population.

Answer 2

POPULATION PYRAMID

Question 3

usually the dominant factor in determining the rate of population growth.

Answer 3

CRUDE BIRTH RATE

Question 4

depends on both the level of fertility and the age structure of the population

Answer 4

CRUDE BIRTH RATE

Question 5

three branches of government

Answer 5

executive,
legislative
judicial

Question 6

A more accurate measure of the risk of exposure. Useful in epidemiological investigations

Answer 6

ATTACK RATE (AR)

Question 7

Medical care may either be provided directly by a medical doctor or indirectly by allied health care providers,

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ATTENDED

Question 8

refers to the cases given medical care at any point in time during the course of the illness which directly caused death

Answer 8

ATTENDED

Question 9

the numerical order of a child in relation to all previous pregnancies of the mother

Answer 9

BIRTH ORDER

Question 10

the first weight of the fetusor newborn obtained after birth.

Answer 10

BIRTH WEIGHT

Question 11

a measure of one characteristic of the natural growth or increase of a population.

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CRUDE BIRTH RATE (CBR)

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measure of one mortality from all causes which may result in a decrease of population

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CRUDE DEATH RATE (CDR)

Question 13

These rates are referred to the total living population.

Answer 13

CRUDE or GENERAL RATES

Question 14

It must be presumed that the total population was exposed to the risk of the occurrence of the event

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CRUDE or GENERAL RATES

Question 15

the permanent disappearance of all evidence of life at any time after live birth has taken place.

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DEATH

Question 16

is the death prior to the complete expulsion or extraction of a product of conception from its mother, irrespective of the duration of pregnancy;

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FETAL DEATH

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the death is indicated by the fact that after such separation the fetus does not breathe or show any other evidence of life.

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FETAL DEATH

Question 18

Measures pregnancy wastage. Death of the product of conception prior to its complete expulsion, irrespective of duration of pregnancy.

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FETAL DEATH RATE (FDR

Question 19

Measures the frequency of occurrence of the phenomenon during a given period of time. Deals only with new cases.

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INCIDENCE RATE (IR)

Question 20

is the death of an infant under one year of age.

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INFANT MORTALITY/DEATH

Question 21

Measures the risk of dying during the 1st year of life. It is a good index of the general health condition of a community since it reflects the changes in the environmental and medical conditions of a community.

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INFANT MORTALITY RATE (IMR)

Question 22

is the death of fetus with 28 or more completed weeks of gestation.

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LATE FETAL DEATH

Question 23

the complete expulsion or extraction from its mother of a product of conception, irrespective of the duration of the pregnancy, which after such separation, breathes or shows any other evidence of life.

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LIVE BIRTH

Question 24

is the death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy.

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MATERNAL MORTALITY/DEATH

Question 25

It measures the risk of dying from causes related to pregnancy, childbirth and puerperium. It is an index of the obstetrical care needed and received by the women in a community.

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MATERNAL MORTALITY RATE (MMR)

Question 26

the death among live births during the first 28 completed days of life.

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NEONATAL DEATH

Question 27

Measures the risk of dying during the 1st month of life. May serve as index of the effects of prenatal care and obstetrical management on the newborn.

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NEONATAL DEATH RATE (NDR)

Question 28

refers to the place where the vital event took place.

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PLACE OF OCCURRENCE

Question 29

Measures the proportion of the population which exhibits a particular disease at a particular time. Deals with total (old and new) number of cases

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PREVALENCE RATE (PR)

Question 30

Shows the numerical relationship between deaths from a cause (or groups of causes), age (or groups of age) etc. and the total number of deaths from all causes in all ages taken together. Not a measure of risk of dying.

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PROPORTIONATE MORTALITY (PM)

Question 31

shows the relationship between a vital event and those persons exposed to the occurrence of said event, within a given area and during a specified unit of time.

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RATE

Question 32

It is evident that the persons experiencing the event (the numerator) must come from the total population exposed to the risk of same event (the denominator).

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RATE

Question 33

used to describe the relationship between two (2) numerical quantities or measures of events without taking particular considerations to the time or place.

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RATIO

Question 34

Describes more accurately the risk of exposure of certain classes or groups to particular diseases.

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SPECIFIC DEATH RATE

Question 35

The relationship is for a specific population class or group. It limits the occurrence of the event to that portion of the population definitely exposed to it.

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SPECIFIC RATE

Question 36

refers to the number of children a woman would have by the time she reaches age 50 under a given fixed fertility schedule.

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TOTAL FERTILITY RATE (TFR)

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sometimes referred to as completed family size. It is the average number of births per 100 females aged 15-49 years

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TOTAL FERTILITY RATE (TFR

Question 38

refers to the place where the person/deceased habitually or permanently resides

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USUAL RESIDENCE

Question 39

Vital Indices

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Crude Birth Rate-measure of fertility | Crude Death Rate-risk of dying from any cause

Question 40

Disease Indices

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Measures of Morbidity | Measures of Mortality

Question 41

Measures of Morbidity

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Incidence Rate | Prevalence Rate

Question 42

Measures of Mortality Cause-specific Mortality Rate Age-specific Mortality Rate- Case Fatality Rate

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Cause-specific Mortality Rate-risk of dying from a specific disease Age-specific Mortality Rate-risk of dying in a specific age group Case Fatality Rate-killing power of a disease; also reflects care given to patients

Question 43

Measures of Mortality

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Maternal Mortality rate Stillbirth or Fetal Mortality rate Infant Mortality rate Neonatal Mortality rate

Question 44

FORMULA NA MAY x 100,000

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I C A S incidence rate Cause specific Age specific Sex specific

Question 45

FORMULA x 100

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C A P P Case fatality attack rate prevalence rate proportionate rate