HSC 4624 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Maternal Death, Disease Surveillance, Determinant
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Determining the extent to which the disease causes death or disability. We need a consistent set of indicators in order to make comparisons and keep measuring how well they work. Interconnected factors that determine an individual"s health status. 2009 - highest in angola (180 per 1000), followed by sierra leone and. Under 5 mortality rate (child mortality rate) Sickness or any departure, subjective or objective, from a psychological state of well-being. Temporary or long-term reduction in a person"s capacity to function. Rate at which new cases of a disease occur in a population. Number of people suffering from a certain health condition of a specified period. Illnesses caused by a particular infectious agent that spreads directly or indirectly from people to people, animals to people, or people to animals. Road traffic injuries, falls, self inflicted injuries, and violence among other things. Record births, deaths, and causes of death. Accurate system is key to having quality data on a population.
