L48 Anthro 3283 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: World Development Indicators, World Development Report, Tuberculosis
26 Oct 2016
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India: high rate of suicide, esp among women. Former ussr: among highest suicide rates (and alcohol use rates), dramatic social upheaval relatively recently. Highest suicide rates among women in the world, dramatic social upheaval relatively recently. Leading cause of death among young adults, esp women. Shift away from community-based phc model to a market-based system. World development report 1993: investing in health, world development. Attempt to capture years of life lost due to disability and mortality in a comparative perspective. **used to set health priorities, research priorities, and focus on cost- effectiveness. Ex: 16 year old dying of hiv in nigeria vs. 60 year-old man w alzheimer"s in. Years of life lost (yll) + years of life lived with disability = dalys. Disability weights: dementia/quadriplegia are . 7-1, anemia is . 02-. 12. Takes into account the disease"s mortality rate, suffering . Depression has a high incidence of morbidity realization that mental health is a major problem worldwide.
