Health Status Indicators

Socioeconomic Status Refers too?

• The level of education level, employment status and occupation type.

• The level of income, education level, employment status and occupation type.

• The level of education, employment and salary.

• The general level of health a population or group has.

The term 'Health Status' refers too?

• An individual’s or population’s overall level of health, taking into account: life expectancy, level of income and employment type.

• An individual’s or population’s overall level of health, taking into account: levels of disease, disability and death.

• An individual’s or population’s overall level of health, taking into account: life expectancy, levels of disease, disability and death.

• An individual’s or population’s overall level of health, taking into account; disability and death rates.

Why do we measure health status?

• Make judgements about the specific individual or population group.

• Identify trends and use information to improve health in a specific area.

• Receive feedback from health programs (interventions) that are already running.

• All of the above.

Life Expectancy is defined as?

• Indication of how long a person can expect to live. It is the number of years of life a person has to live at a particular age if death rates don't change.

• An indication of how long a person has to live after experiencing a disability or illness.

• An indication of how long a person can expect to live. It is the number of years a person has to live based on their birth parents age of death.

• Indication of how long a person can expect to live. It is the number of years of life a person has to live at a particular age if death rates change.

Morbidity is defined as?

• Refers to levels of ill health in an individual. Relates to the levels of disease, disability and injury.

• Refers to levels of ill health in a population. Refers to level of disease, disability and injury.

• Related to ill health in an individual or group. Refers to level of disease, disability & injury.

• All of the above.

Mortality relates too?

• The number of deaths caused by a particular disease, illness or other environmental factor.

• The number of deaths cause by a particular disease or environmental factor.

• The number of deaths in an individual caused by a particular disease, illness or other environmental factor.

• The number of deaths cause by a particular illness or other environmental factor.

A similarity for the leading cause of death between males and females would be?

• Females have a significantly lower amount of deaths per 100,000 for other injuries compared to males.

• Males have a higher number of deaths per 100,000 for transport accidents than females.

• Males and Females have a similar amount of deaths per 100,000 for Cancer.

• Females and males have a similar amount of deaths per 100,000 for accidental drowning.

Maternal Mortality is defined as?

• The amount of women who die due to pregnancy or childbirth.

• The number of deaths of women due to childbirth or during the 6 weeks after the end of pregnancy.

• The amount of women who die during childbirth.

• The number of deaths of women due to pregnancy, childbirth or during the 6 weeks after the end of pregnancy.

The under 5 mortality rate refers to?

• The number of deaths of children under five years of age per 1,000 live births'.

• The number of deaths of children under five years of age per 10,000 live births'.

• The number of deaths of children under five years of age per 1,000,000 live births'.

• The number of deaths of children under five years of age per 1,100 live births'.

Incidence is described as?

• The number of 'deaths' caused by a particular condition during a given time.

• The number of 'existing' cases of a particular condition during a given time.

• The number of 'past' cases of a particular condition during a given time.

• The number of 'new' cases of a particular condition during a given time.