Limitations with Methods
Change in definition of disease
What is a problem with mortality data?
This term refers to having a disease or a symptom of disease or to the amount of the disease within a population
What is morbidity?
Prevalence = Incidence x Duration of disease
What is the relationship between incidence and prevalence?
This term is used for death rate or the number of deaths in a certain group of people in a certain period of time
What is mortality?
Selective undercounting of certain groups
What is a problem with morbidity?
A fundamental part of monitoring epidemiology and public health
What is surveillance?
(No of individuals dying during a specified period of time after disease onset or diagnosis) / (No. of individuals with the specified disease) x 100
What is case-fatality?
What is quality of life?
Death certificates exclude important information
What is a type of limitation of mortality?
"Do you currently deal with insomnia?"
What is point prevalence?
(No of new cases of a disease occurring in the population during a specified period of time) / (No of persons at risk of developing the disease during that period of time) x 1000
What is incidence?
What is mortality-rate?
What is an issue in morbidity and mortality?
A group of people who consume the same food experience food-borne illness
What is attack rate?
(Total no. of deaths from all causes in 1 year) / (No. of persons in the population at midyear) x 1000
What is mortality rate?
One represents the entire population, while the other refers to individuals who have the disease
What is the difference between case-fatality and mortality rate?