Epidemiological transition

Question 1

what is the least developed continent as the world?

Answer 1

AFRICA

Question 2

name 3 countries of low economic development?

Answer 2

ethiopia, kenya, demographic republic of congo

Question 3

name 2 developing countries?

Answer 3

india china

Question 4

name 3 developed countries?

Answer 4

USA, UK japan

Question 5

who was the epidemiological transition model proposed by?

Answer 5

abel omran in 1971

Question 6

what are the 4 stages of the health transition?

Answer 6

age of pestilence and famine
age of receeding pandemics
age of degenerate and man made diseases
age of delayed degenerative diseases

Question 7

where does stage 1 usually occur?

Answer 7

usually in low income countries

Question 8

where does stage 2 usually occur?

Answer 8

developing countries

Question 9

where does stage 3 usually occur?

Answer 9

countries in transition

Question 10

where does stage 4 usually occur?

Answer 10

western countries

Question 11

what is stage 1?

Answer 11

age of pestilence and famine

Question 12

what is the age of pestilence and famine?

Answer 12

• mortality is high and fluctuates
• low life expentacy of 20-40 yrs
• low growth patterns are associated with wars famine, and epidemic outbreaks

Question 13

what is stage 2?

Answer 13

receeding pandemics `

Question 14

what is receeding pandemics?

Answer 14

• rate of mortality declines as disease epidemics occur less frequently
• life expectancy increases and population growth rises
• phase is associated with advances in medicine and healthcare systems

Question 15

what is stage 3?

Answer 15

age of degenerative and man made disease

Question 16

what is age of degenerative and man made disease?

Answer 16

• mortality continues to decline and reaches sustainability
• non communicable diseases dominate
• average life expectancy 50 yrs
• fertility is a contributing factor to pop growth

Question 17

what is stage 4?

Answer 17

age of delayed degenerative diseases

Question 18

what is age of delayed degenerative diseases?

Answer 18

• life expectancy 70-80

- causes of mortality is same as stage 3 but distributed to older ages because of new treatments