last minute bits

Question 1

prevalence

Answer 1

frequency 
of disease 
in pop 
at given time 
Point prev 
proportion 
measures burden
measures status

Question 2

what can be given by X sectional studies

Answer 2

prev

Question 3

incidence

Answer 3

number of new cases in a particular time
measures events
probability

Question 4

mortality

Answer 4

number of deaths
attributed to a condition
in a specific time period
incidence of death in a population

Question 5

morbidity

Answer 5

number of cases of ill health, complications or side effects
attributed to a condition
over a time period

Question 6

morbidity scores

Answer 6

assigned to patients
APACHE II 
SAPS II and III 
GCS
PIM2 
SOFA
help decide the kind of treatment that should be given to the patient 
predicted morbidity - describe morbidity of patient when comparing 2 sets of patients or different time points in  hospitals

Question 7

mortality units

Answer 7

number of deaths per 100 individuals per year

Question 8

highest death rate

Answer 8

Swaziland - 30.83 deaths/1000 people 
angolia 
Lesotho 
sierra leone
Zambia

Question 9

leading causes of death

Answer 9

heart disease 
stroke 
resp inf 
HIV
COPD

Question 10

death in LIC

Answer 10

malnutrition of deficiencies