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Flashcards in Epidemiology Deck (20)
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1
Q

Risk Factor: Diabetes Mellitus

A

3x More Likely for MI

2
Q

Risk Factor: High Cholesterol

A

4x More Likely

3
Q

Risk Factor: Obesity

A

2x Increase for MI

4
Q

WHR Obese for Men and Women

A

Men: >0.95
Women: >0.90

5
Q

BMI Obese

A

BMI > 30

6
Q

Risk Factor: Hypertension

A

2-3x Risk

7
Q

Risk Factor: Smoking

A

2x More

8
Q

Risk Factor: Stress

A

1.6x More

9
Q

[Geographic Workforce Crisis]

Where are most medical doctors?

A

Urban Areas (Major Cities)

10
Q

[Geographic Workforce Crisis]

What is the ratio of doctors to people in the Philippines?

A

0.65/1000

11
Q

[Technical Workforce Crisis]

What’s the problem?

A

Increasing number of specialists, lowering number of practitioners

12
Q

Define: Catastrophic Health Expenditure

A

Financial contributions to health system exceed 40% of income after subsistence needs have bee met

13
Q

10th Factor Associated with CVD and NCD?

A

Socio-Economic Status

14
Q

What is the Epidemiologic Transition?

A

From communicable to non-communicable diseases

15
Q

What are the 5 Attributes of Epidemiologic Transition?

A
  1. Growing Population
  2. Aging Population
  3. Shift from Acute -> Chronic Illness
  4. Shift From Inpatient to Outpatient
  5. Emergence of Multiple Ailments
16
Q

What are the 6 risk factors that increase RR?

A
  1. Smoking
  2. Diabetes
  3. Hypertension
  4. Obesity
  5. High Cholesterol
  6. STress
17
Q

How many percent of Filipino deaths were medically unattended?

A

Greater than 60%

18
Q

How many Filipino families shell out money for curative health care?

A

Around 40%?

Best I could tell from the graph, not sure though

19
Q

How many Filipinos are pushed to poverty line?

A

Half a Million

20
Q

How many Families Have Catastrophic Health Expenditure?

A

200,000