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1
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What is Crude Birth Rate (CBR)?

A

The number of live births per 1000 population

2
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What is General Fertility Rate (GFR)?

A

The number of live births per 1000 fertile women aged 15-44

3
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What is the Total Period Fertility Rate (TPFR)?

A

The average number of children born to a hypothetical woman in her life time, if age-specific rates applied to her throughout her life.

4
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What is fertility?

A

The realisation of fecundity as live births

5
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What is fecundity?

A

The physical ability to reproduce.

6
Q

What is a census useful for? (3)

A

Allocation of resources
Projection of populations
Trends in populations

7
Q

What is fertility increased, and decreased by?

A

Increased by- increased sexual activity

Decreased by- contraception and abortion

8
Q

What is fecundity decreased by? (2)

A

Hysterectomy and sterilisation

9
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What is Crude Death Rate (CDR)?

A

The number of deaths per 1000 population

10
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What is age-specific death rate?

A

The number of deaths per 1000 in the age group

11
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What is Standardised Mortality Ratio (SMR)?

How is it calculated?

A

A comparison of he number of observed and expected deaths if age-sex distribution of populations were identical.
Calculated by observed/expected X100

12
Q

Define incidence

A

The number of new cases arising

13
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Define prevalence

A

The number of existing cases

14
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Define Census

A

The simultaneous recording of demographic data by the government, at a particular time, applicable to all persons in a defined area.