A grade school astham study was perfomred at Dolphin View Elemnetary. There were
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A grade school astham study was perfomred at Dolphin View Elemnetary. There were 120 asthma cases in a school population of 1,500. During the calendar year 2011, t the 120 case total, 20 cses were newly diagnosed. There was 1 death during the year studies due to actue status asthmaticus. Calculate the disease prevelence, disease incidence and mortality rate for the school.
How may the school adminnistration and public health epidemiologist use this information to monitor and improve the health of Dolphin View Elementary students and its community at large?
Explanation / Answer
Disease prevalence
PR: All new & pre existing cases of specific disease / total population *100
= 120 + 20 / 1500 *100
= 140/1500 *100
= 9.3
That means for every 100 members 9.3% of people are suffering with asthma.
Disease Incidence
IR: No. of new cases in particular year/total population *100
= 20/1500*100
= 1.3
So per 100 people 1.3 new cases are raising to affect with asthma in 2011
Mortality Rate
MR: No. Of deaths in a given period/Total population in a given period *100
= 1/1500 *100 ; = 0.06
So, per 100 people 0.06% of mortality was there in a 2011
That means less than 1 per 100 people.
The school administration will take care of the children, by encouraging their parents what precautions they need to follow, what food they need to provide.
Conduct health education programme
How to use asthma medication
How should we maintain health in winter season …may be this health education to the school management and to the parents would help to take care of the children to promote their health.
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