EPIDEMIOLOGY AND THE NURSE

B. Philippine / National Health Situation

1. Demographic Profile:
The study of population size, composition, and spatial distribution as affected by births, deaths, and
migration.
Source: Census – complete enumeration of the population
2. Two Ways of Assigning People:
a. De Jure: People were assigned to the place where they usually live regardless of where they
are at the time of census.
b. De Facto: People were assigned to the place where they are physically present at the time of
census regardless of their usual place of residence.
3. Components

 Population Size
 Population Composition
- Age Distribution
- Sex Ratio
- Population Pyramid
- Median age, which is the age below which 50%of the population fall and above which 50% of
the population fall. The lower the median age, the younger the population (high fertility, high
death rates)
- Age-dependency Ratio, which is used as an index of age-induced economic drain on human
resources
- Other characteristics are: occupational groups, economic groups, educational attainment,
ethnic groups
 Population distribution
- Urban-Rural: shows the proportion of people living in urban areas compared to the rural areas
- Crowding Index: indicates the ease by which a communicable disease can be transmitted from
one host to another susceptible host
- Population Density: determines congestion of the place
 Health Situation of the Philippines
- In the past 20 years, some infectious degenerative diseases have been on the rise.
- Many Filipinos are still living and hard to reach areas where it is difficult to deliver the health
services they need.
- The scarcity of doctors, nurses, and midwives add to the poor health deliver system of the
poor.
REFERENCES:

https://www.doh.gov.ph/health-situation-update
https://reliefweb.int/report/philippines/philippines-health-situation-snapshot-25-october-2019