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Epidemiology
Epidemiology
1. Disease frequency
2. Distribution of disease
3. Determinant of disease
FREQUENCY OF DISEASE
MEASURED IN RATE OR RATIO .
USED FOR COMPARISION WITH OTHER OR SAME
GROUP
VITAL STEPS IN MAKING STRATEGIES FOR
PREVENTION & CONTROL OF HEALTH PROBLEM
DISTRIBUTION OF DISEASE
Basic tenet of epidemiology is that the distribution of
disease occur in pattern in a community. In terms of
time, place & person.
It is used to generate hypotheses about causative agent
or risk factors.
This aspect of epidemiology is known as descriptive
epidemiology.
DETERMINENT OF DISEASE
The unique feature of epidemiology is to test
etiological hypotheses & identify the underlying cause
of disease .
This aspect of epidemiology is known as analytical
epidemiology.
Analytical studies help in
1. Developing scientifically sound health programme
2. Intervention
3. Policies
Aims of epidemiology
To describe the distribution & magnitude of health
and disease problem in human population
To identify etiological factors in the pathogenesis of
disease
To provide the data essential to the planning
implementation & evaluation of services for the
prevention , control & treatment of disease also fixing
priorities.
EPIDEMIOLOGICAL APPROACH
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