COLLEGE OF ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES

COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC HEALTH FOR MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE

Name: Score:
Section: Group No. Date of Activity:

Activity No.1

Guide Questions:

1. Define the following terms:

TERM DEFINITION FORMULA

Population size:
a. Natural increase
b. Rate of Natural Increase
c. Absolute Increase per Year
d. Relative Increase
e. Sex ratio
Age composition
a. Median age
b. Dependency ratio
Age and sex composition (Illustrate
• Types of Age – Sex Pyramid separately)
Crowd Index
Population density
Health Status Indicator
a. Mortality rate
i. General Infant Mortality Rate
ii. Postnatal Mortality Rate
iii. Postneonatal Mortality Rate
iv. Maternal Mortality Rate
v. Cause of Death Rate
vi. Case Fatality Rate
vii. Swaroop’s Index
b. Morbidity rate
i. Prevalence Rate
ii. Incidence Rate
c. Fertility rate
i. General Fertility Rate
ii. Age – Specific Fertility Rate
d. Crude rate
i. Crude Birth Rate
ii. Crude Death Rate

2. Community Demographic Data

a. What are your community’s characteristics?
NOTE: Gather statistical data in one of your community. Present your group
output in the class next laboratory meeting.
• Demographic profile
• Leading causes of morbidity & mortality
• Age-Sex Pyramid of the Population
• Vital Statistics

VISION MISSION CORE VALUES

CSU is a university with
global stature in the arts,
culture, agriculture and
fisheries, the sciences as
well as technological and
professional fields.
Cagayan State University shall produce Competence
globally competent graduates through
excellent instruction, innovative and Social Responsibility
creative research, responsive public Unifying Presence
service and productive industry and
community engagement.
 COLLEGE OF ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES
COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC HEALTH FOR MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE

• CBR
• CDR
• Fertility Rate
• Dependency Ration
• IMR
• MMR
• Swaroop’s Index
Please provide interpretation of results of vital statistics.

VISION MISSION CORE VALUES

CSU is a university with
global stature in the arts,
culture, agriculture and
fisheries, the sciences as
well as technological and
professional fields.
Cagayan State University shall produce Competence
globally competent graduates through
excellent instruction, innovative and Social Responsibility
creative research, responsive public Unifying Presence
service and productive industry and
community engagement.