The use of epidemiological tools in conflict-affected populations: open-access educational resources for policy-makers

Table of Contents

1. Welcome
2. Introduction: Epidemiology in crises
3. Ethical issues in data collection
4. Need for epidemiologic competence
5. Surveys - Introduction
6. Surveys - Description of sampling methods
7. Surveys - Sampling error, bias, accuracy, precision, & sample size
8. Surveys - Resources required for surveys
9. Surveys - Critiquing survey reports
10. Surveillance - When to do surveillance
11. Surveillance - Methods
12. Surveillance - Common problems
13. Programme data
14. Rapid assessment
15. Mortality - Indicators and their measurement
    1. Why measure mortality
    2. Parts of mortality rate
    3. Formats for mortality rate
    4. Types of mortality rates
    5. Mortality rates for children
    6. Number of excess deaths
    7. Measurement of causes of death in surveys
16. Mortality - Data sources
17. Mortality - Interpretation and action
18. Nutrition - Introduction and background
19. Nutrition - Indicators and their measurement
20. Nutrition - Data sources
21. Nutrition - Interpretation and action
22. Health services
23. Vaccination programmes
24. Water supply, sanitation, and shelter
25. Violence
26. Presentation of results
27. Formulating conclusions and recommendations
28. Dissemination and action

Parts of mortality rate

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All mortality rates must include:

• The number of deaths (the numerator of the rate)
• The population size in which these deaths were counted (the denominator of the rate)
• The time period during which these deaths occurred

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Which pieces of information were necessary to calculate this mortality rate: 1.5 deaths per 10,000 population per day a) 47% of deaths were in males b) 404 deaths occurred c) The population is 29, 659 d) Tuberculosis caused 17% of the deaths e) The deaths occurred over 3 months f) All death occurred in hospitals Calculation of this morality rate required: The number of deaths [b). 404 deaths occurred] The population size [c) the population is 29, 659] The time period in which the deaths occurred [e) the deaths occurred over 3 months]