Question

List and descripe three different types of epidemiologic data that should be collected as part of a health assessment.

Answer 1

• The different types of epidemiological data are
• Routine data( birth registration, death registration, cancer registration, routine health check up)
• Demographic data: distribution of the disease in different locations to people
• Mortality data : death registration
• Morbidity data: the occurrence of the disease by laboratory reading, health surveys

The three traid of epidemiological data are

1. Agent: the causative organism
2. Host : place were the disease enters
3. Environment: residence of both the agent and host