Question

Situation

Levels of children and young people diagnosed with type 1, type 2, and other variants of diabetes are increasing and this has become a priority issue for commissioners in the area where Na’ema works as a diabetic nurse. As one part of a local strategic response to this issue, Na’ema has been asked to come up with some interventions that could help improve health and well-being outcomes for young people with a diagnosis of diabetes. Na’ema is aware that improved diabetes control in young people can reduce the incidence of microvascular complications and delay their progression. She also understands that a diagnosis can affect a young person's mental health, emotional well-being, and even attendance at school and engagement in extra-curricular and social activities.                                                                           

If case fatality for diabetes type 1 in the area under study was found to be 1 in 500 cases. How do you interpret this? What is the difference between mortality and morbidity rate of diabetes in this scenario?                                                                                                      

Answer 1

It says that case fatality is 1 in 500 cases..

So case fatality rate = No.of deaths/ No.of cases * 100

= 1/500 * 100

= 0.2 percent

Therefore, the case fatality rate is only 0.2 percent..

Mortality rate= Total number of deaths/ Total population * 1000

Morbidity rate= Total number of people with the disease / Total population

Here, in this scenario since the fatality rate is only 0.2 percent, it says that the morbidity rate of the disease is higher than the mortality rate in that particular area..