The epidemiological transition [[electronic resource] ] : policy and planning implications for developing countries : workshop proceedings / / James N. Gribble and Samuel H. Preston, editors

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910455931903321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Washington, DC, : National Academy Press, 1993
• ISBN: 1-280-19662-9; 9786610196623; 0-309-59065-5; 0-585-27314-6
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (285 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): GribbleJames N; PrestonSamuel H
• Disciplina: 614.4/09172/4
• Soggetti: Epidemiology - Developing countries; Health care rationing - Developing countries; Health planning - Developing countries; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: "Workshop on the Policy and Planning Implications of the Epidemiological Transition in Developing Countries, was held November 20-22, 1991, at the National Academy of Sciences' Georgetown facility in Washington, D.C."--P. xi.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: ""The Epidemiological Transition""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Introduction""; ""TRANSITIONS IN MORTALITY AND EPIDEMIOLOGIC PATTERNS""; ""DATA DEFICIENCIES""; ""ORGANIZATION OF THIS VOLUME""; ""Demographic and Epidemiologic Data""; ""Setting Priorities in a Changing Epidemiological Environment""; ""Providers of Services: Roles of Government, Private Sector, and Families""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Shifts in the Structure of Population and Deaths in Less Developed Regions""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""POPULATION GROWTH AND AGE STRUCTURES""; ""Child Population Aged 0â€?14""; ""Reproductive Age Population Aged 15â€?49""""Postreproductive Age Population: Those 50 and Older""; ""Urban-Rural Makeup""; ; ""DISTRIBUTION OF DEATHS BY SEX AND AGE""; ""Age Patterns of Mortality""; ""African Distribution of Deaths""; ""Changes in Deaths Over the Next 25 Years Without the AIDS Pandemic""; ""Potential Effect of the AIDS Pandemic on the Number and Distribution of African Deaths""; ""SUMMARY""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Mortality by Cause, 1970 to 2015""; ""BACKGROUND""; ""METHOD""; ""Grouping Causes of Death""; ""Data on Causes of Death""; ""Estimating and Projecting Mortality""; ""Estimating Mortality Rates by Major Cause""""Estimating Cause-Specific Mortality Rates""; ""RESULTS""; ""Demographic Background""; ""Current Causes of Death""; ""Trends in Major Causes of Death""; ""Age-Sex Specific Patterns""; ""Reliability of Estimates""; ""DISCUSSION""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Childhood Precursors of Adult Morbidity and Mortality in Developing Countries: Implications for Health Programs""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""BACKGROUND""; ""CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES OR CONDITIONS OF INFANCY AND CHILDHOOD WITH CONSEQUENCES FOR ADULTS""; ""Perinatal Conditions""; ""Low Birthweight""; ""Birth Trauma, Asphyxia, Metabolic Disorders""""Congenital and Perinatal Infections""; ""Infectious Diseases of Childhood""; ""Tuberculosis""; ""Rheumatic Fever""; ""Polio""; ""Trachoma""; ""Chagas' Disease""; ""Schistosomiasis""; ""Helicobacter Pylori""; ""Epstein-Barr Virus""; ""Nutritional Deficiencies in Infancy and Childhood""; ""Protein-Energy Malnutrition""; ""Micronutrient Deficiencies""; ""Environmental Hazards""; ""Indoor Air Pollution""; ""Lead Exposure""; ""SYNERGISM OF CHILDHOOD RISK FACTORS PRODUCING ADULT DISEASE""; ""INFLUENCE OF CHILDHOOD-ACQUIRED DISEASES ON ADULT MORTALITYâ€?COUNTRY STUDIES""""CONCLUSION""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Projecting Morbidity and Mortality in Developing Countries During Adulthood""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""COMBINING MULTIPLE DATA SOURCES""; ""Developed Countries""; ""Developing Countries""; ""FORECASTING MODEL BASED ON INDIVIDUAL HEALTH CHANGES""; ""Risk Factor Regressions""; ""Multivariate Hazard Functions""; ""Cost Estimation""; ""EXAMPLES""; ""Risk Factor Intervention""; ""Active Life Expectancy (ALE)""; ""SUMMARY""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Health Indices as a Guide to Health Sector Planning: A Demographic Critique""