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Indicators are considered positive when they have a direct relationship (association, correlation) with healthiness. The higher the indicator value, the better the state of health of the people in the population being studied.
1.1 Essential definitions. 1.1.1 The concept of health; 1.1.2 Defining the indicators; 1.1.3 Data, indicator, and health indicator; 1.1.4 Positive and negative indicators; 1.2 Uses of health indicators; 1.3 Disaggregation based on characteristics of person, place, and time; 1.4 Desirable attributes of a health indicator
Describe how the indicator is formulated, including key parameters. Indicate why it is important to use the proposed indicator and/or its parameters. Describe the context, when necessary, the indicator's significance, and what it measures. Describe the indicator's main uses for public health purposes.
While indicator definitions may not correspond exactly to adapted messages, the indicators will nevertheless reflect population-level progress towards optimal feeding practices. The indicators described in this document are meant to be considered together.
Purpose of the indicator: The proposed indicator is designed to monitor access to antiretroviral therapy, a key element in ongoing prevention, treatment, and care that has a strong impact on public health outcomes, including the reduction of HIV-related morbidity and mortality and the prevention of transmission. Unit of measurement
The compendium provides definitions and measurement criteria for all indicators, in order to facilitate a systematic approach to monitoring and reporting on implementation of the Strategic Plan.
social advances, the Region has seen positive trends in health indicators, including declines in infant and maternal mortality, a reduction in HIV morbidity and mortality, falling rates of tuberculosis, and a reduced burden of malaria in countries where that disease is endemic.
Thus, timely produced indicators provide better opportunities for making health-related decisions. STRATIFICATION: Many health-related problems require indicators that are stratified according to population subgroups or by areas of particular interest.
Prepare basic tabulations of deaths by age, sex, ethnic origin, and cause of death. Review crude death rates. Review age- and sex-specific mortality. Review the age distribution of deaths. Review infant mortality rates. Review the distribution of the leading causes of death.
This Compendium contains a series of regionally and globally approved indicators and recommendations for national noncommunicable disease (NCD) programs and equips them with the necessary knowledge based on the draft Global Monitoring Framework for NCDs and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)’s