Sullivan Index: Measuring Disability Rate
The Sullivan Index is a specific public health metric designed to quantify the extent of disability within a population. It is calculated using data related to mortality (death rates) and morbidity (illness rates).
By analyzing these components, the index provides an estimate of the prevalence and impact of disabilities.
Therefore, the Sullivan Index is fundamentally a measure of the disability rate.
- Option 1: Disability rate - Correct. This aligns with the definition and purpose of the Sullivan Index.
- Option 2: Pregnancy rate - Incorrect. This relates to reproductive health and is not measured by the Sullivan Index.
- Option 3: Literacy rate - Incorrect. This measures educational attainment and is unrelated to the Sullivan Index.
- Option 4: Quality of life - Incorrect. While disability significantly impacts quality of life, the Sullivan Index specifically measures the disability aspect itself, not the broader quality of life.
Important Questions from Health
- The statement, "Health is a dynamic equilibrium between man and environment and disease a maladjust- ment of the human organism to environment" explains which one of the following concepts of health?
- Which of the following indicators stand consolidated in Physical Quality of Life Index (PQLI) ?
1. Infant mortality
2. Life expectancy at age one
3. Per capita income
4. Literacy
Select the correct answer using the code given below : Keeping biological determinants in perspective, consider the following statements:
1. Presence of a normal karyotype is the first requisite for human health
2. Genetic screening can play an important role in prevention of wide spectrum of diseases
3. If an individual is allowed to live in healthy relationship with the environment, the
person's genetic potentialities can transform into phenotypic realities
Which of the above statements is/are correct?- Physical Quality of life consolidates which of the following indicators?
1. Infant Mortality Rate
2. Life expectancy at birth
3. Literacy
4. Per capita income
5. Mean years of schooling
6. Life expectancy at age one
Select the correct answer using the code given below: Which of the following statements regarding Physical Quality of Life Index (PQLI) are correct?
1. It consolidates infant mortality, life expectancy at age one, and literacy
2. It does not measure economic growth but measures the result of economic policies
3. For each component, the performance of individual countries is placed on a scale of 0-100
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
