Presentation on Health Transition in South

Asia

Course Faculty: Mohammad Bellal Hossain

Associate Professor and Chairman Presented By: Group 1

Group 1 Members: 1.WasekSazzad , ZH002 2.Shafayat Sultan , KJ010 3.TasmiahNuzhath, KM012

4.ZakiulAlam ,ZH013 5.TahminaAkter Happy, SM 017

6.SawkiaAfroz,KM019

Date: 18.01.2014

Objective

To find out the definition of health transition To find out the trend of

epidemiological(the shift from communicable or infectious diseases towards chronic diseases) and demographic transition(e0 increase)

and the role of determinants › Economic determinants› Socio-cultural and political determinants› Medical advancement and rise of public

health

Definition

The health transition relates to the role that the cultural, social and behavioral determinants of health play in rising life expectancy at birth (the mortality transition) and the decreasing proportion of all deaths caused by infectious diseases (the epidemiological transition).

Historical overview, The current factors that are relevant to the new public

health in infectious diseases have to be considered within a historical context which has taken place into different stages. › 1. The age of Pestilence and Famine › 2. The age of receding Pandemics › 3. The age of degenerative and man-made diseases

Trend of Communicable diseases from 1990-2010

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Trend of Non Communicable diseases from 1990-2010

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Trend of Crude Death Rate (CDR) in South Asian Countries from 1965-

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Life Expectancy

Life Expectancy

Determinants of Health Transition

The determinants of Health Transition can be divided under three broad categories:1.Economic & Nutritional Determinants2.Socio-Cultural & Political Determinants3.Medical Advancement & Raise of Public Health.

Economic & Nutritional Determinants

Economic & Nutritional Determinants encompasses with the following factors:

1.Industrialization & Urbanization2.Increase of per capita income/GDP3.Level of RF(Rapid Fitness): Fat, calories, tobacco,

sedentary habits.4.Nutrition Technology for Health Care5. Increase of Standard of Living6. Personal hygiene7. Change in food intake pattern

Socio-Cultural & Political Determinants

Socio-Cultural & Political Determinants comprises with:

1. Improvement of education2. Behavior Change3. Cultural Influence4. Rise of Social Awareness5. Rise of Community Support

Medical Advancement & Rise of Public Health.

There lies several factors under Medical Advancement & Raise of Public Health, these are:

1.Improvement of Medical Technology2.Improvement of Health care facilities3.Rise of Public Health

I. Purification of waterII. Improvement of Sanitation facilities

Framework of the Determinants of Health Transition

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