Risks, hazards, harm and risk analysis: a brief introductory overview for veterinarians

Tenorio, Jan Clyden B.

doi:10.33259/jlivestsci.2022.159-163

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“…To put it simply, they must be new cases. Incidence is better at estimating risk (i.e., probability of getting sick) because of this characteristic (Tenorio, 2022b). Considering the example above, if the schistosomiasis incidence is 20%, all persons present inside the community last year will have a 20% likelihood of getting the parasitic infection.…”

Section: Some Measures Of Health In Epidemiologymentioning

confidence: 99%

Measures of health and association, and epidemiologic transition—fundamental concepts for veterinary public health specialists

Tenorio¹

2023

JLivestSci

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Disease does not occur randomly. There are always epidemiologic patterns that are related to the individuals at risk, the place at which risk is highest, and the time during which acquiring the disease is of the highest risk. Epidemiologic transition describes the transition of population distributions as it relates to shifting mortality, fertility, life expectancy, and the changing causes of death as time goes by. Prevalence measures the proportion of diseased individuals relative to the population at risk at a specified point or period of time, meanwhile, incidence only considers new or incident cases and thus the development of disease during the study is observable. Odds ratio (OR), as the name implies, compares the odds of exposure to the factor between diseased and non-diseased persons. Risk ratio or relative risks (RR) compares the probability of disease development between the exposed and non-exposed groups. Population attributable risk (PAR) is a measure of exposure effect that is specifically used to quantify the risk of disease in a population that is attributable to the suspected risk factor, while population attributable fraction (PAF), which is the proportion of sick individuals in the population that is due to exposure to the factor. Quality-adjusted life years (QALY) and disability-adjusted life years (DALY) are population health measures that aim to quantify the effect of disease morbidity and mortality within a single number. The objective of the paper is to introduce novice veterinary public health researchers to these fundamental epidemiological concepts.

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Section: Some Measures Of Health In Epidemiologymentioning

confidence: 99%