MORBIDITY INDICATORS:-It includes incidence and prevalence of communicable and non communicable diseases in the community. These indicators will give information about the proportion of people who are suffering from various diseases in the community and the possible cause of mortality in the community.
The following morbidity rates are used for ascertaining ill health in the community:
a) Incidence and prevalence
b) Notification rates
c) Attendance rates at outpatient department, health centres.
d) Admission, readmission and discharge rates.
e) Duration of stay in hospital
f) Spells of sickness or absence from work or school.
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