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Demography: Elements of Demography (Size, Composition, Distribution)

This document discusses demography and its importance for community and public health planning. It defines demography as the scientific study of human populations, including their size, composition, and distribution. Demographic data is important for health planning as it provides information about the health status of communities based on the number and characteristics of people living there. This allows health services to determine needs like how many health units are required and where to locate them based on population distribution. Sources of demographic data include censuses, registrations, and sample surveys, while primary collection methods involve observation, interviews, questionnaires, and diaries.

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Demography: Elements of Demography (Size, Composition, Distribution)

This document discusses demography and its importance for community and public health planning. It defines demography as the scientific study of human populations, including their size, composition, and distribution. Demographic data is important for health planning as it provides information about the health status of communities based on the number and characteristics of people living there. This allows health services to determine needs like how many health units are required and where to locate them based on population distribution. Sources of demographic data include censuses, registrations, and sample surveys, while primary collection methods involve observation, interviews, questionnaires, and diaries.

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Holy Name University

Tagbilaran City, Bohol


COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC HEALTH FOR MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE
DEMOGRAPHY b. Interviews

• “Demo” – means “the people” c. Questionnaires

• “graphy”- means “measurement” d. Diaries

• It is the scientific study of human population, which includes study METHODS OF DATA COLLECTION
of
• Secondary Data Collection
a. changes in population size
a. census
b. composition
b. National survey
c. its distribution
c. Registration of vital events
*** elements of demography (size, composition, distribution)
d. Demographic Studies
IMPORTANCE OF DEMOGRAPHIC DATA
e. Records
• Health status of a community depends upon the dynamic
relationship between number of people, their composition &
distribution

• Planning of health services

ex. How many health units do we need? How to distribute them in


the community? What type of manpower is needed?

SOURCE OF DEMOGRAPHY

• Population Census

• Registration

• Sample Surveys

METHODS OF DATA COLLECTION

• Primary data collection – collection is done by the individual by


using the method such as:

a. Observation

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