Demography for nursing students

1. MD Yusuf Ali

2.  Demography is the ”scientific study of
human population in which includes study
of changes in population size ,composition
and its distribution”

3. “Demo” means “the people” and “graphy”
means “measurement”
(Demos = population, Graphy = picture

4.  Health status of a community depends upon
the dynamic relationship between number of
people, their composition& distribution .
 Planning of health services can be guided by
demographic variables, for example: How
many health units do we need? How to
distribute them in the community in order to
be accessible to the target population? What
type of manpower is needed?

5. Size: increase or decrease
 Composition: sex and age group
 Distribution: territory

6. POPULATION CENSUSES
•NATIONAL SAMPLE
•SURVEYS REGISTRATION
•VITAL EVENTS

7.  Demography
 Economic Activity
 Literacy & Education
 Housing & Household
 Urbanization
 Fertility and Mortality
 Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
 Language, Religion & Migration

8. It deals with the five demographic
processes
• FERTILITY
• MORTALITY
• MARRIAGE
• MIGRATION
• SOCIAL MORBILITY

9. High stationary (first stage ): this stage is
characterized by a high birth rate and high
death rate ,no any change in size and
population .Indian was in this stage till
1920.
• Early expending (second stage ): the
death rate begins to decline (starts
decreasing )and birth rate no change .
initial increase in population

10. Late expanding (third stage): the birth rate
begins to decline while the death rate still
decreases . continue increase in
population
• Low stationary (fourth stage ) : This stage
is characterized by a low birth rate & low
death rate .stability in population .
Declining (fifth stage ):in the declining
stage birth rate is lower then the death rate
.fall in population

11. Primary data collection :collection is done
by the individual by using the methods
such as :
Observation
• Interviews
• Questionnaires
• Diaries .

12.  Census
 National survey
 Registration of vital events
 Demographic studies
 Records

13. • Data is collection directly or indirectly from
population . The data collected directed
from individuals by face to face survey .
• Data collected during census.
• Data related to health from an individual.
• Data related to illness from an individual.
. •

14. • Data taken from hospital records
• The data collected need to be arranged in
table ,charts ,diagrams, graphs picture

15. • In 1872 The Census of India
2011 th is the 15th Census and 7th after
Independence. the first Census was held
in India.

16. 1 Name of person 8 Marital Status
2 Relationship to Head 9 Place of Birth
3 Father’s Name 1 0 Nationality as Declared
4 Mother’s Name 11 Present address of usual residence
5 Spouse’s Name 12 Duration of stay at present address
6 Sex 13 Permanent Residential Address
7 Date of Birth 14 Occupation / Activity
15 Educational Qualification

17. 1 Name of person 8 Marital Status
2 Relationship to Head 9 Place of Birth
3 Father’s Name 1 0 Nationality as Declared
4 Mother’s Name 11 Present address of usual residence
5 Spouse’s Name 12 Duration of stay at present address
6 Sex 13 Permanent Residential Address
7 Date of Birth 14 Occupation / Activity
15 Educational Qualification

18. Thank you