Question

Situation

Levels of children and young people diagnosed with type 1, type 2, and other variants of diabetes are increasing and this has become a priority issue for commissioners in the area where Na’ema works as a diabetic nurse. As one part of a local strategic response to this issue, Na’ema has been asked to come up with some interventions that could help improve health and well-being outcomes for young people with a diagnosis of diabetes. Na’ema is aware that improved diabetes control in young people can reduce the incidence of microvascular complications and delay their progression. She also understands that a diagnosis can affect a young person's mental health, emotional well-being, and even attendance at school and engagement in extra-curricular and social activities.    

5. If case fatality for diabetes type 1 in the area under study was found to be 1 in 500 cases. How do you interpret this? What is the difference between mortality and morbidity rate of diabetes in this scenario?                             

Answer 1

The available data on diabetes shows that there is an increase of 5%in global diabetic cases every year. Among the global diabetic cases 15 % belongs to the younger age groups.

Morbidity is the frequency or proportion with which a disease appear in a population. The global cases of persons affected with diabetes mellitusis above 463million. (WHO)

Mortality is the death caused by a particular disease. About 1.6million deaths are reported directly from diabetes and 2.2million deaths from its complications globally per year. (WHO)