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The branch of public health that protects the health of mothers and children, who are a large and vulnerable part of the population.
MCH covers antenatal care (check-ups, tetanus, iron-folate), safe delivery, newborn care, child growth with immunisation and breastfeeding, and family planning to space births.
The Epidemiological Triad
The classic model of disease causation and its use in outbreak control.
Levels of Prevention
Interventions applied at different points along the natural history of disease.
Endemic, Epidemic & Pandemic
Terms describing how much disease is present in a population.
Screening (Wilson's Criteria)
Testing apparently healthy people to detect disease early.
Sensitivity & Specificity
Measures of how well a diagnostic test performs.
Epidemiological Study Designs
The main designs used to study disease and its causes.