PostWorld War II epidemiological transitions in Caribbean Societies: Interpretive insights based on age-associated mortality profiles
In. The University of the West Indies, Faculty of Medical Sciences. Faculty of Medical Sciences, Research Day. St. Augustine, Caribbean Medical Journal, March 21, 2019. .
Non-conventional
in English
| MedCarib
| ID: biblio-1046374
Responsible library:
TT5
ABSTRACT
Objective:
Life expectancy at birth is a robust indicator of the mortality profile in any spatial unit. The paper draws on age-associated life expectancy estimates from six Caribbean nations between 1950 and 2015 to assess variable gain in longevity of life at various stages of human lifespan and make claims about the variable impact of nation-specific sociomedical interventions as well as likely lessons to be learned. Design andMethodology:
Using Mixed Methodology, secondary data are drawn from the United Nations Population Databases that reflect mortality profiles at national and regional levels. The data relate to six Caribbean nations Cuba, Barbados, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana and Haiti and permit the detection of changes in age-associated life expectancy over 20-year intervals including four time points 1955, 1975, 1995 and 2015. Descriptive statistics are used to discern variable national trends that could be understood drawing on qualitative evidence obtained from documentary research and elite interviews.Results:
Three distinct mortality profiles emerge with the most favourable being in Cuba and Barbados, the least favourable in Guyana and Haiti, and Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago being located between the two extremes. The timing and magnitude of gains in infant, child, adult and geriatric health states can be discerned from the results.Conclusion:
The paper is heuristic and constitutes a basis comparing the effectiveness of primary, secondary and tertiary health care in promoting human resilience to mortality. As such, the paper provides important ameliorative lessons that have implications for critically informing the administration of health policies.
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Collection:
International databases
Health context:
SDG3 - Health and Well-Being
Health problem:
Target 3.2: Reduce avoidable death in newborns and children under 5
Database:
MedCarib
Main subject:
Epidemiology
Type of study:
Prognostic study
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Qualitative research
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Risk factors
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Aged, 80 and over
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Barbados
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Caribbean
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English Caribbean
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Cuba
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Guyana
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Haiti
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Jamaica
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Trinidad and Tobago
Language:
English
Year:
2019
Document type:
Non-conventional
Institution/Affiliation country:
The University of the West Indies/TT