An easy-to-use computer program for standardisation methods of population morbidity data. (27th February 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ong, Suan Mei; Arifin, Wan Nor; Yaacob, Najib Majdi; Naing, Nyi Nyi
• Is Part Of: International journal of computing science and mathematics. Volume 11:Number 1(2020)
• Page Start: 40
• Page End: 53
• Publication Date: 2020-02-27
• Subjects: standardisation analysis -- direct standardisation -- indirect standardisation -- standardised morbidity rate -- computer program; Mathematics -- Periodicals; Computer science -- Periodicals; Mathematics -- Data processing -- Periodicals; 510.285
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1752-5055

Abstract

Standardisation is an essential procedure to eliminate the effect of confounding when comparisons between populations are carried out, where a standard population is used as a reference. There are two methods of standardisation, i.e., direct and indirect standardisation. Standardisation is commonly used in epidemiology studies especially when the morbidity or/and mortality rates of a disease are studied. A computer program (StdAn) which aims to simplify the process of standardisation of population morbidity data was developed with Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Express software, using C++/CLI (C++ on common language infrastructure) as the programming language. StdAn program provides a graphically easy-to-use interface for the implementation of standardisation analysis. It is simple, practical and easy to interpret.