The epidemiologic transition theory is associated with which demographer?

The epidemiologic transition theory is associated with which demographer?

• A. Omran, Abdel
• B. Hotelling, Harold
• C. Zipf, George
• D. Sauer, Carl

Answer: (A)

The main concept tested is how health and disease patterns shift as societies develop, moving from infectious diseases to chronic, degenerative conditions as life expectancy rises and development proceeds. This idea was introduced by Abdel Omran, who described stages of change in mortality and causes of death tied to modernization, such as pestilence and famine, receding pandemics, and degenerative diseases. The other names listed are known for different areas within geography and economics, not this epidemiologic framework (Hotelling for location theory, Zipf for linguistic/urban patterns, Sauer for cultural geography). So Abdel Omran is the demographer associated with the epidemiologic transition theory.

The main concept tested is how health and disease patterns shift as societies develop, moving from infectious diseases to chronic, degenerative conditions as life expectancy rises and development proceeds. This idea was introduced by Abdel Omran, who described stages of change in mortality and causes of death tied to modernization, such as pestilence and famine, receding pandemics, and degenerative diseases. The other names listed are known for different areas within geography and economics, not this epidemiologic framework (Hotelling for location theory, Zipf for linguistic/urban patterns, Sauer for cultural geography). So Abdel Omran is the demographer associated with the epidemiologic transition theory.