BASICS OF NUTRITION EPIDEMIOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY (PRACTICAL

Paper Code: 
DHSC 614 (A)
Credits: 
02
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

This course will enable students to:

  • Gain a insight on basics of epidemiology
  • To understand the basics of anthropology

1. Assessing the epidemiology of a nutrition and health problems in

vulnerable groups of the population & tracking progress in the last decade

2. Comparing the frequency of occurrence/exposure of nutrition and health

3. Study of Nutrition Anthropology/Research Tools and Methods

Brief overview of QL tools (purpose and technique) :

a. Focus Group Discussion

b. Open ended Interviews – In depth Interviews & Key Informant Interviews

c. Various Types of observation methods.

Importance of integrating qualitative and quantitative methods (QL and QN);

Overview of concept of participatory Research (PR) as distinct from Qualitative

Research

a. Principles of PR

b. Features of good PR

c. Introduction of few PR methods (eg. Community mapping, preference ranking,

Venn Diagrams, seasonality diagram)

Data collection in the area of health and Nutrition using above methods

 

Essential Readings: 

University Press.

  • Lillian Langseth (1996). Nutritional Epidemiology: Possibilities and Limitations.

Washington DC, ILSI Press.

  • Pelto GH, Pelto RJ and Masser E (1989). Research Methods in Nutritional Anthropology,

Tokyo, Japan: The United Nations University

  • MotherCare (1990). Behavioural Determinants of Maternal Health Care Choices in

Developing Countries, Mother Care, USA.

  • Koblinsky M (1993). The Health of Women : A Global Perspective. (1993) NCIH,

Washington, DC, USA.

  • Lawrence, M. (2008).Public Health Nutrition
  • Lal S. (2009). Textbook of Community Medicine. CBS Publication
Academic Year: 
2017-2018
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