BASICS OF NUTRITION EPIDEMIOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY-PRACTICAL

Paper Code: 
CCND602(B)
Credits: 
2
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

This course will enable the students to –

  1. Assess the epidemiology of nutrition and health problems in vulnerable groups
  2. Study the tools and methods of Nutrition Anthropology

 

 

Course Outcomes: 

Course

Learning outcome

(at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Course Code

Course

title

24CCND602(B)

Basics of Nutrition Epidemiology and Anthropology - Practical

(Practical)

 

CO77:. Develop skills required for assessing epidemiology of nutrition and health problems in India

CO78: Outline information about nutritional anthropology and various research tools associated with it.

CO79: Compile comprehensive practical records by and cultivate verbal communication skills to converse effectively with examiners

 

CO80: Contribute effectively in course-specific interaction

 

 

Approach in teaching:

Interactive Lectures, Discussion,

Learning activities for the students:

Self-learning assignments, Case studies on preparation of diet plans for a given situation

 

 

 

Class test, Semester end examinations, Individual and group projects

 

Unit I: 

CONTENTS

 

  • Assessing the epidemiology of a nutrition and health problems in
  • vulnerable groups of the population & tracking progress in the last decade
  • Comparing the frequency of occurrence/exposure of nutrition and health
  • Study of Nutrition Anthropology/Research Tools and Methods
  • Brief overview of QL tools (purpose and technique) :

     

    • Focus Group Discussion
    • Open ended Interviews – In depth Interviews & Key Informant Interviews
    • 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
    • Principles of PR
    • Features of good PR
    • 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

 

Unit II: 
Unit III: 
Essential Readings: 
  • Basic Epidemilogy, R Bonita, R Beaglehole, T Kjellström, 2nd Edition , WHO, 2006
  • http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/2006/9241547073_eng.pdf
  • Moon G, Gould M (2000). Epidemiology: An Introduction. Philadelphia, Open Unitversity 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 Unitversity
  • 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: 
2023-2024
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