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BASICS OF NUTRITION EPIDEMIOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY [1]

Paper Code: 
24CCND601(B)
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

This course will enable the students to –

  1. Gain a insight on basics of epidemiology
  2. Understand the basics of anthropology

 

Course Outcomes: 

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24CCND601(B)

Basics of Nutrition Epidemiology and Anthropology (Theory)

CO71: Evaluate and synthesize information related to the epidemiology of nutrition, utilizing advanced epidemiological methods.

CO72: synthesize complex epidemiological data on maternal and child health and nutrition in India, utilizing evidence-based approaches to assess and improve public health outcomes.

CO73: Evaluate the current status of micronutrient deficiencies in mother and children using latest survey data.

CO74: Evaluate the role of anthropology in understanding health and disease, assess its applications in public health nutrition.

CO75: create innovative and culturally sensitive interventions and policies to address malnutrition, incorporating deep understanding of community beliefs, ethno-physiological concepts, and rural-urban disparities.

CO76: 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

 

12.00
Unit I: 
Epidemiology in Nutrition
  • Definition and scope of epidemiology , Health and Nutritional epidemiology
  • Determinants of MCH & indicators commonly used to track maternal/ child health & nutrition
  • Definitions of commonly used epidemiological indicators like Crude death rate, IMR, U5
  • MR, Birth rate, Fertility rate, , Maternal mortality rate/ratio etc..
  • Disease frequency, causes and prevention - population at risk, Incidence and its comparison.
  • Epidemiological Methods and Types
    • Observational, Experimental, and Potential errors.
    • Case fatality, Mortality.

 

 

12.00
Unit II: 
Epidemiology of Major public Health and Nutrition Problems in India
  • Status of maternal & child nutrition/health as per latest surveys
  • Prevalence and utilization rates of key indicators/interventions for women, children, adolescence: globally and in India;
  • Studying the progress of key indicators of vulnerable age groups based on disaggregated data rural vs urban, male vs female, SC, ST, OBC and Wealth quintiles. (NNMB, SRS, DLHS, CES, MICS,NFHS I, II and III data) and calculating per annum progress/deterioration.
  • Vital statistics and Causes of IMR, NMR, MMR, Under 5 Mortality rates & its relationship with nutrition.
  • Emergence of evidence based interventions for improving Maternal and Child Health and Nutrition from global and National epidemiological data base.

 

 

12.00
Unit III: 
Epidemiology of Major Micronutrient deficiencies
  • ·Status of micronutrient deficiencies in mothers and children as per latest surveys
  • Prevalence and utilization rates of key indicators/interventions to improve micronutrient deficiencies for women, children, adolescence: globally and in India
  • Studying the progress of key indicators of vulnerable age groups based on disaggregated data rural vs urban, male vs female, SC, ST, OBC and Wealth quintiles. (NNMB, SRS, DLHS, CES, MICS,NFHS I, II and III data) and calculating per annum progress/deterioration. Vital statistics and Causes of IMR, NMR, MMR, Under 5 Mortality rates & its relationship with nutrition.
  • Emergence of evidence based interventions for improving Maternal and Child Health and Nutrition from global and National epidemiological data base
12.00
Unit IV: 
Introduction of Anthropology and Its Relevance to Nutrition
  • Definition and Application of the Discipline of Anthropology as applied to:
    • Health and Disease
    • Nutrition and Nutritional status
  • Historical development of Nutritional Anthropology: Evolution from a biomedical to a socio cultural view of nutrition.
  • Emic vs Etic Perspective.
  • Factors Affecting Food choices and household level practices
    • Ecological and Geographical
    • Poverty, economic status
    • Socio cultural; education, ethnic and religious factors.
    • Sensory Qualities of Foods and culture
    • Girl child and women
    • Intra Household Distribution of Food

 

 

12.00
Unit V: 
Cultural Interpretation of Malnutrition and Rural Urban differences
  • Community beliefs about cause prevention and treatment of under nutrition and micronutrient deficiencies (PEM,IDA, VAD, IDD ) in children and women in developed and developing countries.
  •  Ethno-physiology: cultural perceptions of body physiology in different stages of the lifecycle (child, adolescent, adult) and its impact on home level nutrition and health care.
  • Comparing rural vs urban differences as regards :
  • Time and activity patterns; workload of men and women and its impact on food intakeand nutritional status (especially vulnerable groups)
  • Health care seeking behaviors – treatment of illness.
  •  Complementary feeding and breast feeding practices; famil support
  • Seasonal variations in malnutrition and morbidity
Essential Readings: 
  • Basic Epidemilogy, R Bonita, R Beaglehole, T Kjellström, 2nd Edition , WHO, 2006 http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/2006/9241547073_eng.pdf [2]
  • 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: 
2024-2025 [3]

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[2] http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/2006/9241547073_eng.pdf
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