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Centre of Social Medicine and Community Health School of Social Sciences Jawaharlal Nehru University Winter Semester Course No. SM 602 Course Title Epidemiology Course In-charge Prof. Ritu Priya Mehrotra Credits 3 Instruction Method Lectures, Discussions and Tutorials Evaluation Method Term Papers and Viva-voce – 2.5 Credits Participation in Class Discussions/Tutorials End Semester Viva-voce – 0.5 Credit Course Outline The objective of this course is to (i) generate critical reflection by the students on the science of epidemiology, (ii) introduce them to the advancing frontiers of conceptual issues in the discipline, (iii) enable epidemiological thinking, (iv) equip them with basic epidemiological methods relevant for public health analysis, policy and planning, and (v) develop their capacity to make correct choices for developing designs of epidemiological studies. Part I: Scope of Epidemiology Epidemiology as an approach and a discipline Disciplinary boundaries and principles History Uses Diverse perspectives Basic Methods and Concepts in Bio-statistics Basic demography Normal curve Mean, median, mode Probability Part II: Epidemiology for Public Health: Concepts and Methods CONCEPTS Nature, Extent and Distribution: Deciphering Patterns Natural history: At individual and at population levels Causality: Theories of causality and methodological issues METHODS a. Measuring magnitude and distribution: Sources of data; measures, indicators indices i. Health, morbidity and mortality ii. Determinants iii. Health Services iv. Health care utilization patterns v. People’s perceptions b. Establishing natural history: Tracking processes and changes over time [Changes