Epidemiology

A manual for South Africa

Gina Joubert, S.A. Kariem, Judy Katzenellenbogen (Autoren)

Buch

256 Seiten

1997 | 2nd ed
Oxford University Press Southern Africa (Verlag)
978-0-19-571308-4 (ISBN)

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This text focuses on the study and measurement of the causes and spread of diseases/epidemics. It is researched-based, and attempts to predict and prevent the outbreak of diseases that may result from poor socio-economic environments and lack of education concerning water, nutrition and sanitation.

An accessible introduction to epidemiology and its practical application in primary health care. The major sections address epidemiology in the South African context; research methods; data presentation, analysis and interpretation; common approaches in epidemiology; and epidemiological applications to specific areas such as mortality, immunization, and psychiatry.

Part 1 Contextualizing epidemiology: key concepts in epidemiology; general philosophical issues in epidemiology. Part 2 Epidemiological research methods and protocol development: planning a research project; literature review; setting objectives for research; study design; sampling; data collection and measurement; other issues to consider in the protocol. Part 3 Data presentation, analysis and interpretation: integrating epidemiological concepts. Part 4 Common approaches to epidemiology: the use of routinely available data in epidemiological studies; disease surveillance; health systems research (HSR); rapid epidemiological assessment; community studies; knowledge, attitude, belief, and practise studies; qualitative methodology; Part 5 Epidemiology applied to content areas: mortality studies - life after death; outbreak investigations; estimating immunization coverage; environmental epidemiology; occupational epidemiology; disability studies; psychiatric epidemiology; anthropometric studies; assessment of dietary intake; health economics; dental epidemiology.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	26.3.1997
Zusatzinfo	line drawings, figures, tables, bibliography, index, glossary
Verlagsort	Goodwood
Sprache	englisch
Maße	170 x 240 mm
Gewicht	499 g
Themenwelt	Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Epidemiologie / Med. Biometrie
ISBN-10	0-19-571308-7 / 0195713087
ISBN-13	978-0-19-571308-4 / 9780195713084
Zustand	Neuware