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Health Indicators and Health Surveys (POPH90117)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Online
About this subject
Contact information
Semester 1
Melbourne School of Population and Global Health
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Overview
| Availability | Semester 1 - Online |
|---|---|
| Fees | Look up fees |
This subject introduces students to a variety of sources of routinely collected health-related data and how these data are used to derive population measures of fertility, mortality and morbidity, and to measure health service utilisation, disease registration and reporting. You will also learn how to develop, design and deliver a valid and reliable health questionnaire, and how to design and implement a survey using an efficient sampling strategy, and to analyse and interpret the resulting data.
Topics include: routinely collected health-related data; quantitative methods in demography, including standardisation and life tables; health differentials; design and analysis of population health surveys, including the role of stratification, clustering and weighting.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- derive and compare population measures of mortality, illness, fertility and survival
- be aware of the main sources of routinely collected health data and their advantages and disadvantages
- be able to collect primary data by a well-designed survey and analyse and interpret it appropriately
Generic skills
Independent problem solving, clarity of written expression, sound communication of technical concepts.
Last updated: 8 November 2024