The course involves analysis of the distribution of diseases in space; social, cultural and psychological determinants of risk behaviour and occurrence of diseases. Other topics are perception of risk, relationships between population, society and individual characteristics and morbidity and mortality. It focuses on the principles and their applications for the investigation of public and social health problems, planning, implementation and evaluation of health intervention strategies. The following areas will be covered: social determinants of health, , transition of communicable diseases, concept of causality, epidemiological study design, clinical trial designs, estimation of risk, screening and evaluation of diagnostic test, and standardization of rates.

 Objective: The objectives of the course are to develop the capacity of students to:

• Understand the concepts, principles and methods of social epidemiology
• Apply social epidemiology on issues in population and health.

 Mode of delivery: Lectures, presentations and group discussions.