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Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health

This adolescent reproductive health course is designed to equip the student with an understanding of the situation of Adolescents reproductive health in the world since the ICPD of 1994.

Objectives: This course is to equip students with basic concepts and analytical frameworks used in adolescent reproductive health.

Mode of Delivery: The content will be delivered by means of didactic lecturers, group presentations and experience sharing.

Course Code: 
POH 403
No. of Credits: 
3
Level: 
Level 400
Course Semester: 
First Semester
Select Programme(s): 
Population and Health

Dynamics of Natural Population Change

The course deals with the basic concepts, theories and models of natural population change in Ghana, Africa and the rest of the world. Among the issues to be discussed are patterns of fertility and mortality, reasons accounting for the observed patterns and their implications for socio-economic development; issues of reproductive health associated with fertility; dynamics of fertility and mortality, and socio-economic development. 

Objectives:By the end of the course students should be able to explain various concepts, theories and perspectives in fertility and mortality.

Mode of Delivery:The content will be delivered through lectures, guest lectures, individual and group presentations and assigned readings.

Course Code: 
POH 402
No. of Credits: 
3
Level: 
Level 400
Course Semester: 
Second Semester
Select Programme(s): 
Population and Health

Qualitative Research Methods

This course introduces students to the range of qualitative techniques available and their uses in population and health-based research. It deals with the philosophy underlying qualitative data collection techniques, data management, as well as report preparation. Topics include the concept of qualitative research; sampling procedures and methods of data collection such as in-depth interview, focus group discussion, community fora, individual and group narration, social mapping, body mapping, participatory learning activities, key informants and observation. 

Objective:The main objective of the course is to introduce to students the science of qualitative research and develop their skills to conduct a qualitative study population and health.

 

Mode of Delivery: Mode of delivery will be lectures and individual presentations in class.

 

Course Code: 
POH 401
No. of Credits: 
3
Level: 
Level 400
Course Semester: 
First Semester
Select Programme(s): 
Population and Health

Practicum

This involves staying in a community for 8 to 10 days during the end of level 300 or attachment during the long vacation at a population and/or health-related institution such as the Ghana AIDS Commission, Population Council, an NGO involved in population and/or health activities or an organized fieldwork by the Department.  Lecturers will be expected to supervise students in the field.

Course Code: 
POH 398
No. of Credits: 
3
Level: 
Level 300
Course Semester: 
Second Semester
Select Programme(s): 
Population and Health

WRITING SKILLS AND SEMINARS

The course involves review and summary of literature, analysis of data collected from the field and secondary data (e.g. Demographic and Health Survey data); presentation of materials in written form and in power point. Special emphasis will be placed on the collection and analysis of demographic and health data and presentations of topical issues in class.

Objective: The aim of the course is to provide students with practical skills in scientific writing.

Mode of Delivery: The course employs role-plays, discussion, seminars and lectures to guide students benefit from the course content.

Course Code: 
POH 397
No. of Credits: 
3
Level: 
Level 300
Course Semester: 
Second Semester
Select Programme(s): 
Population and Health

EPIDEMIOLOGY OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

The course will deal with infectious diseases of public health importance in Ghana and sub-Saharan Africa. It will situate issues associated with infectious diseases within the wider socioeconomic and political contexts of the infectious diseases that will be considered. Approaches will include definitions and taxonomy, outbreak investigations, disease surveillance (passive and active), case-control studies, cohort studies, and dynamics of transmission. Case studies will be selected from respiratory infections, diarrheal diseases, tuberculosis, sexually transmitted diseases, malaria, and meningitis, other vector-borne diseases. Students will also be introduced to techniques for mathematical modelling of infectious diseases.

Objective: By the end of the course the student should be able to explain the dynamics of the epidemiology of infectious

Mode of Delivery: The content will be delivered through lectures, guest lectures, individual and group presentations.

Course Code: 
POH 326
No. of Credits: 
3
Level: 
Level 300
Course Semester: 
First Semester
Select Programme(s): 
Population and Health

BIOSTATISTICS

The course deals with descriptive summary of epidemiologic data and basic principles that underlie health research designs and statistical inferences. It involves fundamental statistical procedures for research projects such as descriptive statistics, probability, distributions, hypothesis testing and estimation, comparisons of means and proportions, analysis of variance, measures of association, regression and correlation, two-way analysis of variance and covariance, multiple regression, analysis of categorical data, logistic regression, poisson regression and survival analysis in population and health.      

Objectives: By the end of the course the students should be able to understand basic principles underlying health research design and also perform and interpret various epidemiological and statistical data.

Mode of Delivery: The content will be delivered by means of didactic lecturers, group presentations and experience sharing.

Course Code: 
POH 325
No. of Credits: 
3
Level: 
Level 300
Course Semester: 
Second Semester
Select Programme(s): 
Population and Health

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL DEVELOPMENT

The course exposes students to the processes and strategies for the development of population and health education materials for education and behavior change communication. Students will be introduced to the processes involved in the planning and development of visual, audio and audio-visual materials. At the end of the course, students will develop instructional materials such as photos, newsletters, posters, flyers, songs, poems, riddles, plays, role plays and games that educate and contribute to behaviour change in population and health. 

Objective: The main objective of the course is to improve the basic skills of students to enable them develop instructional materials on education, communication and behaviour change communication in population and health.

Mode of delivery: Lectures, group presentations and discussion.

Course Code: 
POH 322
No. of Credits: 
3
Level: 
Level 300
Course Semester: 
Second Semester
Select Programme(s): 
Population and Health

SEX AND SEXUALITY

The course deals with theoretical perspectives on sexuality such as evolutionary, psychological and sociological theories of sexuality. In addition, variations in sexual behaviour and laws that regulate sexual behaviour are examined. Further, sexual disorders, sexually transmitted infe3ctions and diseases as well as ethics and sex education are dealt with.

Objective: The course is to equip students to understand issues that affect sex and sexuality and apply the knowledge gained to deal with misconceptions associated with sexual behavior.

Modes of Delivery:The main mode of delivery in this course is the lecture method. In addition, group presentations will be done by students based on selected topics.     

Course Code: 
POH 321
No. of Credits: 
3
Level: 
Level 300
Course Semester: 
Second Semester
Select Programme(s): 
Population and Health

INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE IN POPULATION AND HEALTH

This course deals with the perspectives of indigenous knowledge in population and health. The course describes the cosmovision that underpins these perspectives and discusses the thematic issues in contemporary global and local contexts. The focus of the course centres on indigenous knowledge within the contexts of beliefs, perceptions, experiences, practices and life transitions in population and health. It also relates to the construction of illness and health, and the role of traditional medicine in health care delivery. Theoretical models including the cosmovision constellation related knowledge model, indigenous human life-cycle and the bio-psychosocial-S will be used to guide the discussion.

Objective: The main objective of the course is to discuss the perspectives of indigenous knowledge in population and indigenous/traditional construction of illness and health. 

Mode of Delivery

Mode of delivery will be in three forms:

  • Discussion (main delivery)
  • Lecture method
  • Individual research and presentation
Course Code: 
POH 317
No. of Credits: 
3
Level: 
Level 300
Course Semester: 
First Semester
Select Programme(s): 
Population and Health

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