Principles of Epidemiology & Public Health

(Pre-requisites: MCB 201 & MCB 202)

Epidemiology: Definition and Aims, Historical Perspectives. Basic concepts/Principles. Multiple causation: Agent-Host-Environment & Person-Place-Time models. Descriptive Epidemiology. Analytical Epidemiology. Study Designs in Epidemiology: Cohort study, Cross-sectional study, Case control study. Investigation of outbreaks: Procedures (Steps) and size of investigation. Epidemiologic and Public Health Data: Statistical approaches and applications. Measures of Risk and Death. Epidemiological reporting. Public Health Measures for the Control of Disease: Control directed against the reservoir and against transmission of the pathogen, Immunization, Quarantine, Surveillance, and Pathogen eradication. Epidemiology, prevention and control: tropical diseases, water- and foodborne diseases, non-communicable diseases, hospital-acquired (nosocomial) infections, sexually transmitted diseases, zoonotic infections. Nigerian public health laws, policies and guidelines: Implementation and evaluation. Public services: Role of Government, voluntary and international agencies.