Course Code : BSI 108
Course Name: Demographic Structure and Health
Weekly lecture and application hours of the course: 2-0
Course description: Introduction to demography, definitions, data sources, methods, population size, structure and composition, fertility, factors affecting fertility, mortality, migration, urbanization, mother-child health, nutrition and anthropometric indicators, AIDS and sexually transmitted diseases knowledge level
Textbooks and supplementary books:
- Basic Public Health, Prof. Dr. Muhsin Akbaba, Doc. Dr. Necdet Aytaç, Academician Publishing.
Course Evaluation:
Participation / Attendance : 10%,
Mid-Term Exam : 30%,
Homework : 10%,
Final Exam : 50%,
Attendance is at least 95 % mandatory.