Health education plays a pivotal role in creating awareness among the masses, and survey research in public health forms an integral part of the subject. This book is a step-by-step study guide to educate the researchers and the students on how to conduct health surveys and prepare the reports. The book begins with a discussion on health research and its importance. It then moves on to the sensitive, yet most important health research areas like Child Health, Adolescent Health, Women Health, Communicable diseases and Non-communicable diseases, by citing their sample reports. The examples are cited to explain the methods of data collection, research strategies and problem formulation strategies, besides illustrating the methodologies of sample design, analysis design, and field data collection.
The book also helps in learning the advanced tools to conduct researches like SPSS statistics software and EpiInfo software. The concluding chapter shows how to write a report skillfully and in an organised manner.
The book is intended for the postgraduate students of Public Health, Management, and Social Work.
KEY FEATURES :
Easy language and simple presentation
Sample Examples taken from the Real-Life cases
Chapter-end Questions to judge Students knowledge on the subjectAbout the AuthorLate P. RAMACHANDRAN (PhD) was a research consultant, Valmar International, Applied Behavioral Sciences Research, Mumbai. He authored around 30 books and published around 40 articles on health education and women empowerment.|C.A.K. YESUDIAN (PhD) is Dean, School of Health Systems Studies, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai. Being a visionary, Dr. Yesudian has planned and implemented many strategies in the areas of Health system studies and knowledge generation and sharing. He has worked as a Manager, Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research in WHO. |K. R. THANKAPPAN (PhD) is Professor and Head, Achuta Menon Centre for Health Science Studies, Sree Chitra Tirumal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Kerala. After completing his MBBS from Kerala medical college, Dr. Thankappan did his MPH from Harvard School of Public Health, USA. He also worked as an Advisor for WHO Myanmar and WHO South-east Asia. |P. SANKARA SHARMA (PhD) is Professor (Biostatistics), Achuta Menon Centre for Health Science Studies, Sree Chitra Tirumal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Kerala. He has written more than 100 articles in various Science Journals.
