The final assessment for this module is a Case Report (1,500 Words)
Key Components and Task:
You are required to investigate the epidemiology of one of
the following health-related behaviours
and provide implications for policy, practice and future
research.
• Smoking tobacco
• Excessive alcohol drinking
• Exclusive breastfeeding
• Sedentary behaviour
It must include the following components:
Introduction
Describe the problem and context of the chosen behaviour to
show why it is a problem and
deserves to be studied. At the end of this section state the
objective/s of your paper.
• You may wish to focus on a specific geographical focus
(e.g in UK, Ghana, across Africa) or a
global focus
• You may wish to focus on a specific demographic focus (e.g
children, older adults, pregnant
women, racially minoritised groups)
Prevalence and determinants of the behaviour
Analyse the scale and burden of the behaviour e.g. by
reporting and analysing prevalence and
other measures of occurrence in the chosen context. This may
include distribution by person place
and time if applicable such as prevalence in different age
groups, communities, times etc.
Analyse determinants of the behaviour by reporting and
analysing odds ratios and/or risk ratios
for association between the risk factors and the behaviour.
Effect of the behaviour on health
Analyse the effect of the behaviour on health e.g. by
reporting odds ratios and/or risk ratios for
association between the behaviour and the health outcomes
(morbidity, mortality).
Show your understanding of epidemiological study designs
(case-control studies, cohort studies
systematic reviews and meta-analyses etc.) and their
strengths and weaknesses
Include in-text references to support all of your claims.
Control and prevention/promotion
Discuss some control/prevention interventions/programs that
have been tried to address the
behaviour in your chosen context or if not available, in a
similar context elsewhere, and how
effective they have been.
Conclusion and recommendations
What policy, practice or research recommendations could you
make to address the issues
identified? Justify your recommendations based on your
analysis and support with empirical
evidence.
Bibliography
• Maximum of 25 references using Harvard referencing
• Should mostly contain peer-reviewed journal articles