Using Survey Data for Population Health Research

Catalog description

This course is intended for doctoral and advanced master’s students. The course will introduce students to key concepts and measures used in the monitoring and evaluation of global health programs. Students will gain an understanding of indicators related to population health and health services, data sources, measurements, and their strengths and limitations. This course also provides basic hands-on quantitative skills that are essential in conducting monitoring and evaluation exercises in health programs in low- and middle-income countries. Students will learn how to use the Stata statistical software package manage and analyze survey data and to measure population health indicators. Students will also learn to interpret and present quantitative data, using graphs and tables, in ways suitable for scientific manuscripts.