Schedule

Key topics covered:

• Sources of population data
• Demographic transition
• World population growth: 1750-2050
• World population growth: future prospects
• Demographic processes affecting population growth
• Measuring Population growth

Upon completion of this module, the student should be able to:

• List the historical and current sources of population data
• Describe population/demographic balancing equation
• Compare and analyze the importance of different processes affecting population change
• Define, calculate and differentiate between crude rate of natural increase and population growth rate
• Define and distinguish features of population growth (demographic trends) in different time periods and different regions (in time and space)
• Define 'demographic transition'

Key topics covered:

• Population distribution and implications
• Demographic determinants of age-sex structure
• Measures and graphical tools to describe the age-sex structure of the population
• Three general profiles of age-sex composition
• Replacement reproduction and Population momentum
• Implications of age structure
• Dependency ratios

Upon completion of this module, the student should be able to:

• Define population density
• Contrast and describe population distribution in developed and developing countries, rural vs urban and examine its implications
• Identify (describe) the determinants of age-sex structure
• List the measures used to describe the age-sex structure of the population
• Interpret the population pyramids
• Describe and interpret replacement reproduction
• Define and explain the demographic changes associated with population momentum and explain how the initial age structure affects it

Key topics covered:

• Theories on population and development interrelations
• Economic, social and environmental consequences- relationship between demographic variables, poverty and affluence
• Population, agriculture and environment nexus (environmental consequences)

Upon completion of this module, the student should be able to:

• Describe and critique the existing theories on population and development interrelations
• Evaluate the existing evidence for economic, social and environmental consequences of population growth
• Identify and analyze other exogenous factors perpetuating/mitigating the effects of population growth

Key topics covered:

• Definitions
• Measures of fertility: from crude to specific measures
• Measures of reproductivity : Gross and net reproduction rate

Upon completion of this module, the student will be able to:

• Interpret and calculate indicators of fertility
• Interpret and calculate indicators of reproductivity

Key topics covered:

• Fertility trends and differentials in developed and developing countries
  Proximate and distal determinants of fertility
• Classical Demographic Transition theory
• Sociological theories for fertility decline
• Economic theories for fertility decline
• Critique of classical and sociological theories

Upon completion of this module, the student will be able to:

• Compare and contrast fertility trends and differentials in developed and developing countries
• Describe the classical demographic theory and evaluate the existing empirical evidence in favor or against it
• Describe and critique Sociological and economic theories to explain the observed fertility trends

Key topics covered:

• Measurement of mortality: sources of data
• Crude mortality indicators
• Specific mortality indicators: age specific mortality rate, cause specific mortality rate
• Special mortality indicators: Infant mortality rate, maternal mortality rate
• Sources of data and measurement of morbidity

Upon completion of this module, the student will be able to:

• Describe the strengths and weaknesses of the existing sources of data for measuring mortality and morbidity
• Interpret and calculate basic and specific mortality indicators
• Interpret and calculate morbidity indicators
• Critically examine the trends and differential in mortality over time and space and their implications

Key topics covered:

• Trends in mortality decline in developed and developing countries
• Determinants of mortality decline: proximate and distal
• Income and health: relationships and structural shift
• Maternal education and health
• Population theories of mortality decline: Epidemiological transition and epidemiological polarization
• Compression of mortality and morbidity

Upon completion of this module, the student will be able to:

• List proximate and distal determinants of mortality
• Analyze the relationship between income and health
• Describe, interpret and critique the existing theories of mortality decline

Key topics covered:

• Migration: definition
• Migration: basic indicators and their calculation
• Migration and population growth rate
• International migration: overview
• International migration in Africa
• Migration theories: Early theories, Neo-classical economic theories, and Socio-political theories
• International migration: prospects and challenges

Upon completion of this module, the student will be able to:

• Identify different sources of data for measuring migration
• Define and calculate basic measures of migration
• Describe and interpret the impact of net migration on population growth rate in different setting
• Describe, interpret and critique the existing theories of migration
• Describe recent trends in international migration all over the world, with particular reference to SSA

Key topics covered:

• Urbanization: definitions
• Urbanization: basic indicators and their calculation
• World urbanization trends
• Urbanization in SSA
• Demographic impact of urbanization
• Impact of urbanization on health, environment, economy
• Options for dealing with urbanization

Upon completion of this module, the student will be able to:

• Define and calculate basic measures of urbanization
• Describe trends and issues in urbanization in SSA context and at the global level
• Describe and analyze the demographic, social, health, enviornmental and economic impact of urbanization

Key topics covered:

• Male reproductive tract: anatomy
• Hormonal basis of male reproduction
• Female reproductive tract: anatomy
• Hormonal basis of female reproduction
• Safe period and fertile period
• Methods of contraception: Classification, mechanism of action, effectiveness, side effects, and advantages

Upon completion of this module, the student will be able to:

• Describe anatomy of male and female reproductive organs
• Describe the hormonal events underlying male and female reproductive life cycle
• Define 'safe period'
• Describe the mechanism of action, advantages and disadvantages of different contraceptive methods

Key topics covered:

• Definitions
• Family planning and reproductive health
• Safe motherhood and reproductive health
• Reproductive tract infections: prevalence, etiology, programmatic options
• HIV/AIDS: prevalence, demographic, social and economic impact
• Adolescent reproductive health
• Unsafe abortion in SSA
• Harmful traditional reproductive health practices
• Gender and reproductive health

Upon completion of this module, the student will be able to:

• Define reproductive health
• Describe different components of reproductive health
• Identify different reproductive health problems in SSA context
• Describe different programmatic strategies for dealing with different reproductive health problems

Key topics covered:

• Definitions
• Sources of data
• Prevalence of infertility in SSA
• Infertility: preventable and non-preventable causes
• Infertility: treatment, management and programmatic strategies

Upon completion of this module, the student will be able to:

• Describe different types of infertility
• List sources of data to measure infertility
• Describe different causes of infertility
• Describe different programmatic strategies to deal with infertility

Key topics covered:

• Key components of population policies
• Evolution of population policies in SSA
• Population policies: Post ICPD shifts
• Population policies on mortality and morbidity
• Policies on population redistribution
• Population related policies
• Policy process
• Population policies: ethical issues

Upon completion of this module, the student should be able to:

• Define and distinguish between different types of population policies
• Describe the key components of a population policy
• Critically evaluate the evolution of population policies in Sub-Saharan Africa
• Describe the post ICPD shifts in population policies
• Identify complementarities and contradictions between population policy and other policies of Government having demographic implications
• Outline the policy process for the development of population policy and its importance
• Describe different aspects of population policies