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The development and evaluation of Basic Epidemiology: Student's Text.

R Beaglehole1, R Bonita, E Robinson

  • 1Department of Community Health, University of Auckland, New Zealand.

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|November 1, 1992
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The World Health Organization developed "Basic Epidemiology: Student's Text" to meet educational needs. Evaluation showed the book was highly useful for introductory epidemiology courses.

Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Epidemiology Education

Background:

  • Identified need for a foundational epidemiology text within the WHO Global Environmental Epidemiology network.
  • Development initiated in response to network member requirements.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe the creation and assessment of the "Basic Epidemiology: Student's Text" book.
  • To gather feedback for refining the textbook before official publication.

Main Methods:

  • Drafting and editorial review by network members.
  • Pre-publication version evaluation by 13 epidemiology course instructors.
  • Informal feedback collection from the Epidemiology Network.

Main Results:

  • High response rate to evaluation questionnaires.

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  • 45% of students found the text 'very useful'; 54% found it 'useful'.
  • Incorporation of numerous constructive comments into the final version.

    • Conclusions:

    • The developed textbook effectively addresses identified needs in epidemiology education.
    • Student and instructor feedback confirmed the utility and value of the text.
    • The book was finalized for publication by the World Health Organization in 1993.