PH 05: DEMOGRAPHIC HEALTH SURVEYS FOR HEALTH COURSE ABSTRACT: Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) are nationally-representative household surveys that provide data for a wide range of monitoring and impact evaluation indicators in the areas of population, health, and nutrition. Demographic and Health Surveys provide countries with a standardized tool to obtain indicators for the effective monitoring of national programs such as those on HIV/AIDS, health and family planning services available in a country. However, use of DHS information is limited to the sectors involved in data collection such as Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. The thrust of the course is to put high-quality survey data knowledge and skills into the hands of programme managers, health care providers, policymakers, country leaders, researchers and others who can act to improve public health. The course aims at equipping the participants with understanding and use of the DHS data for Health and Development programmes. It also aims at enabling developers of health communication campaigns to improve the way they analyze and develop materials and interventions by learning how to interpret and use data from DHS. COURSE OUTLINE:
2. Basic Statistics in DHS
3. Indicators in DHS
4. Conducting a DHS
5. Understanding DHS Tables and Figures
6. Collecting Data on HIV/AIDS
7. Disseminating DHS Data and using it for development.
TARGET AUDIENCE: This course is intended primarily for government and non-governmental programme managers in health and development including those who would like to update their skills and knowledge in using DHS data. It is also intended for undergraduates and graduate students in African University programmes who are specializing in health and social development studies. INSTRUCTORS:
Professor Mwanthi's research and consultancy interests include : water and sanitation, food hygiene; agrochemicals and their effects on environment and agricultural communities and other segments of the population; HIV/AIDS among rural and semi-urban communities; occupational hazards and safety related activities as well as environmental and occupational health epidemiology. He has published 54 scientific publications with majority of them in peer-reviewed journals.
Attended several short courses for example Occupational Health and Safety sponsored by Commonwealth Regional Health Community Secretariat for East, Central and Southern Africa, Arusha (1998), Principles in Environmental Management. December 1999. University of Cape Town, South Africa and management of sustainability Netherlands, 2001. She has been teaching EOHS in the Department of Community Health for the last 13 years and is also currently teaching biostatistics in the School of Nursing, both at the University of Nairobi.
Ms. Opiyo has also acquired extensive community research experience in both quantitative and qualitative research methodologies for over 15 years in Health and Nutrition through consultancies and technical support to several organizations including UNICEF-KCO, UNICEF-Somalia, WFP, UN-OCHA, World Bank, FSAU(FAO)-Somali, CRS-Kenya, CBNP/DANIDA, Family Health International (FHI), WVI, TearFund and ILO among others since 1993 to date. |
Prof. Mutuku A. Mwanthi , B.Sc. Biology (Washburn, Kansas); M.S.EH. Environmental Health (East Tennessee State); Ph.D. Community Health Sciences-Major Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety (Texas). Prof. Mwanthi has served the Department of Community Health since 1984 and department chair since 2004. He teaches Environmental and Occupation Health and Safety (EOHS) to undergraduate and graduate students in addition to short courses in Applied Epidemiology, and EOHS. 
Prof. Elisha Muchunga . BA Sociology and Economics (East Africa); MPH in Health Education (North Carolina); PhD Demography and Sociology (Florida State University). Prof. Muchunga served as the Chairman of the Department of Community Health for six years, (1987 - 1993) and currently teaches Demography to both undergraduate and graduate students. His research interests include mortality trends, fertility levels and migration patterns . 
Mary Kinoti. B.Ed. (Nairobi), M.Sc. Human Ecology (Brussels) and is finalizing Masters in Biostatistics and Epidemiology (Witwatersrand). 
Rose O. Opiyo . B.Ed. Home Economics (Kenyatta), M.Sc. Applied Human Nutrition (Nairobi) and currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Holistic Nutrition (CCNH) in addition to short courses in Human Rights to Food and Nutrition (Budapest) Planning Health Promotion in School (London). Currently, Ms. Opiyo is teaching nutrition courses in the Department of Community Health, as well as participates in teaching Food and Nutrition Surveillance and Response in Emergency at in addition to nutrition topics within the Common Courses (HIV/AIDS & Human Health) all at the University of Nairobi.