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Epidemiology and Public Health
(UU-MHM-540)
Assessment 2 Guidance
Assessment Task: (word limit 3000 words)
“You are required to choose a Specific named developing country and identify infectious
disease outbreak. Critically discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the study designs
used to identify risk factors and frequency. This essay should demonstrate the ability to
comprehend and understand epidemiology terms and to analyse the contributing economic,
political, environmental, and social causal factors to the disease.”
Basic calculations guide
• Crude death rate
Total # of deaths per calendar year/ Estimated mid-year population that year x 1000 or 10000
• Cause specific death rate
Total # of deaths from a cause in an age range per year/ Estimated mid-year population in age
range that year x 1000 or 10000
• Age specific death rate
Total # of deaths <age range> per year/Estimated mid-year population <age range> that year x
1000 or 10000 • Infant mortality rate
Total # deaths <1 in a time period/total number of live births in same time
period x 1000 • Standard mortality rate
Total # of deaths (age group) / expected deaths that year (age group) x 100
• Death to case fatality
Total # deaths of a specific cause in a time period/# of new cases of same disease in the same
time period x 100 • Case fatality
# died / # cases x 100
• Primary attack rate
#died/# at risk x 1000
• Secondary attack rate
#cases in contact with primary cases/total number of contacts x 100 or 1000
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Word count and submission deadline
The word count limit for this assignment is 3000 words, +/- 10%. The word count must be
adhered to. The submission deadline is end of week 7 Sunday by 23:59 hours VLE (UTC) time.
If you miss the deadline, then then the UNICAF rules on late submission/non submission will
come into effect.
Referencing
You must use the APA Referencing style when referencing this piece of coursework. All work must
be referenced correctly and appropriately. Guidelines for referencing, including when, how and
what to reference can be found by accessing the “Student Help Center” link on the VLE page of
the module just below the welcoming message.
Turnitin
Unicaf University uses anti-plagiarism software throughout postgraduate studies. All
submitted written work automatically goes through this software. Each of your modules of
study will have an assessment submission link on the VLE site.
Marking criteria
The pass mark for this coursework is 70%. You will receive your grade and feedback for this
assignment within 6 working days from the submission deadline.
Completion of Assessment
The deadline date for submitting this assessment is end of week 7 Sunday by 23:59 hours
VLE (UTC) time. This is a deadline – you may submit your work prior to this date, but not after
the date. Coursework submitted later than the due date will only be accepted if there is a
valid reason for late submission.