01.1 Phase 1
ii. Demography – (Lectures - 2 hours + Tutorials - 1 hour)
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Objective |
Content |
T-L Activity |
Time Hrs. |
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Describe the factors that affect the size and composition of the population |
Definition of Demography Fertility, Mortality &Migration Age & sex composition Age pyramids |
Lecture |
1 |
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Describe the sources of population data |
Population census Demographic & Health Surveys Registration systems & their limitations Field visit and student presentations |
Lecture |
1 8
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RECOMMENDED READING MATERIAL
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Park, K 2007, ‘Demography and Family Planning’, in Park’s Text Book of Preventive and Social Medicine pp. 379- 389, Banarsidas Bhanot Publishers, Jabalpur, India.
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De Silva WI 2007, A population Projection of Sri Lanka, pp 10 – 12, 16 -19, 24 - 26 & 36 – 50, IHP, Colombo.