Federal State Autonomous Educational Institution of Higher Education

I.M.Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University

of the Ministry of Health Care of the Russian Federation
(Sechenov University)

Public Health Institution

N.A.Semashko Public Health and Healthcare Department

COURSE TASK

Public Health and the Methods of its Study

Variant 1

Student : Abdul Rahman Bin Sohailur

Rehman

Faculty : General Medicine

Course : 3
Group : 78

Group instructor :
Professor Ekkert N.V.

1|Page
 Moscow – 2020

Authors:

Professor : Ekkert Natalia Vladimirovna

Senior lecturer Mikerova M.S.

Guidelines for the implementation of the course task:

On the basis of self-training tutorial, learned topics in practical classes and tutorial
materials and lectures, as well as using additional literature, including materials on
the Internet, a student must:

Part 1.
Define the problem in public health, choose a topic, formulate the goal and
objectives of the study, propose a plan (the object of study, the type and method of
observation) and the program of statistical research (unit of observation, data
collection and program development program material (models of statistical
tables) .

Part 2.
In the complex task to assess the situation in the city K. and to analyze the state of
health of the population of this city at the moment and in the dynamics (if in the
2|Page
problem presented material), determine the possibility of graphic and submit it, to
make a brief summary of the analyzed material.

Theme (topic) : The problem of obesity among students of the University

Aim (purpose) : To elaborate measures to prevent obesity among students of
the University
Tasks :
1. To investigate to frequency of obesity students of the University
2. To reveal the factors, that can influence the frequency of obesity
among students of the University
3. To describe reasons of obesity among students
4. Find out frequency of obesity among woman and men
5. To elaborate measures to prevent obesity among students of the
University

Plan and program of research

Units of research : Students from Sechenov University :-

(1) Male student : age 17-25 years old

(2) Female student : age 17-25 years old
Signs of unit of research:
1. Attribute variables are sex, habits, , faculty, hereditary
2. Quantitative variables are age, amount of fatty food consumed, course,
weight, height, BMI
3. Factorial are lifestyle, diet, heredity
4. Result of any disease, health status
Object of research: Students from MSMU (n=1000)
Statistical group:
Volume – sample (the students of the 3rd course of the University, part of students
from 1st course of the University)
3|Page
Selective methods- sampling research (registration only part of students from 1st/3rd
courses of the University

Time of research – current research (8.30am)

Individual Questionnaires:
Questionnaire for students of the University:
1. Name: __________________________________________
2.The Course:
(1) 1st (2) 2nd (3) 3rd (4) 4th (5) 5th (6) 6th

3. The Faculty:
(1) Medical Faculty
(2) Preventive Medicine
(3) Pharmacy
4. Age (years old):
(1) 17-19
(2) 20-22
(3) 23-25
5. Do you think that obesity is dangers o your health?
(1) Yes
(2) No
(3) I don’t know
6. Do any of your family and friends have obesity?
(1) Yes
(2) No
(3) I don’t know
7. Do you have obesity?
(1) Yes
(2) No
8. Do you think exercise will help you to prevent obesity?
(1) Yes
(2) No
9. How much fatty food do you usually consume each day?

4|Page
 (1) < 150g
(2) 160 – 250g
(3) > 260g
10. How often do you exercise in a year?
(1) Once a year (3) Once a week
(2) Once a month (4) Everyday

(Simple-table) Table 1

Distribution of number of student with obesity from different faculty

Faculty Total
Absolute No Of Students Percentage
Medical Faculty
Preventive Medicine Faculty
Pharmacy
Total 100.0%

Table 2
(Grouped-table) Distribution of number of student with obesity from different
faculty according to age and gender
Faculty Gender Age (Years
old)
Male Female 17-19 20-22 23-25 >26
Medical Faculty
Preventive Medicine
Faculty
Pharmacy

5|Page
 Total

Table 3
(Combinative table) – Distribution of number of students with obesity from
different faculty according to age and gender
Faculty Age (Years Old)
17-19 20-22 23-25 >26
Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female
Medical
Faculty
Preventive
Medicine
Faculty
Pharmacy
Total

Personnel : Physician, Nurse

Equipment : Weighing Machine, Calculator

Period of research : 3 months (15th February 2020 -15th May 2020)

6|Page