Gender and Health - PHCM9606

 
Faculty: Faculty of Medicine
 
 
School:  School of Public Health and Community Medicine
 
 
Course Outline: See Course Outline
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Postgraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 0
 
 
Fee Band: 2 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description


This course aims both to provide an overview of current concepts in sexual and reproductive health in the Asia Pacific region and to develop skills necessary to conduct policy relevant research in the region. The course will consist of: lectures and plenary sessions on safe motherhood, HIV/AIDS, prevention of sexually transmitted diseases, contraceptive technologies, sexual health and gender and health; case studies of current programs and initiatives; and skills sessions in quantitative and qualitative research methods relevant to sexual and reproductive health.

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