After the successful completion of the course, the students will • know the determinants and global epidemiology of women’s health • be equipped with skills to plan, implement and assess interventions to promote women’s health in various environments • be better able to appraise scientific literature and to make oral presentations
Contents
• The concepts of sex, gender and gender-research • Contextual variation in gender roles • Global targets for and progress in achieving equality between women and men • Special health needs among girls and women • Regional imbalances in sex ratio at birth or mortality at different ages • Global epidemiology and determinants of fertility and infertility • Global perspective to family planning, contraception, abortion, and infertility treatment • Teenage marriages and pregnancies • The epidemiology, causes, consequences and prevention of maternal mortality • The epidemiology, causes, consequences and prevention of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections among women • Women as targets of domestic or sexual violence • Major international initiatives to improve women’s health and organizations working in the field
Teaching methods
Classroom work max 48h
Teaching language
English
Modes of study
Option
1
Available for:
Degree Programme Students
Other Students
Open University Students
Doctoral Students
Exchange Students
Participation in course work
In
English
Evaluation
Numeric 1-5.
Study materials
Announced in the Teaching Schedule
Further information
Minimum number of students: 8 (else the course will be cancelled), Maximum number of students: 32