SA492 Half Unit
Reproductive Health Programmes: Design, Implementation and Evaluation
This information is for the 2011/12 session.
Teacher responsible
Availability
For MSc Population and Development, MSc Development Studies, MSc Development Management, MSc Gender, MSc Gender, Policy and Inequalities, MSc Gender, Development and Globalisation, MSc Health, Population and Society, MSc Social Research Methods and MSc Health, Community and Development. Also available for other MSc students where regulations permit. Course content
This course is deals with the effectiveness and efficiency of reproductive health programmes, especially those that deliver services. The key issues addressed are the design of programmes, their effective implementation, and their evaluation, addressing questions such as:
- What role can the mass media play in communicating reproductive health messages?
- What are the key elements of a reproductive health programme?
- What special sexual and reproductive needs do adolescents have?
- Should violence against women be considered a reproductive health issue?
- How appropriate is social marketing as a means of increasing contraceptive use in developing countries?
- What are the main causes of maternal death in the less developed world?
The course covers a wide range of topics, including: the organisation of programmes; issues of strategic management; personnel training; logistics and commodity supply; the tools of management and evaluation, including management information systems; information, education and communication, including the role of the mass media; innovative approaches to reproductive health education, including an examination of the role of formal education and curriculum content; violence against women as a reproductive health issue; meeting the reproductive health needs of "special" groups, including adolescents and refugees; the use of social marketing; issues of quality in service delivery; techniques for evaluating programme effectiveness.
Teaching
10 Lectures and 10 Seminars, LT. Formative coursework
Students are expected to prepare a seminar presentation and an essay (circa 1,500 words) during the term. Indicative reading
The course is supported by a VLE containing electronic reading lists. There is no single key text. The following journals are of key importance: Studies in Family Planning, Population Reports, International Family Planning Perspectives, Population Council Working Papers, Health Transition Review, Social Science and Medicine. Assessment
A two-hour written examination in the ST (50%) and a coursework assignment (a maximum of 10 A4 pages) submitted in ST (50%). ^
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