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Titel Global Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights: Methods, Concepts and Implications for Policy and Practice
Kursnummer 5228
Program Infektionsbiologi och global hälsa (BIGH)
Språk Engelska
Antal högskolepoäng 3.0
Datum 2022-10-10 -- 2022-10-21
Kursansvarig institution Institutionen för kvinnors och barns hälsa
Särskild behörighet
Kursens syfte Understanding of how sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) are shaped, and its effects on future generations is crucial for all researchers involved in global health, maternal health and many other areas related to health. This course will provide participants with practical and theoretical tools as well as background to review and carry out research in SRHR.
Kursens lärandemål At the end of the course the student should be able to:

1. Understand the state of the art in SRHR, including global trends, progress, challenges and gaps in research
2. Examine SRHR Policies and understand their relation to SRHR outcomes, as well as translate research into policy
3. Explain how structural factors – including social, political, economic and ethical factors - influence SRHR
4. Utilize, analyse and interpret qualitative and quantitative data and measurements in SRHR
5. Demonstrate skills in scientific writing, and reviewing and critiquing scientific papers
6. Apply skills for successful interdisciplinary collaboration
Kursens innehåll 1. Introduction to core concepts and state of the art in SRHR in a global context
2. Underlying causes of (in)equities in SRHR
3. Intercultural and interdisciplinary academic collaboration
4. Scientific societal outreach
5. SDGs and other policy initiatives and their relation to SRHR globally
6. Critiquing the literature in SRHR
Arbetsformer This course is fully online. Learning activities will include online lectures, joint readings, panel debates, group discussions and individual assignments, all encouraging maximum collaboration between the students from the different institutions.

Obligatoriska moment Hand in the assignments, participate in discussions.
Examination - In preparation of the course, students will bring a recent version of a research protocol or paper that they are writing on/related to their research topic. The evaluation will consist of a revised version of the protocol/paper
- Diary
- Peer review of other students’ protocol/paper
- The students will be divided in groups and given a specific SRHR topic to write a debate article/commentary on
- Contribution to the discussions during the seminars
- Assignments will be graded pass/fail
Kurslitteratur och övriga läromedel Recommended literature:
- Book, “Reproductive, Maternal. Newborn and Child Health”, The World Bank, 2016. Chapters 1-3, 6 and the relevant parts of chapter 7,14-17.
- Guttmacher-Lancet Commission on SRHR, 2018
- The Lancet series on Maternal Health from 2016
- The Lancet series on Midwifery from 2014
- Online resources from WHO, UNFPA, etc.
- Scientific papers handed out during the course
Antal studenter 8 - 10
Urval av studenter We will give priority to PhD students registered at Karolinska Institutet. Selection will be based on 1) the relevance of the course syllabus for the applicant’s doctoral project (according to written motivation), 2) start date of doctoral studies (priority given to earlier start date)
Övrig information The course will be organised jontly by ANSER institutions (https://www.ugent.be/anser/en) in an online environment. The course benefits of the fact that teachers will be recruited from the full ANSER membership, bringing together 39 academic institutions from different parts of the world.
Ytterligare kursledare
Senaste kursvärdering Not available
Kursansvarig Elin Larsson
Institutionen för kvinnors och barns hälsa

elin.larsson@ki.se
Kontaktpersoner Anna Kågesten
Institutionen för global folkhälsa

anna.kagesten@ki.se