Information Package / Course Catalogue
Women's Health Promotion and Maintain
Course Code: EB801
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

To gain of the students knowledge and skills necessary for solving the problems, factors affecting women's health, women's life stages, gender and discrimination, sexual health, behavior, values, beliefs and practices, domestic violence and violence against women, diagnosis and treatment methods used to evaluate the health of women and the midwife / nurse's role, the line with new developments and the protection of women's health research, promotion.

Course Content

New advances in the protection of women's health, raising problems, in the field of information and necessary skills for solving the problems.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Social and cultural factors to analyze the impact on women's health
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Youngking EQ, Davis SM, Women’s Health : A Primary Care Clinical Guide,Third Edition,Pearson Education, 2004.
2.M. Maternity & Women’s Health Care. USA: Deitra Leanerd Lowdermilk, 2004.
3.Türkiye Nüfus ve Sağlık Araştırması 2008, Hacettepe Üniversitesi Nüfus Etütleri Enstitüsü, 2.Baskı, 2009.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction the Course
Week 2 - Theoretical
Factors affecting women's health care
Week 3 - Theoretical
Gender and discrimination
Week 4 - Theoretical
The social position of the woman and the gender role book review An overview of the stages of women's life
Week 5 - Theoretical
Protection and development of women's health during sexual maturity
Week 6 - Theoretical
Protection and development of women's health in the pre-pregnancy period
Week 7 - Theoretical
Protection and development of women's health during pregnancy
Week 8 - Intermediate Exam
Midterm Exam
Week 9 - Theoretical
Protection and development of women's health in postpartum period
Week 10 - Theoretical
Protection and development of women's health during menopause
Week 11 - Theoretical
Preservation of pelvic support
Week 12 - Theoretical
Complementary therapies for women's health
Week 13 - Theoretical
Ethical issues in the field of women's health
Week 14 - Theoretical
Research and women's health
Week 15 - Theoretical
General evaluation of the course
Week 16 - Final Exam
Final Exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory143270
Midterm Examination110212
Final Examination120222
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)104
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes