Information Package / Course Catalogue
Women's Health Promotion and Maintain
Course Code: EBL451
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 provide the necessary knowledge and skills to protect and improve women's health in line with new developments and to solve problems in this area.

Course Content

Factors affecting women's health, stages of women's lives, gender and discrimination, sexual health, behavior, values, beliefs and practices, domestic violence and violence against women, diagnostic and treatment methods used to evaluate women's health and the role of the midwife/nurse.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Explain the impact of social and cultural factors on women's health
2.Know the stages of a woman's life
3.Explains common women's health problems
4.To explain the structure and function of reproductive system disorders
5.Examines studies conducted in the field of women's health with a critical approach.
6.Explains the impact of the concept of gender on reproductive health
7.Explains the responsibilities of midwives in protecting and improving 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 2018, Hacettepe Üniversitesi Nüfus Etütleri Enstitüsü,
4.Pillitteri A, Maternal & Child Healt Nursing,Fourth Edition,Lippincott Williams& Wilkins, 2003.
5.Morgan G ,Hamilton C. Practice Guidelines for Obstetrics &Gynecology. 2 th Ed. Lippincott Williams &Wilkins, 2003.
6.Taşkın L.Kadın Sağlığı ve Doğum Hemşireliği, Sistem Ofset, Ankara 2005.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction the Course and women's health
Week 2 - Theoretical
Factors affecting women's health
Week 3 - Theoretical
Gender and discrimination
Week 4 - Theoretical
The social position of the woman and the gender role book reviewAn 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 - Theoretical
Protection and development of women's health in postpartum period (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
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142256
Midterm Examination120222
Final Examination120222
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)100
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
OÇ-1
3
5
OÇ-2
4
OÇ-3
3
5
OÇ-4
2
OÇ-5
5
OÇ-6
3
3
OÇ-7
4
4
5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026