Graduate Program in Population & Human Resources
PPHR 9741 Women’s Health and Child Survival Final Examination Structure Semester 2, 2019 Page 2 of 3
College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
Flinders University
PPHR 9741: Women’s Health and Child Survival
Final Examination Semester 2, 2019
PLEASE READ THE ENTIRE QUESTION PAPER CAREFULLY BEFORE STARTING TO ANSWER
The examination papers will be uploaded on FLO at 10 am (Adelaide time) on Friday 15 November 2019.
1) You will be required to upload your completed answers in the Assignment Drop Box on FLO making sure that you have included your name and student number on the answer sheet.
2) Use an assignment cover sheet and fill out all the details.
3) You may type your name in the place for signature on the assignment cover sheet.
4) Please upload your answers in Word format (not in pdf or any other format).
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Before 5 pm Adelaide time MONDAY 18 NOVEMBER 2019.
EXAMINATION WEIGHTING: 30% of total topic assessment.
INSTRUCTIONS:
(i) This examination paper has two sections: Section A and Section B.
(ii) Both sections must be attempted.
(iii) There will be three questions in Section A and three questions in Section B.
(iv) One question is to be answered from Section A and one question from Section B.
(v) Use tables/graphs/diagrams where appropriate.
(vi) Give references citing page number(s) and a bibliography to the extent possible.
(vii) Begin answering each section on a new page.
(viii) PLEASE READ THE QUESTIONS CAREFULLY AND WRITE YOUR ANSWERS ACCORDING TO WHAT HAS BEEN ASKED IN THE QUESTION. IRRELEVANT ANSWERS WILL NOT FETCH ANY MARKS.
SECTION A (40 MARKS): ANSWER ANY ONE OF THREE QUESTIONS
Please write your name and student ID on the front page.
SUGGESTED WORD LIMIT: XXXXXXXXXXwords
The answer to this question may be written in the form of a short essay.
You may use references from published text (such as books and journals) and from material available on the internet, but answers must be in your own words. There are penalties for not observing the Academic Integrity rules of the University.
Q1. Discuss the various aspects of the health of indigenous women with particular reference to Australia. How does the health of Australian indigenous women compare with the health of indigenous women in other developed countries?
Q2. Discuss, with examples, the main causes of death among women and children in developing countries and show the pattern (approximate proportions) of death according to five leading causes of death. What would be the five leading causes of death if the developing country becomes a developed country, and why?
Q3. What makes it "Too Far to Walk" for pregnant women to reach a medical/health facility? Answer the question by describing the three phases of delay in seeking medical/health care by women, and discuss the factors influencing each phase of delay. Support your answers with appropriate examples.
End of Section A
SECTION B (60 MARKS): ANSWER ANY ONE OF THREE QUESTIONS
Please write your name and student ID on the front page.
SUGGESTED WORD LIMIT: 1,000 - 1,200 words
The answer to this question may be written in the form of a longer essay.
You may use references from published text (such as books and journals) and from material available on the internet, but answers must be in your own words. There are penalties for not observing the Academic Integrity rules of the University.
Q4. Design an intervention to reduce Reproductive Tract Infections (RTIs) and Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) in a country of your choice. What biological, social and behavioural risk factors would you take into account in designing the intervention? Give reasons for your answer.
Q5. Given that maternal mortality and child mortality are influenced by a common set of biological, intermediate and distant factors, design an integrated framework for analysing the determinants of maternal mortality and child mortality based on the frameworks proposed by McCarthy and Maine, and by Mosley and Chen. In the integrated framework that you have designed, explain how the distant and the immediate factors affect pregnancy outcomes and childbirth outcomes.
Q6. What makes it "Too Far to Walk" for pregnant women to reach a medical/health facility? Answer the question by describing the three phases of delay in seeking medical/health care by women, and discuss the factors influencing each phase of delay. Support your answers with appropriate examples.
End of Section B
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ASSIGNMENT COVER SHEET
Topic No. and Name
PPHR9741: Women’s Health and Child Survival
Semester and Yea
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Lecturer’s Name
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Title of the assignment
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Type of assignment
Seminar write-up
Research paper
Major essay
Take-home examination
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Date submitted
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