ERIC Number: EJ1229047
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
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ISSN: ISSN-1468-1811
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Education for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR): A Mapping of SRHR-Related Content in Higher Education in Health Care, Police, Law and Social Work in Sweden
Areskoug-Josefsson, Kristina; Schindele, Anna Chuchu; Deogan, Charlotte; Lindroth, Malin
Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, v19 n6 p720-729 2019
Knowledge of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) by health care, police, legal and social work professionals has been shown to be insufficient. This lack of competence is likely to affect the quality of services. The aim of this study was to describe SRHR indicators in educational programmes in health care, police, legal and social work higher education in Sweden. A text-based analysis was conducted of written material from all educational programmes in law, midwifery, nursing, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, police work, psychology, social work and undergraduate medicine (93 educational programmes at 27 universities and university colleges). Representation of different SRHR indicators varied, but most were poorly covered in the educational programmes. Existing educational programmes lack comprehensiveness in their coverage of SRHR and are unequal both within and between the professions and universities. This situation creates the risk of inequalities in SRHR competence and suggests that needs within this field may be unmet. There is an urgent need therefore to enhance the presence of SRHR in health care, social work and law enforcement education in Sweden.
Descriptors: Sexuality, Health Services, Civil Rights, Physical Therapy, Social Work, Foreign Countries, Knowledge Level, Health Personnel, Counseling Services, Police, Undergraduate Students, Obstetrics, Nursing Education, Allied Health Occupations Education, Police Education, Medical Education, Occupational Therapy, Program Evaluation, Program Content, Risk, Competence, Law Enforcement, Course Descriptions, Contraception, Pregnancy, Higher Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Sweden
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