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 |
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| Authors: | Kristina Areskoug-Josefsson Anna Chuchu Schindele Charlotte Deogan Malin Lindroth |
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| Institution: | 1. School of Health and Welfare, J?nk?ping Academy for Improvement of Health and Welfare, J?nk?ping University, J?nk?ping, Sweden;2. Department of Behavioural Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Oslo Metropolitan University, Oslo, NorwayKristina.areskoug-josefsson@ju.se https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7669-4702;4. The Public Health Agency of Sweden, Stockholm, Sweden;5. Faculty of Health and Society, Malm? University, Malm?, Sweden;6. Department of Public Health Sciences, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden;7. Faculty of Health and Society, Malm? University, Malm?, Sweden;8. School of Health and Welfare, Department of Nursing, J?nk?ping University, J?nk?ping, Swedenhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5637-5106 |
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| Abstract: | ABSTRACTKnowledge 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. |
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| Keywords: | Sexual and reproductive health and rights education health care legal work police work social work |
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https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7669-4702;4. The Public Health Agency of Sweden, Stockholm, Sweden;5. Faculty of Health and Society, Malm? University, Malm?, Sweden;6. Department of Public Health Sciences, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden;7. Faculty of Health and Society, Malm? University, Malm?, Sweden;8. School of Health and Welfare, Department of Nursing, J?nk?ping University, J?nk?ping, Sweden