ArticleAsia Pacific family medicine2011
Working toward decreasing infant mortality in developing countries through change in the medical curriculum.
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- Comparative Evaluation of Pharmacy Students' Knowledge and Skills in Maternal and Child Health: Traditional versus Integrated Curriculum.Pharmacy (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Development and Implementation of an Integrated Framework for Undergraduate Pharmacy Training in Maternal and Child Health at a South African University.Pharmacy (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Evaluating pharmacy students' knowledge and skills in reproductive, maternal, new-born and child health care at a South African university.BMC medical education · 2021Article
- A mixed-method evaluation of the views of medical teachers on the applicability of the 'infant and young child feeding chapter' in Saudi medical colleges.BMC medical education · 2018Article
- Indicators of child health, service utilization and mortality in Zhejiang Province of China, 1998-2011.PloS one · 2013Article
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Abstract
backgroundHigh infant and maternal mortality rates are one of the biggest health issues in Pakistan. Although these rates are given high priority at the national level (Millennium Development Goals 4 and 5, respectively), there has been no significant decrease in them so far. We hypothesize that this lack of success is because the undergraduate curriculum in Pakistan does not match local needs. Currently, the Pakistani medical curriculum deals with issues in maternal and child morbidity and mortality according to Western textbooks. Moreover, these are taught disjointedly through various departments. We undertook curriculum revision to sensitize medical students to maternal and infant mortality issues important in the Pakistani context and educate them about ways to reduce the same through an integrated teaching approach.
methodsThe major determinants of infant mortality in underdeveloped countries were identified through a literature review covering international research produced over the last 10 years and the Pakistan Demographic Health Survey 2006-07. An interdisciplinary maternal and child health module team was created by the Medical Education Department at Shifa College of Medicine. The curriculum was developed based on the role of identified determinants in infant and maternal mortality. It was delivered by an integrated team without any subject boundaries. Students' knowledge, skills, and attitudes were assessed by multiple modalities and the module itself by student feedback using questionnaires and focus group discussions.
resultsAssessment and feedback demonstrated that the students had developed a thorough understanding of the complexity of factors that contribute to infant mortality. Students also demonstrated knowledge and skill in counseling, antenatal care, and care of newborns and infants.
conclusionsA carefully designed integrated curriculum can help sensitize undergraduate medical students and equip them to identify and address complex issues related to maternal and infant mortality in underdeveloped countries.
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