Postgraduate Training Network for Research in Reproductive Health
Learning objectives
Genital infections/sexually transmitted infections and cancers
Genital infection/sexually transmitted infections
After this module participants will be able to:
Describe the strategies to promote dual protection; its effectiveness and constraints
About HIV in pregnancy:
- Describe the prevalence of HIV in different antenatal care settings
- Discuss the effect of HIV infection in pregnancy on maternal/neonatal outcomes,
- Discuss the pattern of mother-to-child transmission
- Discuss the treatment regimens in use, based on current evidence
- Discuss the issues of breastfeeding/cesarean section based on current evidence
- Discuss ongoing research in the field
- Identify future research needs
Design and evaluate strategies for the management of STIs in women:
- Etiologic
- Syndromic
Cancers
Cervical cancer:
- Discuss the etiology, prevalence
- Discuss the screening programmes
- Discuss the management programmes, based on current evidence
- Discuss ongoing research in the field
- Identify future research needs
Breast Cancer:
- Discuss the etiology, prevalence
- Discuss the screening programmes
- Discuss the management programmes, based on current evidence
- Discuss ongoing research in the field
- Identify future research needs
Ovarian Cancer:
- Discuss the etiology, prevalence
- Discuss the screening programmes
- Discuss the management programmes, based on current evidence
- Discuss ongoing research in the field
- Identify future research needs
Edited by Aldo Campana,