Research in Maternal and Child Health

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This course has been elaborated to provide the students with the necessary information to design and carry out a research project in different areas of health services available to mothers and children, with the aim of improving the provision of these serv ices. This is a combined effort with the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics. The course has been divided in three phases: a) General principles of research methodology: conceptualization, planning and development of a research design. Department of Biostatistics and MCH program-six sessions. b) Classroom presentation of health problems of national prominence and local relevance in the field of maternal and child health, and suggested research topics that would improve the quality of maternal and c hild health programs. Development of proposal -six sessions. c) Supervised field practice in areas of particular interest related to maternal and child health problems, as they concern the researcher - one hundred eight hours.