Title |
Outcome and impact of Master of Public Health programs across six countries: education for change
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Published in |
Human Resources for Health, August 2014
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DOI | 10.1186/1478-4491-12-40 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Prisca AC Zwanikken, Nguyen Thanh Huong, Xiao Hua Ying, Lucy Alexander, Marwa SE Abuzaid Wadidi, Laura Magaña-Valladares, Maria Cecilia Gonzalez-Robledo, Xu Qian, Nguyen Nhat Linh, Hanan Tahir, Jimmie Leppink, Albert Scherpbier |
Abstract |
The human resources for health crisis has highlighted the need for high-level public health education to add specific capacities to the workforce. Recently, it was questioned whether Master of Public Health (MPH) training prepared graduates with competencies relevant to low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). This study aims to examine the influence of the MPH programs geared towards LMICs offered in Vietnam, China, South Africa, Mexico, Sudan, and the Netherlands on graduates' careers, application of acquired competencies, performance at the workplace, and their professional contribution to society. |
X Demographics
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
United Kingdom | 4 | 13% |
Australia | 3 | 10% |
United States | 3 | 10% |
Colombia | 3 | 10% |
Spain | 1 | 3% |
Rwanda | 1 | 3% |
Brazil | 1 | 3% |
Unknown | 14 | 47% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Members of the public | 14 | 47% |
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 12 | 40% |
Scientists | 3 | 10% |
Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 3% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
Netherlands | 1 | <1% |
Portugal | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 108 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Student > Master | 19 | 17% |
Researcher | 12 | 11% |
Other | 9 | 8% |
Lecturer > Senior Lecturer | 8 | 7% |
Lecturer | 5 | 5% |
Other | 29 | 26% |
Unknown | 29 | 26% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Medicine and Dentistry | 40 | 36% |
Social Sciences | 5 | 5% |
Business, Management and Accounting | 5 | 5% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 5 | 5% |
Unspecified | 4 | 4% |
Other | 18 | 16% |
Unknown | 34 | 31% |