Including Gender in Public Health Research

How gender theories are used in contemporary public health research

BACKGROUND Public health research often focuses on gender differences within certain diagnoses, but so far research has failed to explain these differences in a satisfactory way. Theoretical development could be one prerequisite for moving beyond categorical thinking. The aim of this paper was to analyse how gender theories have been used in public health research in relation to various methodo...

Gender Issues and Public Health.

Gender is one of the most important considerations in public health research and program implementation. Basic issues such as protecting women from violence, upholding their rights to property and equality in access to health, education, employment, and political participation are important to society and for public health. Gender inequality exists both within and outside the health system and ...

Operations research in public health.

Operations Research (OR) is gaining importance in public health interventions and programmes increasingly both nationally and internationally. The focus of these research techniques is to constantly guide the programme implementation to achieve best results. It modulates inputs and processes involved in the programme cycle and strive to produce optimal gains in achieving targets and goals. Util...

Including Non-Users and Public Perception in Future Gamification Research

Current empirical research on gamification has mainly focused on individual’s performance and motivation. However, there are a number of social and ethical aspects, which should be considered in future research. The workshop “Fictional Game Elements: Critical Perspectives on Gamification Design” would give us the possibility to outline possible side-effects of these social and cultural aspects.

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