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A postgraduate research opportunity at the University of Otago.

Details

Close date
Monday, 1 January 2024
Academic background
Health Sciences, Humanities, Sciences
Host campus
Dunedin
Qualification
Master's, PhD
Department
Human Nutrition
Supervisor
Dr Edmond Fehoko, Dr Zaramasina Clark (Victoria University of Wellington), Associate Professor Janet Pitman (Victoria University of Wellington), Associate Professor Rhonda Shaw (Victoria University of Wellington)

Overview

Our research will generate novel data regarding Pacific people’s current ART usage, views and experiences of infertility and ART and whether BMI and/or increased adiposity affect ART outcomes.

To our knowledge, this ground-breaking research is the first comprehensive study of Pacific peoples and their experiences of infertility and ART usage in Aotearoa NZ and internationally.

Given the likely unmet needs of Pacific peoples struggling with infertility, we anticipate that this research will be of interest to the wider research community but will also practically be used to influence policy decisions (e.g., BMI-based exclusion criteria) and to produce resources and information for Pacific communities and health providers to improve Pacific peoples access to ART in Aotearoa NZ.

We are seeking Honours or Masters student or a Research Assistant to support this project.

This project is funded by the Health Research Council of New Zealand.

Application close date

January 1 2024

Contact

Contact name
Edmond Fehoko
Email
edmond.fehoko@otago.ac.nz
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