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State the discrepancy, research question and the possible answers. Is this 
problem situation researchable? 
2. Go to the nearby health institution and identify three health problems. Discuss about 
these health problems and rate them based on the selection criteria. 
When rating these problems based on the criteria, use the rating scale indicated at the 
bottom of the table (you can also refer to the "Scales for rating research topics” 
presented in section 2.4b). You can do the exercise in small groups. 
Which topic do you select for research? Defend your first choice in a plenary 
session. 

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Rating Sheet 
Proposed topic 
Criteria for selecting a 
research topic 
Health problem I Health problem II Health 
problem 
III
Relevance
Avoidance of duplication 
Feasibility 
Political acceptability 
Applicability 
Urgency of data needed 
Ethical acceptability 
Total 
Rating scale: 1 = low, 2 = medium, 3 = high 

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CHAPTER THREE 
ANALYSIS AND STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM 
 
3.1 Learning objectives
 
After completing this chapter, the student should be able to
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1. Describe the advantages of a systematic analysis of a problem 
2. Describe the importance of a clear statement of a problem 
3. Enumerate the points that should be included in the statement of a problem 
 
3.2 Introduction 
Was the problem adequately analysed to include all possible contributory factors from 
different sectors? Was it clearly stated? These questions should be clearly answered 
before trying to develop the research proposal. The sections that follow are devoted to 
giving the principles useful for the analysis and statement of the given problem.