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c) Information included in the statement of a problem 
• A 
brief description
of socioeconomic and cultural characteristics and an overview of 
health status. 
• A more detailed description of the nature of the problem 
- basic description of the research problem 
- the discrepancy between what is and what should be
- its size, distribution, and severity (who is affected, where, since when, etc.) 

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• An analysis of the major factors that may influence the problem and a convincing 
argument that available knowledge is insufficient to answer a certain question and to 
update the previous knowledge. 
• A brief description of any solutions that have been tried in the past, how well they have 
worked, and why further research is needed. 
• A description of the type of information expected to result from the project and how this 
information will be used to help solve the problem 
• If necessary, a short list of definitions of crucial concepts used in the statement of the 
problem. 
A list of abbreviations may be annexed to the proposal, but each abbreviation 
also has to be written out in full when introduced in the text the first time.
3.5 Exercises 
1. Why do we need to analyze the research problem? 
2. What are the points required to justify the selected research problem?
3. What information should be included in the statement of a problem?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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CHAPTER FOUR 
LITERATURE REVIEW 
 
4.1 Learning objectives