Interpreting and Evaluating Health Evidence

Using the skills you developed in Topic 2, locate the journal article by Canuto et al. (2018). Read the
article carefully before answering Questions 1 (i)–(iv).
Question 1
(i) What was the aim of the study? (4 marks)
(ii) What type of sampling was used during data collection? Why is this used in research?
(Please use supporting evidence to justify your response here, e.g., unit material or external
literature) (6 marks)
(iii) How was the data analysed? Explain the data analysis process. (6 marks)
(iv) What is a potential limitation of this research? Why is this potentially problematic? (Please
use supporting evidence to justify your response here using external literature) (4 marks)
Task B—Identifying study methods and results A
Using the skills you developed in Topic 2, locate the journal article by Lakhan et al. (2017). Read the
article carefully before answering Questions 2 (i)–(v).
Question 2
(i) Identify and explain the study design used in this piece of research. In your response you
must identify whether primary or secondary data was used. (4 marks)
(ii) What are variables? What variables were assessed in the current study? (4 marks)
(iii) What was the data collection method used in this study? What are potential limitations of
this approach (in general)? (8 marks)
(iv) From the results presented in Table 3, please explain the association between age,
education, and gender in overall health literacy of the sample. What do these findings
suggest about the health literacy of the population?