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Week 3 Qualitative Research Study Analysis Worksheet Article sexual and reproductive health beliefs and practices

Article: Ashaba, S., Kaida, A., Burns, B. F., O’Neil, K., Dunkley, E., Psaros, C., … Matthews, L. T. (2017). Understanding coping strategies during pregnancy and the postpartum period: a qualitative study of women living with HIV in rural Uganda. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 17, 138. http://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-017-1321-9

Using the article or study provided, answer the following questions regarding a public health research study:

What problem or thesis statement did the authors identify? Is it clearly stated? Provide a rationale for your answer. ____ / 3 points Answer:

What is the primary research question? Is it clearly stated? Provide a rationale for your answer. ____ / 3 points Answer:

Is the approach appropriate given the research questions? Why or why not? ____ / 3 points Answer:

Are the literature review and sources provided comprehensive and current? Provide a rationale for your answer. ____ / 2 points Answer:

What are the study population and the sample population? Are they clearly identified and defined? Provide a rationale for your answer. ____ / 3 points Answer:

How was the sample population selected? ____ / 3 points Answer:

Did the researchers identify a theoretical model or conceptual framework to help them understand and interpret their findings? ____ / 3 points Answer:

How were the data collected? ____ / 4 points Answer:

How were the data analyzed? ____ / 4 points Answer:

What were the major findings? ____ / 3 points Answer:

How were the findings interpreted by the researchers? ____ / 3 points Answer:

Did the researchers identify any limitations of the study? If they did, what were these limitations? If they did not, did you identify any limitations? ____ / 3 points Answer:

What recommendations or suggestions for next steps did the researchers make? ____ / 3 points Answer:

Part II (20 points) A. Provide a brief (200 words) critical review of the article or study based on your responses to the preceding questions. (10 points) Answer: B.

In your opinion, what are the strengths and limitations of this study? Does this study make a significant contribution to the literature and advance the knowledge base? Why or why not? (10 points) Answer:

Answer 1

Q What problem or thesis statement did the authors identify? Is it clearly stated?

A: 1.Preganancy women affected with HIV

2.mother to child transmission of HIV

3.postpartum period as HIV-infected women.

its stated partially regarding HIV with pregenacey women risk factors and prevtion methods

Q.What is the primary research question? Is it clearly stated? Provide a rationale for your answer

A: the primary reaserach question is qualitative study of pregenancy moth women living with HIV in rural Uganda.

Q Is the approach appropriate given the research questions?

1.they have not mentioned what are the challnges are facing a pregancy women with preganancy. with culutral activities

Q. Are the literature review and sources provided comprehensive and current?

1.ts provided comrehensive resources regarding population affected in woman in pregancy

2.Comprehensvie Education counsling on ART therapy

3.numeric anyalsis on laborotory numerics

What are the study population and the sample population:

yes its same population in 2017 demographics

How was the sample population selected?

UGANDA POPULATION-BASED HIV IMPACT ASSESSMENT UPHIA 2016–2017

By uganda state Ministry

Twenty women were interviewed with median age 33 (IQR: 28-35) years, CD4 cell count 677 cells/mm3 (IQR: 440-767), number of live births 4 (IQR: 2-6), and number of living children 3 (IQR: 2-4.3). We summarize five identified coping strategies within a socio-ecological framework according to Bronfenbrenner's Ecological Model.

Did the researchers identify a theoretical model or conceptual framework to help them understand and interpret their findings

there is no frame work hence there is no reference evidance based report

4 points Answer:In sub-Saharan Africa, 58% of adults living with HIV are women. In Uganda, HIV prevalence is 8.3% for women compared to 6.1% for men.

How were the data analyzed:

conducted semi-structured interviews with postpartum WLWH accessing ART who had a pregnancy within 2 years prior to recruitment between February-August, 2014

Did the researchers identify any limitations of the study?

Limited study on how many cases ratio of mother to child transmission (PMTCT)

the number of cases are exposedto HIV infection and route of transmission

What were the major findings:

• the myriad challenges faced during pregnancy and the postpartum period
• We summarize five identified coping strategies within a socio-ecological framework according to Bronfenbrenner's Ecological Model.

What were the major findings:

• the myriad challenges faced during pregnancy and the postpartum period
• We summarize five identified coping strategies within a socio-ecological framework according to Bronfenbrenner's Ecological Model.

Critical Points on artical:

Backgound verification is limited its not extented but still realibale based on data

Methods are sequnced analysis of interviews ways of intelluca study of the report

Results are based on age summarized well based supporting document