Study design
Study design
This folder contains resources about quantitative and qualitative study designs and also a resource about choosing the right design for your research question.
Many people choose quantitative research study designs, but don't forget that qualitative study designs prepared by MSF in the folder. Please consider whether a qualitative study is more appropriate than a quantitative study when you are picking your study design. Qualitative research is particularly relevant when you are attempting to gain information from subjects who are not able to read and write well, or are from a marginalised population whose voices are seldom heard. Qualitative research can provide answer to many relevant questions in public health practice, especially regarding implementation… So often the what to do is quite clear, but the why and how much less so
The WHO book "Basic Epidemiology" by Bonita, Beaglehole and Kjellstroem (download pdf here) advises on basic quantitative study designs.
2000 analysing qualitative data.pdf
