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Debre Tabor University

College of Health sciences


Social and Public Health Unit

Research report writing

By: Marelign Tilahun (Assistant Professor, MPH/Epidemiology & Biostatistics)

12/10/24 1
A research report
 Is a written document that communicates
the purpose, scope, hypotheses, methods,
findings, limitations and finally
recommendations of a research project to
others.
 It is a record of the research process.
 It is a means of communication that can be:
 Understood,
 Believed and trusted by everyone

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Thesis report writing format
cont…
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
COLLEGE OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES
ARBA MINCH UNIVERSITY

TITLE:

NAME OF THE STUDENT:

A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC


HEALTH, COLLEGE OF MEDICINE AND HEALHT SCIENCES,
ARBA MINCH UNIVERSITY IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
IN PUBLIC HEALTH
TIME
PLACE
Thesis report writing format
cont…
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
COLLEGE OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES
ARBA MINCH UNIVERSITY

TITLE:

NAME OF THE STUDENT:


NAME OF ADVISOR(S):

A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC


HEALTH, COLLEGE OF MEDICINE AND HEALHT SCIENCES,
ARBA MINCH UNIVERSITY IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
IN PUBLIC HEALTH
TIME
PLACE
Outline of thesis report
 Title
 Acknowledgement
 Abstract
 Introduction
 Methods
 Results
 Discussion
 Reference
 Annex
Thesis report writing format
cont…
Acknowledgement

---------------------------------------------------------
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Acronyms
………………………………………………………..
Table of contents
-----------------------------------------------------------
------
List of tables
-----------------------------------------------------------
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List of figurers
-----------------------------------------------------------
-----
List of Annexes
Thesis report writing format
cont…
Abstract
(Not more than 350 words)

Introduction
(Maximum 4 pages)

Subdivision of the introduction section


might not be required but the concepts
of statement of the problem, literature
review, and justification of the study
need to be reflected.
Thesis report writing format
cont…
Objectives
(Maximum one page)
General objective
Specific objectives
Thesis report writing format
cont…
Methods
(Maximum 3-5 pages)
This section can be divided into:
Study design
Study area
Study population
Sample size & sampling procedures
Variables
Operational definitions
Data collection procedures (instrument, personnel, data
quality control)
Data analysis

Ethical considerations
(Maximum half (page)
Thesis report writing format
cont…
Results
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------
Discussion
(Maximum 6 pages)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------
Conclusion
(Maximum one page)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------
Recommendation
(Maximum one page)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------
References
(Use Vancouver Style)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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 Annexes
Abstract
 The abstract will be the first part of your
study that will be read
 Writing abstracts demands thorough
reflection and is time consuming

Purpose of abstract
 To highlight key points from the major
sections of the manuscript
Components of the abstract
Component of Abstracted from
abstract
Brief description of the Introduction
problem (Why this study
was needed)
Main objectives of the Introduction/ objective
study
Place of the study Methods
Type of the study & Methods
methods used
Main findings Results
Conclusions and Discussion
recommendations
Introduction

Purpose → to explain why your study is needed

Components of introduction:
•Statement of the problem
•Literature review
•Justification
Methods
 Purpose → to describe how you collected,
organized and analyzed data that are
relevant to the purpose of the study
 Organize into logical subsections that
illustrate the steps you took to collect,
organize and analyze the data
 Describe what you did, not what you
found
 Describe original methods in detail;
otherwise give references
Results
 Purpose → to describe the results of data
analysis that are relevant to the study
 Describe what you found, not what you did

 Systematic presentation of your findings in


relation to the research objective is crucial
Discussion
 The findings can now be discussed by
objective or by cluster of related
variables , which should lead to
conclusions and possible
recommendations.
 The discussion may include findings from
other related studies that support or
contradict your own.
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Conclusions and
recommendations
 Conclusions can be short

 The conclusions should logically follow the


same order.

 The recommendations are again placed in


roughly the same sequence as the
conclusions.

 It may be summarized according to the


groups towards which they are directed
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Annexes or appendices
 Contains additional information needed to
enable professionals to follow the research
procedures and data analysis.
 Information that would be useful to special
categories of readers but is not of interest to the
average reader can be included
 Examples are:
 Lists of hospitals, districts, villages etc. that
participated in the study
 Questionnaires or check lists used for data collection.
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References
There are two methods of referencing
 The references can be numbered in the sequence in
which they appear in the report and then listed in
this order in the list of references (Vancouver
system).
 For an article Author(s)’ Surname followed by
initials. Title of article. Name of Journal. Year,
Volume(number): page numbers of article.
 For a book the following information should be
noted. Author(s)’ Surname followed by initials. Title
of book, Place: Publisher, year, Edition
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References cont’d …
 Another possibility is the Harvard system of
listing in brackets the author’s name(s) in the
text followed by the date of the publication
and page number. In the list of references, the
publications are then arranged in alphabetical
order by the principal author’s last name.

 Example: Abramson JH (1990) 4th ed. Survey


methods in community medicine. Edinburgh:
Churchill Livingstone
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