Mixed methods research in public health: theoretical underpinnings and practical applications
*Corresponding Author:Received Date: Feb 12, 2024 / Published Date: Jun 10, 2025
Citation: Yoseph A (2025) Mixed Methods Research in Public Health: Theoretical Underpinnings and Practical Applications. J Community Med Health Educ 15: 925.
Copyright: © 2025 Yoseph A. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Abstract
Currently, public health researchers are investigating several complex and multi-faced health problems that require Mixed-Method Approaches (MMA) to clearly understand problems and design proper intervention approaches and policy formulation. Besides, a comprehensive comprehension of the complex operation of society is vital. The MMA helps in having a broader understanding of the functioning and structure of the community at large. MMA deliberately integrates qualitative and quantitative approaches carefully to build on the merits of each other and confirm that the findings of research are closer to the truth. Therefore, public health scholars must have an excellent comprehension of the MMA and its philosophical foundations for discovering the complex conditions that challenge public health nowadays. However, public health researchers do not clearly understand the theoretical underpinnings and practical application of MMA, despite its popularity in developing countries. Therefore, this article aimed to provide comprehensive evidence on the theoretical underpinnings and practical application of MMA.
