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Step 2: Search the literature.
Undertake an in-depth analysis of the literature to identify that enough information exists about the health issue and the target group to enable you to undertake a PABCAR analysis.
The ‘published’ literature refers to journal articles you will find via the Curtin databases and books. The published ‘grey’ literature refers to information that has been published in a non-commercial form (e.g. government reports, organisational health promotion program evaluation reports).
If you cannot find sufficient information, you may need to make some adjustments to your topic so that you can still use the information that you have already gathered (e.g. change age group or community/country of interest).
You are required to locate, select and clearly present relevant information from a range of current peerreviewed and reputable sources – journal articles, books and reports from reputable university, government or international organisations. Find the most current information on that issue that you can. Ensure that you are not basing your argument on information that was later disproven or moderated after further research or program evaluations. Most of your references would thus be published within the last 10 years. It is possible for you to cite older information if you find early studies that were never repeated/republished once a fundamental idea was proven or original publications of theoretical or conceptual models that form the basis of current public health practice. It is expected that you will source your information from at least 20 appropriate sources. Take care not to overuse websites (use no more than 4) and to only use academically credible websites. Note that, if you have downloaded a report as a PDF document from a reputable website, for example WHO or AIHW, it counts as a report rather than a website.
