Category | Topic | Africa | Americas | Asia | Eastern Mediterranean | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Policy priorities | Groups attributing priorities to the government | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 |    Government officials | 98 | 5 | 77 | 28 | 208 |
 |    Researchers | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
 |    Stakeholders | 15 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 27 |
 | Articles mentioning specific targets | 27 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 50 |
 | All articles describing specific policy priorities in the health sector | 125 | 6 | 89 | 44 | 264 |
Health research evidence | Topics of research studies|| | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 |    Articles describing infectious disease research | 275 | 121 | 132 | 55 | 583 |
 | HIV/AIDS | 188 | 30 | 26 | 14 | 258 |
 | Malaria | 49 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 57 |
 | Tuberculosis | 14 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 34 |
 | Avian influenza | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 24 |
 | Hepatitis (A, B, C) | 2 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 18 |
 | Schistosomiasis | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
 | Chagas disease | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
 | Dengue fever | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
 | Other | 34 | 67 | 70 | 35 | 206 |
 |    Articles describing chronic disease research | 11 | 103 | 218 | 60 | 392 |
 | Cancer | 5 | 29 | 113 | 18 | 165 |
 | Cardiovascular diseases | 1 | 17 | 37 | 11 | 66 |
 | Diabetes | 2 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 41 |
 | Obesity | 0 | 13 | 18 | 1 | 32 |
 | Neurodegenerative disorders | 0 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 19 |
 | Other | 6 | 28 | 41 | 28 | 103 |
 |    Other research topics: |  |  |  |  |  |
 | Reproductive health | 61 | 48 | 38 | 36 | 183 |
 | Mental health¶ | 14 | 45 | 28 | 9 | 96 |
 | Nutrition | 15 | 26 | 35 | 16 | 92 |
 | Sexual health¶ | 10 | 6 | 18 | 13 | 47 |
 | Complementary and alternative medicine¶ | 3 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 30 |
 | Health systems¶ | 10 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 27 |
 | Other | 55 | 99 | 211 | 59 | 424 |
 | All articles specifying the topics of their research studies | 389 | 356 | 523 | 200 | 1468 |
 | Location of researchers described in articles |  |  |  |  |  |
 |    Within jurisdiction | 144 | 279 | 380 | 137 | 940 |
 |    Outside jurisdiction | 142 | 75 | 117 | 46 | 380 |
 | All articles specifying the location of researchers | 259 | 342 | 466 | 174 | 1241 |
 | Types of studies |  |  |  |  |  |
 |    Systematic reviews | 3 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 31 |
 |    Randomized control trials | 36 | 32 | 16 | 31 | 115 |
 |    Observational studies | 30 | 66 | 67 | 22 | 185 |
 |    Studies in basic science | 3 | 60 | 148 | 15 | 226 |
 |    Other | 5 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 23 |
 | All articles specifying the types of studies | 77 | 175 | 243 | 74 | 569 |
Policy dialogues | Articles mentioning the participation of the following groups in policy dialogues | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 |    Government officials | 154 | 8 | 101 | 24 | 287 |
 |    Researchers | 19 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 27 |
 |    Stakeholders | 151 | 8 | 100 | 24 | 283 |
 | Articles describing policy dialogues that resulted in policy recommendations or agreements to action | 48 | 4 | 32 | 10 | 94 |
 | All articles describing policy dialogues that address health issues | 154 | 8 | 104 | 24 | 290 |