Table 1 Criteria for ranking research priority areas
From: Setting research priorities across science, technology, and health sectors: the Tanzania experience
Criteria | As determined by |
|---|---|
Appropriateness | Ethical and moral issues |
Availability of pre-existing data | |
Culturally accepted | |
Relevance | Equity focus and community concern/demand |
The size of the problem | |
Contributes to the national and sector objectives | |
Feasibility | Capacity of the system to support the research |
Financial and human resources available | |
Cultural/political environment | |
Impact of research outcome | Chance/opportunity to implement the research |
Use of the research results | |
Link of the research to policy decisions | |
Overall reduction of the problem, including cost | |
Opportunity to strengthen collaboration with partners | Presence of capable partners |
Availability of partner infrastructure and resources | |
Possibility that potential partners will collaborate to undertake the research | |
Possibility of greater research outcome with partner involvement |