Table 2 Types of research projects by priority areas and study design at Makerere University College of Health Sciences
Priority areas | N = 1172 |
 MDGs | |
  Child health | 211 (18) |
  Maternal health | 184 (16) |
  Infectious diseases | 493 (42) |
   HIV | 246 (21) |
   TB | 71 (6) |
   Malaria | 55 (5) |
   NTDs | 16 (1) |
   Other IDs | 105 (9) |
  NCDs | 380 (33) |
   CVD | 51 (4) |
   DM | 24 (2) |
   Mental illness | 68 (6) |
   Cancer | 68 (6) |
   Injury | 75 (6) |
   Other NCDs | 96 (8) |
  Nutrition/hunger | 50 (4) |
  Water/sanitation | 23 (2) |
 WHO HSS pillar | |
  Services delivery | 776 (66) |
  Human resources | 20 (2) |
  Supply chain | 11 (1) |
  Information systems | 11 (1) |
  Governance | 10 (1) |
  Financing | 9 (1) |
Study design | N = 1172 |
 Quantitative design | |
  Cross-sectional | 879 (75) |
  Cohort | 95 (8) |
  Case control | 74 (7) |
  Randomised trials | 58 (5) |
  Diagnostic accuracy | 39 (3) |
  Economic evaluation | 12 (1) |
 Qualitative design | |
  Case study | 241 (21) |
  Narratives | 4 (0.3) |
   Data collection a | |
  Focus group discussions | 170 (15) |
  Key informant interviews | 85 (7) |
  In-depth interviews | 6 (0.3) |
 Level of researchb | |
  Clinical | 803 (69) |
  Public health | 329 (28) |
  Services | 189 (16) |
  Epidemiology | 111 (10) |
  Policy | 15 (1) |
  Resources | 14 (1) |
  Laboratory | 28 (2) |