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Table 6 Solutions proposed by respondent and their frequency of being proposed
| Proposed solution | Frequency |
|---|---|
| Development of tools and standards | |
| Development of standard methodological and reporting guidelines that are acceptable (i.e. understandable and perceived useful) for decision-makers and stakeholders in the country | 19 |
| ᅟImprovement or development of tools for utility weights | 3 |
| Development of standard approaches for costing | 1 |
| Generation of data and construction of databases | |
| Construction of a database to collate all essential data and information needed in the analysis, i.e. cost and clinical data, from data that already exists in the health systems | 7 |
| Generation of cost data through studies or standard cost lists | 2 |
| Development of utility or disutility weights for LMICs locally and/or by region | 2 |
| Conduct of studies on utility weights in the context | 2 |
| Encouragement to the conduct of local clinical studies | 1 |
| Conduct of research to estimate cost-effectiveness threshold | 1 |
| Capacity-building | |
| Capacity-building to increase both the quantity of economic evaluation practitioners and the quality of their work | 7 |
| Networking and system to support and appraise | |
| Create local system, e.g. technical committee, to support and appraise the conduct of economic evaluation | 4 |
| Engagement of relevant stakeholders in the conduct of studies and facilitating more interaction between and among different stakeholders to create buy-in | 3 |
| Creation of linkage and network with other researchers working in developing countries for knowledge and research sharing | 1 |
