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Table 2 Levels of detail for defining research priorities

From: Global research priorities for social, behavioural and community engagement interventions for maternal, newborn and child health

Level of detail

Examples

Health area

Maternal health

Research avenue

Research to identify social, behavioural and community engagement interventions that contribute to improved maternal health and rights

Research option

Research on interventions to make health services more accountable and responsive to community needs for improved maternal health

Research question

Does community monitoring of health services influence health facility performance for maternal health?

Is there a set of indicators on health facility performance that will lead facilities to improve their services if the data is routinely made available to the public?