Table 3.

List of criteria against in which to assess the determinants and options for intervention.

Criteria for the determinants (to define which has the strongest “causal relationship”)
Strength of evidence	based on rigor, type and quality of research outcomes supporting a given determinant
Plausibility	based on the general credibility/acceptability of the research outcomes and underlying assumptions supporting a given determinant
Consistency of findings	based on the amount of concordant research outcomes supporting a given determinant
Effect size	based on the magnitude of the effect: the larger the effect size in the research outcomes the stronger the causal relationship of a given determinant
Criteria for the options for intervention (to define which is the “most promising” for prioritization)
Feasibility	based on the degree for the intervention to be easily or conveniently implemented, both financially and logistically
Public health impact	based on the expected impact that the intervention would have on the human disease burden
Cost-effectiveness	based on the expected impact that the intervention would have on the cost of illness, after considering the costs of the intervention itself
Novelty/originality	based on the degree of innovation of the intervention: something that has been experienced/tried before and has not worked well could be less promising of something that has never been tried before