Table 2.
The priority health research questions for each of the four thematic areas.
| Thematic area | Top 10 priority health research questions | Mean prioritization score |
|---|---|---|
| Health systems, services and social determinants | Late presentation for facility-based healthcare | 9 |
| Access to the essential package of healthcare services among remote or rural communities | 9 | |
| Lessons learned from female health workers in Somalia | 9 | |
| Current mechanisms for interaction between researchers and decision makers in the generation of research evidence | 9 | |
| Impact of regular staff training on the quality of patient services | 9 | |
| Prevalence, severity and risk factors for dental caries among school children in Mogadishu, Somalia | 8,5 | |
| Patient privacy and confidentiality in private hospitals | 8.5 | |
| Major challenges for using data on decision making | 8.5 | |
| DHIS2 vs. other sources of data for informing decision making among doctors | 8 | |
| Prescription quality and associated practices among medical doctors | 8 | |
| Communicable diseases | Role/use of culturally adapted and context specific approaches for COVID-19 prevention | 8.5 |
| Pattern and extent of antimicrobial resistance of pathogenic bacteria in Somalia | 8.5 | |
| Prevalence of hepatitis B among pregnant and delivering women at selected health facilities in Somalia | 8.5 | |
| Burden of neglected tropical diseases | 7.5 | |
| Prevalence, severity and factors associated with dental caries among school children in Somalia | 8.5 | |
| Burden and factors associated with leading infectious diseases in Somalia | 7.5 | |
| Prevalence and factors associated factors with Helicobacter pylori infections in Somalia | 7.5 | |
| Hotspots for emerging/re-emerging infectious diseases of animal origin including Rift Valley fever, bovine tuberculosis and MERS-COV in Somalia | 7 | |
| Prevalence and factors associated with HIV infection in Somalia | 6.5 | |
| Coordination and capacity building to support cross-border disease surveillance and control policy and strategy | 6.5 | |
| Non-communicable diseases | Magnitude of chronic kidney disease and its risk factors among patients attending selected public hospitals in Mogadishu, Somalia | 8 |
| Prevalence and risk factors for NCDs | 8.5 | |
| Status of cancer management | 8.5 | |
| Prevalence and risk factors for hepatocellular, esophageal and breast cancers | 8.5 | |
| Prevalence and factors associated with overweight and obesity | 8.5 | |
| Availability and quality of facility-based mental health services | 7.5 | |
| Prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder among displaced populations | 7.5 | |
| Prevalence and factors associated with drugs and substance abuse among school children | 8 | |
| Extent and impact of drug abuse among students | 8 | |
| Barriers and facilitators to implement high intensity talk therapy in community care | 7 | |
| Reproductive, maternal, neonatal, child, adolescent health and nutrition | Preference of home delivery over health facility delivery | 8.5 |
| Enrollment and retention into antenatal care clinics | 8.5 | |
| Effectiveness of campaigns against female genital mutilation practices | 8 | |
| Barriers to primary health care utilization | 8 | |
| Prevalence and associated factors associated with malnutrition among under five children | 8 | |
| Prevalence and factors associated with anemia among pregnant women | 7.5 | |
| Determinants and utilization of maternal and child health services | 7 | |
| Determinants (including male involvement) and utilization of contraceptives | 7 | |
| Immunization status and its determinant among 12–23 months children | 7 | |
| Utilization of sexual and reproductive health services | 6 |