Table 1.

Areas of study, methods and data sources

Areas of Study	Methods	Data Sources
Context: perceived problems and issues	Qualitative	Interviews with ICDDR,B management; key donors; principal researchers
	Quantitative	Measurement of research output and topics; Financial analysis
Intervention	Qualitative	Interviews with ICDDR,B management; key donors; principal researchers Discussion with M&E unit
	Quantitative	Assessment of data provided against M&E indicators
Impact of intervention; changes within ICDDR,B	Qualitative	Interviews with ICDDR,B management; key donors; principal researchers Discussion with M&E unit; Discussion among authors
	Quantitative	Measurement of research output Financial analysis
Impact externally	Qualitative	Interviews with Government of Bangladesh policy makers; collaborating research institutes; other national and international development agencies in Bangladesh