Table 3.

Top 10 research questions according to their achieved research priority score (RPS), with average expert agreement (AEA) related to each question

Rank	Proposed research question	Res. type	Answerable?	Effective?	Deliverable?	Burden reduct.?	Equitable?	AEA (%)	RPS (weigh)
1	Identification of low birth weight (LBW) infants within 24-48 h of birth for additional care among those born at home	HPSR	94	89	89	71	89	82.1	84.2
2	Approaches to improve quality of care of LBW infants in health facilities	HPSR	81	100	94	79	72	80.8	83.9
3	Identification of current behaviors, and barriers and supports for optimal home care practices, including care seeking for illness	HPSR	86	78	86	74	97	77.6	82.7
4	Approaches to increase the use of antenatal corticosteriods in preterm labor in resource-poor settings	HPSR	81	91	100	71	81	81.9	82.4
5	Effective interventions for achieving early initiation of breastfeeding including feeding mode and techniques for those unable to suckle directly from the breast	RIEI	86	100	97	67	72	79.0	81.5
6	Approaches to improve access to care for the subset of LBW infants who need hospital care	HPSR	94	82	78	76	81	74.8	81.4
7	Improved criteria for identifying LBW infants who need to be cared for in a hospital	EPI	86	97	81	71	78	75.4	80.8
8	Effectiveness of improved cord care (eg, chlorhexidine application)	RIEI	94	91	81	60	86	78.7	78.8
9	Comparison of Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) and alternative methods of keeping the LBW infant warm in community settings	RIEI	89	97	78	55	97	82.8	78.6
10	Approaches to increase the use of antibiotics for premature prolonged rupture of membranes in resource-poor settings	HPSR	94	81	75	60	97	75.7	78.2

EPI – epidemiological research, HPSR – health policy and systems research, RIEI – research to improve existing interventions, RDNI – research to develop new interventions