Table 2. Research topics that achieved the 15 highest priority scores.

Rank	Topic	Score
1	Identify the main barriers to uptake and use of modern contraceptives in settings with very low prevalences of contraceptive use	86.23
2	Identify mechanisms to integrate postpartum FP services with other interventions – such as child vaccination and control of HIV infection – to improve health care and uptake of FP services	83.90
3	Determine strategies to increase post-abortion contraception uptake and continuation	83.80
4	Identify effective strategies to overcome the barriers to contraceptive uptake in the postpartum period	82.68
5	Develop mechanisms to improve the physical, financial and social access of marginalized populationsa to FP products and services	81.13
6	Investigate the determinants of the discontinuation and switching of contraceptive methods	80.81
7	Evaluate the unmet need for FP, particularly that among marginalized populationsa	79.89
8	Investigate the determinants of acceptability and continuation of use of FP methods in marginalized populationsa	78.48
9	Identify strategies to ensure that integrated services for maternal health and FP are effectively adopted by governments	77.63
10	Identify mechanisms to prevent out-of-stock events in contraceptive supply systems	77.03
11	Assess the effectiveness of task-shifting in increasing the access to – and quality of – FP services	76.66
12	Identify and assess appropriate strategies to prevent unplanned pregnancies among adolescents	75.66
13	Evaluate effect of engaging private sector to increase the equity in access to – and utilization of – FP products and services, by modalities such as franchising and social marketing	73.59
14	Ascertain the social and sexual determinants of unwanted or mistimed pregnancies and approaches to prevent such pregnancies	72.90
15	Assess the impact of financing schemes on the quality and coverage of FP servicesb	72.37

FP, family planning; HIV, human immunodeficiency virus.

^a Examples of “marginalized populations” include adolescents and HIV-positive women.

^b “Financing schemes” may involve any combination of vouchers, performance-related payments and conditional cash transfers.