Table 1.

Summary of the 20 HIV/AIDS-research questions with the highest average scores based on the pre-workshop questionnaire (lines highlighted in grey: more than 10% of the respondents were undecided to give high or low priority).

Research areas	Topics	Undecided (%)	Average
General	Implementation research	6,9	1,07
General	HIV prevention, general	0,0	1,24
HIV andtuberculosis	Studies on provision of screening of TB patients for HIV	0,0	1,21
HIV andtuberculosis	Identification of best strategies for the co-management of TB and HIV care	0,0	1,29
HIV Care	Paediatriccoverage	3,7	1,14
HIV Care	Identification of socio-economic, behavioural, cultural, structural and other factors that have an impact on ART access and can be influenced by the programme	3,7	1,17
HIV epidemiology	Proportion of individuals becoming newly infected (incidence)	3,6	1,11
HIV prevention	Evaluation of combination of prevention approaches	3,4	1,24
Monitoring, datausage	Comprehensive inventory of publicly available data on HIV/AIDS	7,1	1,24
Monitoring, datausage	Studies on utilization of data	0,0	1,28
PMTCT	Evaluation of combination of prevention approaches	0,0	1,28
PMTCT	Early infant diagnosis – what is the proportion of mothers receiving test results	7.1	1.32
HIV care	Screening for cervical intraepithelial lesions (PAP)	25,0	1,14
HIV care	Contributionof private sector	14,8	1,28
HIV epidemiology	Numbers of individuals requiring ART	10,7	1,29
HIV support	Have workplace programs affected stigma and discrimination at the workplace	29,6	1,03
HIV support	To what extent does access to treatment promote HIV disclosure?	10,7	1,24
PMTCT	Identification of best strategies for provision and monitoring of CD4 testing and treatment for pregnant and breastfeeding women	10,7	1,18
PMTCT	Factors influencing the retention of care in the first 12 months of life	14,3	1,29
PMTCT	To what extent are recommendations regarding feeding options are understood by the service providers at different levels in the health delivery system	32,1	1,29