Table 4.

Brief explanation of the Council on Health Research for Development (COHRED) [10]

Overall process	COHRED uses a management process for national level exercises to show important steps for priority setting processes.
How are participants identified?	Participants are identified through the chosen methods outlined in the steps of the COHRED guide.
How are research ideas identified	Identification of priority issues much choose method best suited to local context and needs either through compound approaches (ENHR, CAM, Burden of Disease) or foresighting techniques (Visioning, Delphi). Consider using more than one method to optimize usefulness of results.
Scoring criteria	COHRED presents ranking techniques that can be used to rank priority issues including direct and indirect valuation techniques.
Scoring options	Ranked
Advantages	– Overview approach providing steps – Discusses wide range of options – Flexible to contexts and needs
Disadvantages	– Too general and unspecific – Lack of criteria transparency