Table 1.

Description of the categories used in the analysis

	Category	Description
1	Health systems research	Examination of healthcare practices, health service delivery (access, barriers and quality) and the structure of healthcare systems;
2	Health policy and strategies	Research on processes used in the implementation of public health initiatives (policies, programs and practices) as well as the contextual factors that affect these processes
3	Clinical research	Clinical and laboratory-based studies conducted in human subjects/samples, including evaluation of treatment regimens intended for human use
4	Basic biomedical research	Laboratory-based research; studies of genes and gene products, molecular, cellular and physiological structures and functions, biological pathways and processes including immune function, bioinformatics, development and characterization of mathematical models
5	Population-based research	Studies of disease surveillance and distribution that track incidence, prevalence, morbidity, co-morbidity and mortality including ongoing monitoring of large scale cohorts, social determinants of health, factors relating to physical environment associated with the cause, risk or development of disease
6	Social sciences research	Research that explores beliefs, attitudes and behavioral perspectives, including interpersonal relations, sexual behavior, risk perceptions, knowledge of the disease
7	Product development & new technologies	Discovery, development and testing of new drugs, vaccines and biopharmaceuticals; testing and evaluation of markers, technologies, devices and kits for diagnosis, prediction, prognosis and monitoring in clinical, community or special settings