| Context |
| 1-The resources available for the exercise were reported |
[22, 23, 31] |
3 (17.6) |
| 2-The focus of the exercise was clearly stated (what it was about and who it was for) |
[21–37] |
17 (100) |
| 3-The underlying values or principles were clear |
[21, 22, 24–37] |
16 (94.1) |
| 4-The health environment in which the process took place was described |
[21, 24–33, 35–37] |
14 (82.3) |
| 5-The research environment in which the process took place was described |
[21, 24–29, 31–37] |
14 (82.3) |
| 6-The political environment in which the process took place was described |
[29] |
1 (5.8) |
| 7-The economic/financial environment in which the process took place was described |
[32] |
1 (5.8) |
| Use of a comprehensive approach |
| 8-The process of priority setting was described in detail |
[22, 23, 29, 31–33] |
6 (35.2) |
| Inclusiveness |
| 9-The participants involved in setting research priorities were described |
[21–23, 26, 28–37] |
14 (82.3) |
| 10-An appropriate representation of expertise was included |
[22, 23, 28, 30–33, 36] |
8 (47) |
| 11-An appropriate representation of sex was included |
[22, 23, 33, 34, 36] |
5 (29.4) |
| 12-An appropriate representation of regional participation was included |
[21–23, 28–31, 33, 34, 36, 37] |
11 (64.7) |
| 13-Relevant health sectors and other constituencies were included |
[22, 23, 26, 28–30, 32, 36, 37] |
9 (52.9) |
| Information gathering |
| 14-The information and sources used to inform the priority setting exercise were referenced |
[21–33, 37] |
14 (82.3) |
| Planning for implementation |
| 15-Plans for translation of research priorities were discussed |
[21, 31, 37] |
3 (17.6) |
| 16-Who will implement the research priorities and how |
[21, 31, 37] |
3 (17.6) |
| Criteria |
| 17-Relevant criteria to focus discussion around setting priorities were stated |
[22, 23, 26, 32, 33, 37] |
6 (35.2) |
| Methods for deciding on priorities |
| 18-Approach for deciding on priorities was described (e.g., consensus or metrics based |
[21–27, 29–33, 37] |
13 (76.4) |
| Evaluation |
| 19-When and how evaluation of the established priorities and the priority setting process will take place were defined (e.g., multiple sessions) |
0 |
0 |
| Transparency |
| 20-Clarity about the approach used was stated, i.e., who set the priorities how priorities were set |
[21–23, 25–32, 36, 37] |
13 (76.4) |
