Table 1.

Methods for Identifying Health Research Gaps, Needs, and Priorities

Method	All		Gaps only		Needs only		Priorities only		Gaps and needs		Gaps and priorities		Needs and priorities		Gaps, needs, and priorities
	N=167		N=12		N=10		N=23		N=5		N=24		N=88		N=5
	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%
Framework tool	6	4	0	0	0	0	1	4	1	20	3	13	0	0	1	20
JLA PSP	46	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	46	53	0	0
ENHR	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0
CHNRI	11	7	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	0	6	25	4	5	0	0
Systematic review	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
Literature review	29	17	3	25	2	0	5	22	2	40	7	29	7	8	3	60
Evidence mapping	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
Qualitative methods	28	17	1	8	2	20	2	9	1	20	4	17	14	16	4	80
Quantitative methods	54	32	1	8	2	20	11	48	2	40	11	46	22	25	5	100
Consensus methods	22	13	0	0	0	0	3	13	1	20	4	17	11	13	3	60
Workshop/conference	61	37	12	100	7	70	13	57	5	100	5	21	15	17	4	80
Stakeholder consultation	7	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	20	1	4	3	3	2	40
Review in-progress data	12	7	0	0	1	10	0	0	1	20	3	13	6	7	1	20
Review source materials	25	16	0	0	0	0	3	13	2	40	11	46	5	6	5	100
Other	28	17	0	0	2	20	6	26	0	0	4	17	14	16	2	40

JLA PSP, James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnerships; ENHR, Essential National Health Research; CHNRI, Child Health and Nutrition Research Initiative. Numbers in columns may add up to more than the total N or 100% since some studies employed more than one method