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Table 1 Number of papers included in the literature by category

From: The quest for a framework for sustainable and institutionalised priority-setting for health research in a low-resource setting: the case of Zambia

Category of paper

Description

Number of papers

1. PS Framework: concepts, theory, steps

These papers are largely theoretical or conceptual in nature; they describe, for instance, who developed a specific PS framework and why, the steps required in applying a framework, considerations of the stakeholders to involve, the use of criteria, and so on

23

2. PS Framework: application

These papers described case studies of health research PS exercises that applied the different frameworks; the focus here was on the reported experiences with the use of the frameworks, the documented strengths and limitations

59

3. PS Framework: specific elements

These are elements relevant to health research PS such as stakeholder engagement, criteria generation, use of evidence and evaluation (strengths and limitations) stemming from either a PS for health research framework or a case study application

26

Total

 

108

  1. PS priority setting