| Criterion | Subquestions |
|---|---|
| Answerable by research | Would you say the research question is well framed? Can a single study or a very small number of studies be designed to answer the research question? Do you think that a study needed to answer the proposed research question would obtain ethical approval without major concerns? |
| Research feasibility | Is it likely that there will be sufficient capacity to carry out the proposed research? Is it feasible to provide the training required for staff to carry out the research? Is the cost and time required for this research reasonable? |
| Deliverability | Taking into account the level of difficulty with implementation of the potential delivery strategy (e.g., need for change of attitudes and beliefs, supervision, transport infrastructure), would you say that this strategy would be deliverable? Taking into account the resources available to implement the intervention, would you say that the potential delivery strategy would be affordable? Taking into account government capacity and partnership required, would you say that the potential delivery strategy would be sustainable? |
| Impact | Will the results of this research fill an important knowledge gap? Are the results from this research likely to shape future planning and implementation? Will the results of this research lead to a long-term reduction in disease burden? |
| Effect on equity | Would you say that the present distribution of the target disease burden/health issue affects mainly the poor and marginalized in the population? Would you say that the poor and marginalized would be the most likely to benefit from the results of the proposed research? Would you say that the proposed research has the overall potential to improve equity in disease burden distribution in the long-term (e.g., 10 yr)? |