Table 5 Ten highest ranked research questions
Rank | Question | Final Score (% of times question was preferred over the alternative) |
|---|---|---|
1 | How can social protection programs for health be designed, implemented, and evaluated to ensure sustainability and scalability in low and middle-income countries, including conflict affected settings? (#6) | 80.5% |
2 | What are the contextual factors that influence the effectiveness of conditional and unconditional cash transfer schemes for health? (#29) | 71.1% |
3 | How can various social protection initiatives be best integrated or harmonized across sectors? (#21) | 66.7% |
4 | How cost-effective are CCT programs compared to supply-side interventions (e.g. strengthening quality of infrastructure and expanding services) in improving health? (#11) | 65.9% |
5 | What are the impacts of social protection programs in conflict affected settings and their effectiveness in improving health outcomes and access to health services? (#3) | 63.6% |
6 | What are the pathways through which social protection programs affect clinical and nonclinical outcomes, and what are the implications on program design? (#13) | 61.8% |
7 | What is the impact of social protection initiatives on health equity outcomes and equitable access to quality health care services for poor and marginalized populations? (#7) | 61.4% |
8 | How can routine information systems be strengthened and used to monitor and evaluate social protection systems for health? (#25) | 57.5% |
9 | How do social protection programs influence the interaction between public and private health care providers with regards to service availability, quality of care and utilization? (#22) | 55.6% |
10 | What are the effects of unconditional cash transfer programs on healthcare quality, coverage and outcomes across settings in low and middle-income countries? (#30) | 55.0% |