Field testing of a multicriteria decision analysis (MCDA) framework for coverage of a screening test for cervical cancer in South Africa

Table 1 Committee member responses to whether specific decision criteria should be considered in decision making

Criteria	Total number of responses	Distribution of responses
		Always	Sometimes Never
MCDA matrix criteria
Quality of evidence
Adherence to requirements of decision making body	9	33	67	0
Completeness and consistency of reporting evidence	9	89	11	0
Relevance and validity of evidence	9	89	11	0
Disease impact
Disease severity	9	89	11	0
Size of population affected by disease	9	67	33	0
Intervention
Current clinical guidelines	9	89	11	0
Current interventions limitations	9	78	22	0
Improvement of efficacy/effectiveness	9	89	11	0
Improvement of safety & tolerability	9	78	22	0
Improvement of PRO, convenience & adherence	9	44	56	0
Public health interest (prevention & risk reduction)	9	78	22	0
Type of medical service	9	89	11	0
Economics
Budget impact on health plan	9	100	0	0
Cost-effectiveness of intervention	9	89	11	0
Impact on other spending	9	78	22	0
Other criteria
Appropriate use	9	89	11	0
Opportunity costs	9	78	22	0
Organizational structure	9	22	78	0
Stakeholder pressures	9	33	67	0
Political context	9	11	89	0
Population priorities and access	9	22	78	0
Regulatory status of intervention	9	56	44	0

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