title: IMPORTANCE OF MULTIPLE CRITERIA FOR PRIORITY SETTING OF HIV/AIDS INTERVENTIONS.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study describes the views of various stakeholders on the importance of different criteria for priority setting of HIV/AIDS interventions in Indonesia.
  
  
  METHODS
  Based on a general list of criteria and a focus group discussion with stakeholders (n = 6), a list was developed of thirty-two criteria that play a role in priority setting in HIV/AIDS control in West-Java province. Criteria were categorized according to the World Health Organization's health system goals and building block frameworks. People living with HIV/AIDS (n = 49), healthcare workers (HCW) (n = 41), the general population (n = 43), and policy makers (n = 22) rated the importance of thirty-two criteria on a 5-point Likert-scale. Thereafter, respondents ranked the highest rated criteria to express more detailed preferences.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Stakeholders valued the following criteria as most important for the priority setting of HIV/AIDS interventions: an intervention's impact on the HIV/AIDS epidemic, reduction of stigma, quality of care, effectiveness on individual level, and feasibility in terms of current capacity of the health system (i.e., HCW, product, information, and service requirements), financial sustainability, and acceptance by donors. Overall, stakeholders' preferences for the importance of criteria are similar.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our study design outlines an approach for other settings to identify which criteria are important for priority setting of health interventions. For Indonesia, these study results may be used in priority setting processes for HIV/AIDS control and may contribute to more transparent and systematic allocation of resources.
authors.affiliation: Radboud Institute of Health Sciences,Radboud University Medical CenterNoor.Tromp@radboudumc.nl.
authors.forename: Noor
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tromp
authors.affiliation: TB-HIV Research Center,Faculty of Medicine,Padjadjaran University.
authors.forename: Rozar
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Prawiranegara
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Economics and Business,Padjadjaran University.
authors.forename: Adiatma
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Siregar
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health,Faculty of Medicine,Padjadjaran University.
authors.forename: Deni
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sunjaya
authors.affiliation: Radboud Institute of Health Sciences,Radboud University Medical Center.
authors.forename: Rob
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Baltussen
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D017144:Focus Groups; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015276:Health Care Rationing; D006291:Health Policy; D006292:Health Priorities; D006801:Humans; D007214:Indonesia / Q000453:epidemiology; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D057545:Social Stigma
keywords: HIV/AIDS; Indonesia; Multi criteria decision making; Priority setting