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Author section
The author section is a self-reporting format comprising of 8 domains.
The first domain, i.e, basic information, includes information regarding title of
the study, year of the study and ethical approvals sought for the study. The title should
reflect the study design, study setting, intervention, comparator and disease/program
of concern. The second and third domains talk about the need for the study being
conducted as well as its implications for policy making.
The next domain asks for a complete description of the analysis in terms of
objectives, intervention, control, target population, study perspective, discount rate
and time horizon. The fifth domain correspond to the study methods. This section asks
about information pertaining to the choice of model, time horizon and perspective
along with justification for the choice. Information pertaining to inclusion of various
types of costs and estimation of health-related outcomes is included. This domain also
seeks information pertaining to the analyses conducted in the study such as
uncertainty analyses, Equity analysis, budget impact analysis and stakeholder
analysis.
The next domain talks about assumptions made pertaining to various model
parameter. The seventh domain pertains to reporting of the results of all types of
analysis performed. The last section talks about validation of the results, statement of
limitations and strengths followed by key conclusion and recommendations.
All the responses will be in the form of Yes, No, Not Applicable (NA), Not
Reported (NR), page numbers, line numbers, figure/table numbers wherever
appropriate.
Reviewer section: Report/manuscript review
The domains under this section are more or less similar to the above section.
The difference is that this section talks about the appropriateness of choices made for
the analysis conducted. The first domain is regarding appropriateness of basic
information pertaining to the analysis. It includes questions such as whether the title
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