Structured PREreview of “What slows the progress of health systems strengthening at subnational level? A Political Economy Analysis of three districts in Uganda”
- Published
- DOI
- 10.5281/zenodo.10258604
- License
- CC BY 4.0
- Does the introduction explain the objective of the research presented in the preprint?
- Yes
- The introduction briefly explains the history behind HSS in Uganda and outlines the purpose of the article.
- Are the methods well-suited for this research?
- Highly appropriate
- Are the conclusions supported by the data?
- Highly supported
- The results ultimately analyzed the root causes which face Uganda's health care system. These findings are supported by the research and are not extrapolated beyond the data presented.
- Are the data presentations, including visualizations, well-suited to represent the data?
- Somewhat appropriate and clear
- There is only one data table with ambiguous significance at the bottom of the paper. To increase accessibility, providing a written explanation of the data points and clear labels for the graph would improve the effectiveness of their data presentation.
- How clearly do the authors discuss, explain, and interpret their findings and potential next steps for the research?
- Somewhat clearly
- They mention the ideal next steps, but describe them through a hypothetical analysis instead of clear actions that can be taken.
- Is the preprint likely to advance academic knowledge?
- Highly likely
- The preprint advances the use of a political economy analysis in the study of health systems. Their approach also expands current research and contributes new information to discussions of Uganda's health care system.
- Would it benefit from language editing?
- No
- Would you recommend this preprint to others?
- Yes, it’s of high quality
- Is it ready for attention from an editor, publisher or broader audience?
- Yes, as it is
Competing interests
The author declares that they have no competing interests.