Four components of a good title:

• Use action words.
• Reflect implementation and intervention themes.
• Include specific target populations (adolescents, children under 5 years of age etc.)

• Outlines what is being studied and why.
• Summarizes expected outcomes, including the intended impact(s).
• Provides a clear succinct rationale for why the project should be funded

• Summarizes the purpose of the study.
• It is a paragraph rather than a single statement.
• Establishes the direction and captures the essence of the study.
• Should be clear and concise.
• Incorporates your general objectives and uses action words to succinctly outline the purpose of the study.
• Reflects the research design of the study.
• Leads logically to the research question(s).

• Should be of interest to the research community, researchers, policy-makers; decision-makers, funding agencies, health care providers, and the communities the research will ultimately affect.
• Should be answerable.
• Are shaped by the problem, and in turn should logically influence the research design.
• Are clear and specific.
• Are feasible.
• Provide information required to evaluate interventions or progress.
• Analyse possible causes for missed targets in order to find solutions.
• Answering the question will result in important information or in developing relevant interventions.

• Demonstrates familiarity with the topic.
• Summarizes what is not known about the topic.
• Establishes credibility.
• Places proposed research in a broader context.
• Demonstrates relevance by making connections to a body of knowledge.