The vast majority also thought it was acceptable to target a Hb concentration of >10 g/dL as part of a liberal transfusion strategy.
The evaluation tools for this study (five day survey, 12-week survey, chart audit tool, staff survey) have now been well-tested, and have been shown to be acceptable to the target group.
However, the research that was part of the report investigated the attitude of the target population which was (unintentionally) an elaboration of one of the criteria of Wilson and Jungner, in so far that the test should be acceptable to the target population.
In some of these cases, the target condition is less precisely defined and multiple case definitions may be acceptable to describe or approximate the target condition.
A consent rate of 92% of eligible patients was achieved, demonstrating that the recruitment protocol was acceptable to this target group.
In order to ensure this was a brief, user friendly, internet questionnaire that was acceptable to a target population the survey instrument was limited to 21 items written in French.
In summary, to be appropriate for scaling up, population health interventions generally required evidence of effectiveness, had the potential for substantially expanded reach and system adoption, had evidence showing that they were acceptable to the target groups and settings, and could be delivered at an acceptable and sustainable cost.
The aim was to make sure that it was no longer acceptable to target civilians assisting in the general war effort - which in a modern society could be taken to cover almost any adult.
He said he knew from personal experience how much laborious discussion went into deciding when it was acceptable to shoot at a legitimate target if civilians were nearby, adding that there had been several events in this war in which he suspected that the wrong decision had been made.
In a separate statement, Britain's National Union of Journalists (NUJ) said: "We want to send a strong message to Turkish authorities - it is simply not acceptable to target journalists in your turbulent times.
