ArticleAfrican health sciences2017
Assessment of policy makers' individual and organizational capacity to acquire, assess, adapt and apply research evidence for maternal and child health policy making in Nigeria: a cross-sectional quantitative survey.
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- Institutional roles, structures, funding and research partnerships towards evidence-informed policy-making: a multisector survey among policy-makers in Nigeria.Health research policy and systems · 2023Article
- The experience of a regional network of health policy and systems actors in translating evidence into policy and action in West Africa.Ghana medical journal · 2022Article
- Policymakers' Research Capacities, Engagement, and Use of Research in Public Health Policymaking.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Promoting the use of evidence in health policymaking in the ECOWAS region: the development and contextualization of an evidence-based policymaking guidance.Globalization and health · 2020Article
- [Institutionalizing evidence-based policies in BrazilInstitucionalización de las políticas informadas por evidencia].Revista panamericana de salud publica = Pan American journal of public health · 2020Article
- Revisiting public health programming in Nigeria: challenges and solutions.International journal of general medicine · 2019Article
- Sexuality, mother-child health and infectious diseases.African health sciences · 2017Article
- Promoting the use of evidence in health policy-making in the economic commission of the West African States Region: Exploring the perception of policy-makers on the necessity of an evidence-based policy-making guidance.Annals of African medicineArticle
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Abstract
backgroundThroughout the world, there is increasing awareness and acknowledgement of the value of research evidence in the development of effective health policy and in quality health care practice and administration. Among the major challenges associated with the lack of uptake of research evidence into policy and practice in Nigeria is the capacity constraints of policymakers to use research evidence in policy making.
objectiveTo assess the capacity of maternal and child health policy makers to acquire, access, adapt and apply available research evidence.
methodsThis cross-sectional quantitative survey was conducted at a national maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH) stakeholders' engagement event. An evidence to policy self-assessment questionnaire was used to assess the capacity of forty MNCH policy makers to acquire, assess, adapt and apply research evidence for policy making.
resultsLow mean ratings were observed ranging from 2.68-3.53 on a scale of 5 for knowledge about initiating/conducting research and capacity to assess authenticity, validity, reliability, relevance and applicability of research evidence and for organizational capacity for promoting and using of research for policy making.
conclusionThere is need to institute policy makers' capacity development programmes to improve evidence-informed policymaking.
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