Table 3 Six country research projects – the four evidence-policy considerations
From: Exploring evidence-policy linkages in health research plans: A case study from six countries
Country | Health System Research Project | C1:Development Context | C2:Research Characteristics | C3:Decision Making Processes | C4:Stakeholder Engagement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bangladesh | Informal Health Care Systems in Rural Areas | Rural poor depend on informal health sector | Research action focused | Local decision maker perspectives included | Local stakeholders analyzed |
India | District Level Health Systems Development | Explores health shocks and thus poor focused | Research on practical aspects of decentralization | Decision maker driven | Powerful stakeholders engaged |
China | Rural New Cooperative Medical Scheme | Focus on health of the rural poor | Research on finance & quality of care | Involves national & local decision makers | Stakeholders engaged throughout research |
Afghanistan | Influences in Maternal Health Care Seeking | Use of poverty frameworks within research | Research on health seeking inhibitors and enablers | National & international priority | Beneficiary focused research |
Uganda | Access, Cost, Volume, & Quality of Facilities | Poverty-health connections explored | Operational research focus | Private sector is decision maker priority | Stakeholder workshops planned |
Nigeria | Effective Malaria Treatment for the Poor | Poverty-malaria linkages explored | Current drug suppliers considered | Malaria is decision maker priority | Non-intuitive stakeholders included |