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Table 3 Respondents’ perception of actors’ capacity to influence the Integrated Maternal Newborn and Child Health (IMNCH) strategy development

From: Analysing key influences over actors’ use of evidence in developing policies and strategies in Nigeria: a retrospective study of the Integrated Maternal Newborn and Child Health strategy

Types of actors

Types and levels of actors’ influence on the IMNCH strategy development

Types of influence

Directional

Funding

Technical/Advisory

Discretionary/Implementation

Advocacy

Public policy elites and Government officials

High

Medium

Medium

Low

Low

Levels of influence

Development partners and funders

Low

High

High

Low

Low

Academia

Low

Low

High

Low

Low

Professionals and health workers

Low

Low

Low

High

Medium

Civil society organisations/ Non-governmental organisations

Low

Low

Medium

Low

High