Table 2 Description of research use and policy-related documents citing products of post-graduate students’ research dissertations at MakCHS 1996–2010
Characteristic | Citations N = 22 |
|---|---|
Type of research use | |
 Instrumental | 20 |
 Symbolic | 2 |
 Conceptual | 0 |
Citing document | |
 Guideline – Clinical/Public health | 13 |
 Working paper (Advocacy) | 7 |
 Consensus statement | 1 |
 Global report | 1 |
Citing organisation | |
 WHO | 10 |
 Network of Community of Practice | 8 |
 State department/Ministry | 3 |
 International NGO | 1 |
Priority area cited | |
 MDG 4 (Child health) | 14 |
 MDG 5 (Maternal health) | 1 |
 MDG 6 (Malaria, HIV, TB) | 17 |
Study design of cited research | |
 Cross-sectional | 9 |
 Randomised control trial | 7 |
 Cohort | 5 |
 Case control | 1 |