Skip to main content

Table 4 Reported facilitators of knowledge translation (KT) as reported by low- and middle-income country (LMIC) researchers

From: Review of published evidence on knowledge translation capacity, practice and support among researchers and research institutions in low- and middle-income countries

Facilitators

Papers citing issue

Political context

 Political and institutional requirements to the use of evidence

[49,50,51, 57, 58, 61, 64, 65, 72]

 Favourable political environment

[49,50,51, 57,58,59, 64, 68, 80, 84]

KT knowledge and skills of target audiences

 Training/sensitisation of target audiences, e.g. policy-makers, communities, media etc.

[56,57,58, 60, 62, 64, 74, 78, 81, 82]

 Technical support to policy-makers and implementers

[43, 48, 78, 81]

Research availability, accessibility and relevance

 Timely research

[48, 49, 58, 61, 64, 65, 71, 72, 85, 87, 127]

 Availability of policy-relevant research

[43, 50, 57, 64,65,66, 71,72,73, 77, 80,81,82, 87]

Researcher/target audience collaboration and networking

 Researchers collaborating with policy-makers and other stakeholders

[49,50,51, 53, 54, 56,57,58,59,60,61,62,63,64, 66,67,68, 71, 73,74,75, 77, 78, 80,81,82, 84, 87, 89, 127]

 Researchers interacting with target audiences through existing networks or strategic alliances and championing issues

[43, 49,50,51,52,53, 57,58,59,60,61,62, 64, 65, 67, 70,71,72, 74, 75, 77, 78, 80, 82, 84, 85, 127]

 Researcher interacting with research users through informal networks and personal relationships

[37, 49, 50, 58, 59, 62, 71, 72, 74, 85]

 Trust between policy-makers and researchers

[49, 50, 62, 66, 67, 71, 73, 74, 82]

 Target audiences involved at various stages of the research process

[43, 48, 50, 53, 56,57,58, 63, 64, 66,67,68, 70, 71, 73, 78, 81, 82, 85]

 Researchers involved in policy formulation and implementation

[58, 61, 67, 70, 72, 84]

 Researchers placed in key decision-making positions in government or in close proximity with national programmes

[59, 67, 70, 75]

Research communication

 Targeted dissemination of research findings

[49, 51,52,53, 56,57,58, 62, 63, 65, 68, 71, 74, 77, 80,81,82]

 Tailored messages for various audiences

[50, 53, 57, 58, 63, 64, 67, 70,71,72, 74, 75, 77, 81, 82, 127]

 Framing of research findings in context

[50, 53, 57, 58, 64, 67, 71, 77, 81, 82, 127]

 Media engagement activities, e.g. newspaper articles, TV and radio shows

[43, 50, 62, 67, 82]

 Use of credible messengers/knowledge intermediary

[48, 49, 50, 57, 58, 70, 71, 77, 84, 85]

 Use of policy windows

[48, 50, 58, 67]

Funding

 Funding available for research and KT

[50, 53, 56, 58, 59, 61, 62, 64, 66, 78]

  1. Table illustrates the facilitators of use of research findings commonly cited by researchers in the studies included in the review. A listed facilitator was considered commonly cited if it was reported in three or more studies
Back to article page

Health Research Policy and Systems

ISSN: 1478-4505

Contact us