Table 4 Associations between authoring organization and reported instrumental use of knowledge

Intervention

 Type of authority of authoring organization

  Donor organization (financial authority)

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  International organization (moral authority)

0.161

[−0.234; 0.557]

0.420

  University (scientific authority)

−0.128

[−0.514; 0.259]

0.514

 Location of authoring organization

  Europe or North America

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  Africa

−0.083

[−0.390; 0.224]

0.593

Confounding variable

 Prior knowledge of the organization

  Does not know the organization

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  Knows the organization

0.145

[−0.268; 0.558]

0.489

 Perceived autonomy in the profession

0.751

[−0.051; 0.202]

0.242

 Experience in the profession

0.166

[−0.133; 0.166]

0.827

 Gender

  Male

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  Female

−0.322

[−0.650; 0.005]

0.053

 Profession

  Health professionals

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  Other

−0.463

[−1.009; 0.823]

0.095

  Coordination/management of programmes

−0.496

[−0.992; −0.001]

0.050*

  Research professionals

−0.542

[−1.057; −0.281]

0.039*

 Level of study

  University level less than or equal to first cycle

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  University level second cycle (MD)

−0.205

[−0.682; 0.271]

0.395

  University level postgraduate (PhD)

−0.542

[−1.025; −0.584]

0.028*

 Region of graduation

  Europe or North America

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  Africa

0.739

[0.389; 1.089]

0.000*

Value

R²

0.323

Adjusted R²

0.253