Table 6 Associations between location of authoring organization and reported instrumental use of knowledge, stratified by sector of authoring organization

Donor organizations (financial authority)

 Intervention

 Location of authoring organization

  Europe or North America

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

  Africa

0.373

[−0.119 to 0.865]

0.132

 Confounding variable

 Prior knowledge of the organization

  Does not know the organization

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

  Knows the organization

1.064

[−0.906 to 2.219]

0.070

 Perceived autonomy in the profession

−0.010

[−0.203 to 0.182]

0.913

 Experience in the profession

0.239

[0.040 to 0.617]

0.027

 Gender

  Male

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

  Female

−0.582

[−1.100 to −0.641]

0.029*

 Profession

  Health professionals

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

  Other

−0.793

[−1.632 to 0.464]

0.063

  Coordination/management of programmes

−0.381

[−1.116 to 0.535]

0.298

  Research professionals

−0.505

[−1.410 to 0.400]

0.264

 Level of study

  University level less than or equal to first cycle

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

  University level second cycle (MD)

0.150

[−0.639 to 0.940]

0.701

  University level postgraduate (PhD)

−0.279

[−1.052 to 0.493]

0.466

 Region of graduation

  Europe or North America

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

  Africa

1.099

[0.574 to 1.624]

0.000*

Value

R²

0.644

Adjusted R²

0.518

Regional offices of international organization (moral authority)

 Intervention

 Location of authoring organization

 Europe or North America

  Africa

0.458

[−0.074 to 0.990]

0.089

 Confounding variable

 Prior knowledge of the organization

  Does not know the organization

  Knows the organization

0.225

[−0.464 to 0.915]

0.510

 Perceived autonomy in the profession

−0.010

[−0.227 to 0.208]

0.928

 Experience in the profession

−0.368

[−0.638 to −0.098]

0.009*

 Gender

  Male

  Female

−0.470

[−0.952 to 0.011]

0.055

 Profession

  Health professionals

  Other

−0.248

[−1.214 to 0.718]

0.605

  Coordination/management of programmes

−0.856

[−1.643 to −0.068]

0.034*

  Research professionals

−0.962

[−1.762 to −1.162]

0.020*

 Level of study

  University level less than or equal to first cycle

  University level second cycle (MD)

−0.357

[−1.075 to 0.296]

0.256

  University level postgraduate (PhD)

−0.449

[−1.123 to 0.225]

0.184

 Region of graduation

  Europe or North America

  Africa

0.357

[−0.230 to 0.944]

0.225

Value

R²

0.549

Adjusted R²

0.394

Universities (scientific authority)

 Intervention

 Location of authoring organization

  Europe or North America

  Africa

−0.670

[−1.265 to −0.748]

0.028*

 Confounding variable

 Prior knowledge of the organization

  Does not know the organization

  Knows the organization

0.038

[−0.601 to 0.677]

0.906

 Perceived autonomy in the profession

0.183

[−0.068 to 0.435]

0.148

 Experience in the profession

−0.057

[−0.325 to 0.211]

0.669

 Gender

  Male

  Female

−0.185

[−0.905 to 0.536]

0.608

 Profession

  Health professionals

  Other

−0.325

[−1.360 to 0.710]

0.530

  Coordination/management of programmes

−0.538

[−1.493 to 0.417]

0.262

  Research professionals

−0.514

[−1.441 to 0.412]

0.269

 Level of study

  University level less than or equal to first cycle

  University level second cycle (MD)

−0.299

[−1.403 to 0.804]

0.587

  University level postgraduate (PhD)

−0.316

[−1.453 to 0.820]

0.577

 Region of graduation

  Europe or North America

  Africa

0.530

[−0.270 to 1.330]

0.188

Value

R²

0.313

Adjusted R²

0.129