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Table 3 Use of research evidence in policy and policy-making processes in participants’ organizations

From: Institutional roles, structures, funding and research partnerships towards evidence-informed policy-making: a multisector survey among policy-makers in Nigeria

Parameter assessed

Mean (on a 5-point scale)

Extent to which participant’s organization uses the research done by others

3.00

Extent of use of research initiated/performed by participant’s organization for policy-making

2.98

Extent of use of data collected routinely or by survey in participant’s organization for policy-making

3.26

Relevance of evidence used by participant’s organization for policy-making

3.51