Utilization of research findings for health policy making and practice: Evidence from three case studies in Bangladesh

Health Research Policy and Systems

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Walugembe, David Roger ^a,b   Kiwanuka, Suzanne N ^a   Matovu, Joseph K B ^a   Rutebemberwa, Elizeus ^a   Reichenbach, Laura ^b  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Uganda)

^b INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR DIARRHOEAL DISEASE RESEARCH   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Evidence; Health; Policymaking; Research uptake; Research utilization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CASE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MANAGEMENT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; RESEARCH UTILIZATION GROUP; UTILIZATION REVIEW; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; EVALUATION STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; INTERVIEW; MALE; RESEARCH;

BANGLADESH; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; POLICY MAKING; RESEARCH;

EID: 84930623648     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14784505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12961-015-0015-x     Document Type: Article

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