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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
social sciences
Individual and organisational capacity for evidence use in policy making in Nigeria: An exploratory study of the perceptions of Nigeria health policy makers
Evidence and Policy, Volume 7, No. 3, Year 2011
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This paper presents and discusses the outcome of an exploratory quantitative cross-sectional study of the perceptions of Nigeria health policy makers on capacity for evidence use in policy making at individual and organisational levels. The capacity for acquisition, assessment, adaptation and application of research evidence in policy making at individual and organisational levels was generally suboptimal. This capacity constraint was the major challenge to health policy and systems research (HPSR) evidence use in policy making. To address this challenge, the following strategies were identified: increased awareness of the value of HPSR, execution of training programmes to improve the skills of policy makers in evidence-based policy making, and enhancing organisational capacity for incentives in evidence use. © The Policy Press • 2011 • ISSN 1744 2648.
Authors & Co-Authors
Uneke, Chigozie Jesse
Nigeria, Abraka
Faculty of Clinical Medicine
Ezeoha, Abel Ebeh
Nigeria, Ado-ekiti
Faculty of Management Sciences
Ndukwe, Chinwendu Daniel
Nigeria, Abraka
Faculty of Clinical Medicine
Oyibo, Patrick Gold
Nigeria
Faculty of Arts
Onwe, Friday
Nigeria, Calabar
Faculty of Biological Sciences
Igbinedion, Esther B.
Nigeria, Abakaliki
Ebonyi State University
Chukwu, P. N.
Nigeria, Abraka
Faculty of Clinical Medicine
Statistics
Citations: 7
Authors: 7
Affiliations: 5
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1332/174426411X591744
ISSN:
17442648
e-ISSN:
17442656
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Exploratory Study
Study Approach
Quantitative
Study Locations
Nigeria