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Role and use of evidence in policymaking

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dc.contributor.authorOnwujekwe, Obinna
dc.contributor.authorUguru, Nkoli
dc.contributor.authorRusso, Giuliano
dc.contributor.authorEtiaba, Enyi
dc.contributor.authorMbachu, Chinyere
dc.contributor.authorMirzoev, Tolib
dc.contributor.authorUzochukwu, Benjamin
dc.contributor.institutionGlobal Health and Tropical Medicine (GHTM)
dc.contributor.institutionPopulation health, policies and services (PPS)
dc.contributor.institutionInstituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical (IHMT)
dc.contributor.pblWorld Health Organization | BioMed Central (BMC)
dc.date.accessioned2018-05-11T22:03:01Z
dc.date.available2018-05-11T22:03:01Z
dc.date.issued2015-10-24
dc.descriptionPMID: 26499950 WOS:000364744800001
dc.description.abstractBackground: Health policymaking is a complex process and analysing the role of evidence is still an evolving area in many low- and middle-income countries. Where evidence is used, it is greatly affected by cognitive and institutional features of the policy process. This paper examines the role of different types of evidence in health policy development in Nigeria. Methods: The role of evidence was compared between three case studies representing different health policies, namely the (1) integrated maternal neonatal and child health strategy (IMNCH); (2) oral health (OH) policy; and (3) human resource for health (HRH) policy. The data was collected using document reviews and 31 in-depth interviews with key policy actors. Framework Approach was used to analyse the data, aided by NVivo 10 software. Results: Most respondents perceived evidence to be factual and concrete to support a decision. Evidence was used more if it was perceived to be context-specific, accessible and timely. Low-cost high-impact evidence, such as the Lancet series, was reported to have been used in drafting the IMNCH policy. In the OH and HRH policies, informal evidence such as experts' experiences and opinions, were reported to have been useful in the policy drafting stage. Both formal and informal evidence were mentioned in the HRH and OH policies, while the development of the IMNCH was revealed to have been informed mainly by more formal evidence. Overall, respondents suggested that formal evidence, such as survey reports and research publications, were most useful in the agenda-setting stage to identify the need for the policy and thus initiating the policy development process. International and local evidence were used to establish the need for a policy and develop policy, and less to develop policy implementation options. Conclusion: Recognition of the value of different evidence types, combined with structures for generating and using evidence, are likely to enhance evidence-informed health policy development in Nigeria and other similar contexts.en
dc.description.versionpublishersversion
dc.description.versionpublished
dc.format.extent836432
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/s12961-015-0049-0
dc.identifier.otherPURE: 1730020
dc.identifier.otherPURE UUID: 53640704-d0c8-4783-b59f-6832f4440670
dc.identifier.otherScopus: 84944704348
dc.identifier.otherWOS: 000364744800001
dc.identifier.otherPubMed: 26499950
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84944704348&partnerID=8YFLogxK
dc.identifier.urlhttps://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84944704348
dc.language.isoeng
dc.peerreviewedyes
dc.subjectEvidence
dc.subjectPolicy
dc.subjectPolicymaking
dc.subjectRole of evidence
dc.subjectHealth Policy
dc.subjectSDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
dc.titleRole and use of evidence in policymakingen
dc.title.subtitleAn analysis of case studies from the health sector in Nigeriaen
dc.typejournal article
degois.publication.issue1
degois.publication.titleHealth Research Policy and Systems
degois.publication.volume13
dspace.entity.typePublication
rcaap.rightsopenAccess

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