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Research evidence and policy: qualitative study in selected provinces in South Africa and Cameroon

author(s) Naude, C.E.. - Zani, B.. - Ongolo-Zogo, P. - Wiysonge, CS. - Dudley, L. - Kredo, T. - Garner, P. - Young, T.
from UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)
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regions
  • Southern Africa
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Africa
  • World
  • Middle Africa
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Celeste E. Naude, Babalwa Zani, Pierre Ongolo-Zogo, Charles S. Wiysonge, Lillian Dudley, Tamara Kredo, Paul Garner, and Taryn Young. Research evidence and policy: qualitative study in selected provinces in South Africa and Cameroon. Implementation Science 2015; 10: 126 doi: 10.1186/s13012-015-0315-0

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Abstract

The translation of research into policy and practice is enhanced by policymakers who can recognise and articulate their information needs and researchers that understand the policymakers’ environment. The researchers of this paper seek to understand the policymaking process and how research evidence may contribute in South Africa and Cameroon. They conducted qualitative in-depth interviews in South Africa and focus group discussions in Cameroon with provincial and regional government health programme managers. This research is supported by the Department for International Development’s Evidence Building and Synthesis Research Programme which is led by Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine

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