Abstract
Background Evidence based policy-making has been promoted as a means of ensuring better outcomes but what counts as evidence in policy-making lies within a spectrum of expert knowledge through scientifically generated information. Different actors provide varying degrees of support for and use of different types of evidence in policy development. Since not all forms of evidence share an equal validity or weighting for policy-makers, it is important to understand the key factors that influence their choice of evidence.
Highlights
Evidence based policy-making has been promoted as a means of ensuring better outcomes but what counts as evidence in policy-making lies within a spectrum of expert knowledge through scientifically generated information
A case-study approach was used and the Nigerian Integrated Maternal Newborn and Child Health (IMNCH) strategy was selected because it met the criteria of being: (i) recently developed (
Two frameworks were used for conceptualization and data analysis namely: (i) framework for analyzing the role of evidence in policy making developed by Mirzoev et al, in 2012, and (ii) the policy triangle
Summary
Key influences over actors’ preferences and use of evidence in policy development: insights from the Nigerian IMNCH strategy. Chinyere Mbachu1*, Ifeanyi Chikezie, Sloudo Eze, Obinna Onwujekwe, Benjamin Uzochukwu, Nkoli Ezumah. From Health Services Research: Evidence-based practice London, UK. From Health Services Research: Evidence-based practice London, UK. 1-3 July 2014
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