Outcomes of an integrated knowledge translation approach in five African countries: a mixed-methods comparative case study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Integrated knowledge translation (IKT) aims to enhance evidence-informed decision-making in public health and healthcare by establishing continuous relationships between researchers and knowledge users, in particular decision-makers. The Collaboration for Evidence-Based Healthcare and Public Health in Africa (CEBHA+) undertook research on noncommunicable diseases in Ethiopia, Malawi, Rwanda, South Africa and Uganda. Alongside the research activities, we implemented an IKT approach, which entailed training and the development and implementation of site-specific IKT strategies. We evaluated these strategies according to a predefined programme theory.

Methods

Drawing on our published protocol ( https://rdcu.be/dyfBP ), we interviewed and surveyed CEBHA+ researchers a

SUBMITTER: Sell K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11629502 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature