Exploring health researchers' perceptions of policymaking in Argentina: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT: Much of the published research on evidence-informed health policymaking in low- and middle-income countries has focused on policymakers, overlooking the role of health researchers in the research-to-policy process. Through 20 semi-structured, in-depth qualitative interviews conducted with researchers in Argentina's rural northwest and the capital of Buenos Aires, we explore the perspectives, experiences and attitudes of Argentine health researchers regarding the use and impact of health research in policymaking in Argentina. We find that the researcher, and the researcher's function of generating evidence, is nested within a broader complex system that influences the researcher's interaction with policymaking. This system comprises communities of practice, government departments/civil soci

SUBMITTER: Corluka A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4202917 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature