A scoping review of the uses and institutionalisation of knowledge for health policy in low- and middle-income countries.

ABSTRACT: There is growing interest in how different forms of knowledge can strengthen policy-making in low- and middle-income country (LMIC) health systems. Additionally, health policy and systems researchers are increasingly aware of the need to design effective institutions for supporting knowledge utilisation in LMICs. To address these interwoven agendas, this scoping review uses the Arskey and O'Malley framework to review the literature on knowledge utilisation in LMIC health systems, using eight public health and social science databases. Articles that described the process for how knowledge was used in policy-making, specified the type of knowledge used, identified actors involved (individual, organisation or professional), and were set in specific LMICs were included. A total of 53 articles,

SUBMITTER: Koon AD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6971874 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature