|  | Most commonly mentioned facilitating factors | Themes for the MRT for KT |
---|---|---|---|
 | Strengthening institutional capacity for KT | - Capacity of policymakers for knowledge management (central depository, research processes, interpretation, synthesis and application) | - Capacity in knowledge management (central depository, research processes, interpretation, evidence based culture, ownership of results, synthesis and application) |
1 | Â | -Ownership of research results by policymakers | (39) |
 |  | -Having policymakers with a research background and researchers skilled in policy making |  |
 |  | - Availability of an institutionalized mechanism of getting researchers involved in policy making and policymakers involved in research | - Institutionalized mechanisms for researchers and policymakers engagements (26) |
 |  | -Supportive policy framework for implementing research results (guidelines, plans, monitoring frameworks) | -Supportive policy framework (7) |
2 | Pre-research phase | -Prioritization of research addressing policymakers information needs | -Research being part of a prioritized research agenda (21) |
3 | Research characteristics | - Timely, relevant, high quality and comprehensive evidence with recommendations offering policy options | -Timely provision of high quality and contextualized evidence with recommendations that are economically feasible and offering policy options |
 |  | - Contextualized evidence (Considering political, social, cultural, religious norms and | (40) |
 |  | - Credible researchers (28) | -Credibility of researchers (28) |
 |  | -Use of local researchers | -Local researchers (7) |
 | Dissemination | - Knowledge brokers play a role | -Use of knowledge brokers (9) |
 |  | - Publishing simple clear messages |  |
4 | Â | - Extensive dissemination using multiple strategies for different stakeholders | -Use of simplified language disseminated through multiple strategies that are audience tailored (35) |
 |  | - A dissemination plan, target audiences, dissemination activities, research products must be developed and funded | -Availability of a dissemination plan that is funded (10) |
 |  | Face to face interactions | -Meeting policy makers face to face (11) |
 |  | - Use of demand driven research networks that respond to national decision makers questions | - Use of demand driven research networks that respond to national decision makers questions (3) |
 |  | Providing access to internet and searchable databases | Improving internet access (6) |
 |  | -Presence of a champion passionate about translation of results and able to push issues to the policy table | -A champion who gets evidence to the policy table (6) |
5 Context | Political | - Political stability | Â |
 |  | - A political environment that conducive to policy making and open to change | - A politically favorable environment that is open to change |
 |  | - Credibility of concerned government officials | (26) |
 |  | - Getting political involvement in research |  |
 |  | - Presence of a policy momentum |  |
 |  | - Availability of a political window (7) | -Availability of a political window (7) |
 | Economic | - Availability of funding for undertaking research, KT activities and implementation of recommendations | -Availability of funding (20) |
6 External influence | Global evidence | -Support from global respected bodies like WHO | - Support from global respected bodies like WHO |
 |  | -Global evidence supporting local decision making | (13) |
 |  | - Global evidence in line with local evidence | -Global evidence supporting local evidence (10) |
 | Donor influence | -Donor influence on both the research process and policy development given donor dependence in low income countries | -Donor influence on research and policy making given their important financing role in low income countries (10) |
7 | Partnerships | -Mutual and trusted partnerships sustained through systematic platforms for interaction with all stakeholders right from the time of setting the research agenda to implementation of recommendations | -Mutually and respected partnerships involving communities spanning the whole process starting at setting the research agenda (35) |
 |  | -Specific involvement of communities | -Community involvement (7) |
 |  | -Use of regional networks as a way of creating interaction | -Use of regional networks as a way of creating interaction (8) |
 | HSS issues | -Monitoring system to enforce implementation of recommendations |  |
8 | Â | -Availability of guidelines to support implementation of research recommendations | Â |
 |  | -Giving appropriate financial incentives to implementers | -Capacity of the HSS to implement recommendations including provision of incentives to implementers |
 |  | -HSS capacity to implement recommendations in terms of HRH (numbers and skills), availability of inputs and infrastructure | (18) |