Table 3 Summary of results from KI - responses (number of respondents)
| Strengthening institutional capacity for KT | -A strong policy analysis unit within MoH (1) | |
| - Capacity in knowledge management (central depository, research processes, interpretation, evidence based culture, ownership of results, synthesis and application) (11) | ||
| -Research advisory network bringing together researchers, civil society, knowledge brokers, policy makers (1) | ||
| -Availability of an institutionalized mechanism/platform of getting researchers involved in policy making and policy makers involved in research (12) | ||
| -We need to have an implementation and evaluation framework for KT in place (1) | ||
| -Reduce the extent of bureaucracy in the policy making process (1) | ||
| Pre-research | - Availability of a research agenda to ensure that research addresses gaps (12) | |
| Research characteristics | -Timely provision of high quality and contextualized evidence with recommendations that are economically feasible and offering policy options (15) | |
| -Credibility of researchers (6) | ||
| -Use of local researchers (2) | ||
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-Who commissions the research (1) -Separation of roles between researchers and policy makers (1) | ||
| Dissemination | -Designated team in government to handle dissemination - knowledge brokers (1) | |
| -Simplified, well packaged and summarized messages disseminated using multiple channels tailored to targeted audiences (12) | ||
| -Each research should have a communication strategy developed and funded (2) | ||
| -Use of radio and also politicians can play a role in dissemination especially at community level(6) | ||
| -Key role played by civil society but blocked by middle man, the government (5) | ||
| -Use of electronic media (2) | ||
| -Need a champion who gets to who the real policy makers (1) | ||
| Context | Political | -Favorable political environment open to change (7) |
| - Availability of a political window especially around elections (5) | ||
| -Politicians involvement in research including targeted dissemination to them (9) | ||
| Economic | -Government commitment to implement recommendations from research (7) | |
| -Economically affordable recommendations (8) | ||
| External influence | Global evidence | - Interaction with WHO which gives authoritative advice (6) |
| -Global evidence is guiding countries, if local evidence is in line, it helps (7) | ||
| Donor influence | -Donors are helpful in providing funding to improve uptake of research (12) | |
| Partnerships | -Involvement of all relevant stakeholders throughout the process to improve trust and build interest (15) | |
| -Communities are very important (6) | ||
| HSS | -Capacity of the HSS to implement recommendations including provision of incentives to implementers(9) |