Skip to main content

Table 3 Skills and training to undertake KTE activities

From: Use of health systems and policy research evidence in the health policymaking in eastern Mediterranean countries: views and practices of researchers

 

Total

N (%)

Answered 'Yes' to the following questions regarding their skills and training for KTE activities

 

Undertook any knowledge transfer and exchange activities

77 (58%)

Feel that they have sufficient skills and training to produce Systematic reviews

73 (66%)

Produced Newspaper articles

65 (59%)

Produced Systematic Reviews (e.g., reviews of the research literature that follows explicit rules to reduce bias in searching the literature, identifying eligible articles, extracting data, etc.)

53 (48%)

Feel that they have sufficient skills and training to produce Policy briefs

50 (46%)

Produced Policy briefs

45 (41%)

Had training on how to communicate research evidence to policymakers and stakeholders

25 (23%)

Consider that their engagement/exchange with policymakers and stakeholders compromises their intellectual and academic independence

19 (14%)