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Title: | Opportunities for linking research to policy : Lessons learned from implementation research in sexual and reproductive health within the ANSER network |
Authors: | Ogbe, Emilomo Van Braeckel, Dirk Temmerman, Marleen Larsson, Elin C. Keygnaert, Ines De Los Reyes Aragón, Wilson Cheng, Feng Lazdane, Gunta Cooper, Diane Shamu, Simukai Gichangi, Peter Dias, Sónia Barrett, Hazel Nobels, Anne Pei, Kaiyan Galle, Anna Esho, Tammary Knight, Lucia Tabana, Hanani Degomme, Olivier Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology |
Keywords: | ANSER;global health;health policy;research;Sexual and reproductive health;3.3 Health sciences;1.1. Scientific article indexed in Web of Science and/or Scopus database;Health Policy;SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being |
Issue Date: | 17-Dec-2018 |
Citation: | Ogbe , E , Van Braeckel , D , Temmerman , M , Larsson , E C , Keygnaert , I , De Los Reyes Aragón , W , Cheng , F , Lazdane , G , Cooper , D , Shamu , S , Gichangi , P , Dias , S , Barrett , H , Nobels , A , Pei , K , Galle , A , Esho , T , Knight , L , Tabana , H & Degomme , O 2018 , ' Opportunities for linking research to policy : Lessons learned from implementation research in sexual and reproductive health within the ANSER network ' , Health Research Policy and Systems , vol. 16 , no. 1 , 123 . https://doi.org/10.1186/s12961-018-0397-7 |
Abstract: | Background: The uptake of findings from sexual and reproductive health and rights research into policy-making remains a complex and non-linear process. Different models of research utilisation and guidelines to maximise this in policy-making exist, however, challenges still remain for researchers to improve uptake of their research findings and for policy-makers to use research evidence in their work. Methods: A participatory workshop with researchers was organised in November 2017 by the Academic Network for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Policy (ANSER) to address this gap. ANSER is a consortium of experienced researchers, some of whom have policy-making experience, working on sexual and reproductive health and rights issues across 16 countries and 5 continents. The experiential learning cycle was used to guide the workshop discussions based on case studies and to encourage participants to focus on key lessons learned. Workshop findings were thematically analysed using specific stages from Hanney et al.'s (Health Res Policy Syst 1:2, 2003) framework on the place of policy-making in the stages of assessment of research utilisation and outcomes. Results: The workshop identified key strategies for translating research into policy, including joint agenda-setting between researchers and policy-makers, as well as building trust and partnerships with different stakeholders. These were linked to stages within Hanney et al.'s framework as opportunities for engaging with policy-makers to ensure uptake of research findings. Conclusion: The engagement of stakeholders during the research development and implementation phases, especially at strategic moments, has a positive impact on uptake of research findings. The strategies and stages described in this paper can be applied to improve utilisation of research findings into policy development and implementation globally. |
Description: | Funding Information: This project involved a collaboration between the University of Maastricht and the Youth Harvest Foundation, followed by reporting of research results in relevant political environments by the Youth Harvest Foundation in association with the Swedish Association for Sexuality Education. The focus was on promoting CSE in schools in Ghana. In implementing the project, an approach focused on building trust and partnerships was used to broaden support for CSE’s content and also navigate political and cultural sensitivities regarding sexuality education (Entry Points Stage 1). This was done by shifting the focus from ‘human rights’ speeches to a strategic use of public health language to highlight its importance. Multi-stakeholder engagement was used to garner support and identify regional partners that would continue to support the programme (Entry Points Stages 4 and 5) [13, 14]. Publisher Copyright: © 2018 The Author(s). |
DOI: | 10.1186/s12961-018-0397-7 |
ISSN: | 1478-4505 |
Appears in Collections: | Research outputs from Pure / Zinātniskās darbības rezultāti no ZDIS Pure |
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