Table 4 Comparing responses by respondent affiliation

Lack of coordination in governmental/ministerial relations across different ministries (such as the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Finance, etc.) hindered the health policymaking process.

^{1, 2}

3.72

1.11

4.23

0.70

4.33

0.62

4.22

0.67

4.00

0.894

Lack of coordination in government/ health provider relations hindered the health policymaking process.

^{1, 2}

3.46

1.07

4.09

0.78

4.04

0.85

4.33

0.71

4.00

0.632

Private insurers exerted a strong influence on the health policymaking process.

^{1, 2, 3}

2.29

1.07

3.00

0.88

2.88

0.91

3.38

0.74

3.00

0.894

Public opinion exerted a strong influence on the health policymaking process.

²

3.18

1.03

2.55

1.14

2.41

1.15

2.89

1.27

2.64

1.027

Limited health funding exerted a strong influence on the health policymaking process.

⁴

4.09

1.11

3.98

1.07

4.33

0.78

3.78

1.20

3.27

1.272

There are contact and collaborative relations between researchers and health policymakers/decision makers in my organization.

²

3.01

1.08

3.53

0.98

3.74

0.98

3.67

0.71

2.91

0.944

Health policymakers request scientific evidence in the policymaking process.

⁵

3.29

1.08

3.19

1.08

3.19

1.00

4.11

0.93

2.45

0.82

The available scientific evidence provides sufficient information on the impacts, costs and concrete benefits of the studied or soon-to-implement health policies.

⁵

3.08

1.00

3.15

1.07

3.27

1.12

3.67

0.71

2.45

0.934

There is a sufficient quantity of health research that may contribute to inform the health policymaking/decision making process.

³

2.94

1.12

3.36

1.21

3.24

1.23

4

0.71

3.09

1.375

Health policymakers use scientific evidence in the policymaking process whenever it is available and supplied to them.

²

3.48

0.92

2.83

1.12

3.08

1.13

2.44

1.01

2.55

1.128

The political actors related with health (political parties, ministers, parliament, other ministries, etc.) value the use of scientific evidence in the policymaking process.

¹

2.96

1.04

2.55

1.19

2.70

1.30

2.33

1.11

2.36

1.03