Table 5 Examples of a health policy where evidence was available and had an important role, where evidence was available but was not used, and where evidence was not available but was needed
Health policy where evidence was available and had an important role (n = 194) | Health policy where evidence was available but was not used (n = 154) | Health policy where evidence was not available but was needed (n = 141) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
·Maternal and child health | 20 (10%) | ·Human resources strategies and needs and evaluation of training programs | 15 (10%) | ·Implementation of chronic disease screening and prevention programs | 13 (9%) |
·Health strategic plan | 19 (10%) | ·Chronic disease screening, prevention, and treatment | 15 (10%) | ·Implementation of accreditation and quality improvement plans | 12 (9%) |
·Vaccination guidelines and schedules | 18 (9%) | ·Starting new medical centers, programs and services | 13 (8%) | ·Health strategic plan | 12 (9%) |
·Strategies on accreditation and healthcare quality improvement | 12 (6%) |  |  | ·Distribution of healthcare workers | 11 (8%) |