Table 1 A summary of the roles played by various stakeholders in KT

CSOs

Representing and advocating for the communities they serve, mobilizing resources for undertaking research, undertaking research, disseminating and facilitating the implementation of decisions based on evidence

Communities

Involvement in setting the research agenda, demanding the application of evidence

Media

Dissemination of information and social mobilization

Policy makers

Identifying knowledge gaps, commissioning and guiding research processes, applying evidence in decision-making, establishing institutional platforms for KT

Politicians

Advocacy, setting research priorities, disseminating evidence, mobilizing communities

Researchers

Generating evidence

Donors

Providing funding for research, KT activities, and implementation of research findings

Knowledge brokers

Disseminating evidence

Formal and informal networks and professional bodies

Generating and disseminating evidence