Open AccessDevelopment of Evidence-Based Health Policy Documents in Developing Countries: A Case of Iran
Author(s) -
Mohammad Hasan Imani-Nasab,
Hesam Seyedin,
Reza Majdzadeh,
Bahareh Yazdizadeh,
Masoud Salehi
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
global journal of health science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1916-9744
pISSN - 1916-9736
DOI - 10.5539/gjhs.v6n3p27
Subject(s) - snowball sampling , normative , health policy , qualitative research , nonprobability sampling , empowerment , exploratory research , public relations , psychology , business , nursing , medicine , political science , sociology , public health , economic growth , economics , environmental health , social science , population , pathology , law
Evidence-based policy documents that are well developed by senior civil servants and are timely available can reduce the barriers to evidence utilization by health policy makers. This study examined the barriers and facilitators in developing evidence-based health policy documents from the perspective of their producers in a developing country.
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