| Title |
Trends in Health Policy and Systems Research over the Past Decade: Still Too Little Capacity in Low-Income Countries
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| Published in |
PLOS ONE, November 2011
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0027263 |
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| Authors |
Taghreed Adam, Saad Ahmad, Maryam Bigdeli, Abdul Ghaffar, John-Arne Røttingen |
| Abstract |
The past decade has seen several high-level events and documents committing to strengthening the field of health policy and systems research (HPSR) as a critical input to strengthening health systems. Specifically, they called for increased production, capacity to undertake and funding for HPSR. The objective of this paper is to assess the extent to which progress has been achieved, an important feedback for stakeholders in this field. |
X Demographics
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | 2 | 40% |
| United States | 1 | 20% |
| Australia | 1 | 20% |
| Unknown | 1 | 20% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 3 | 60% |
| Scientists | 1 | 20% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 20% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 169 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | 2 | 1% |
| United States | 2 | 1% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| Sweden | 1 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| France | 1 | <1% |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | <1% |
| South Africa | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 159 | 94% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 33 | 20% |
| Student > Master | 28 | 17% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 27 | 16% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 9 | 5% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 9 | 5% |
| Other | 35 | 21% |
| Unknown | 28 | 17% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 48 | 28% |
| Social Sciences | 33 | 20% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 10 | 6% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 7 | 4% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 6 | 4% |
| Other | 28 | 17% |
| Unknown | 37 | 22% |