Lessons drawn from research utilization in the maternal iodine supplementation policy development in Thailand

BMC Public Health

Correspondence

Sripen Tantivess¹  Román Pérez Velasco¹  Utsana Tonmukayakul¹  Yot Teerawattananon¹ 

[1]Department of Health, Ministry of Public Health, Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program (HITAP), 6th floor, 6th Building, Tiwanon Road, 11000, Muang, Nonthaburi, Thailand

关键词: Iodine deficiency disorders;    Dietary supplementation;    Pregnancy;    Policy development;    Health policy;    Research utilization;    Case study;    Rapid review;    Thailand;   

DOI  :  10.1186/1471-2458-12-391

 received in 2011-11-30, accepted in 2012-05-30,  发布年份 2012

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

In this paper, the authors share their experience on evidence utilization in the development of Thailand’s maternal iodine supplementation policy in 2009–2010. Observations and reflections on their experience of engaging with research for policymaking are illustrated. The case study indicates that rapid approaches in conducting research, namely a targeted literature review and cross-sectional survey of professionals’ opinions and current practices were efficient in achieving the timeliness of evidence provision. In addition pro-activity, trust and interaction between researchers and policymakers enhanced the research–policy integration. The Thai experience may be useful for other developing countries which pursue evidence-informed policymaking, despite differences in the health system context.

【 授权许可】

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© Tonmukayakul et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. 2012. This article is published under license to BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.