Table 5.
Researchers' needs to ensure that evidence from research is transferred to health policy makers and stakeholders
| Total N (%) |
|
|---|---|
| Answered 'Yes' to the following statements regarding their needs to support KTE activities | |
| Knowledge transfer and exchange support units/institutional mechanisms in academic institutions | 91 (68%) |
| Funding for knowledge transfer and exchange as part of the research process | 83 (62%) |
| Training on communicating evidence from research to policymakers and stakeholders | 78 (59%) |
| Knowledge brokers (i.e., people who bring researchers and their target audiences together and build relationships among them to make knowledge transfer and exchange more effective) | 60 (45%) |
| Web support | 50 (78%) |
| Other | 11 (8%) |