Table 5.

Examples of a health policy where evidence was available and had an important role, where evidence was available but was not used, and where evidence was not available but was needed

Health policy where evidence was available and had an important role (n = 194)		Health policy where evidence was available but was not used (n = 154)		Health policy where evidence was not available but was needed (n = 141)
·Maternal and child health	20 (10%)	·Human resources strategies and needs and evaluation of training programs	15 (10%)	·Implementation of chronic disease screening and prevention programs	13 (9%)
·Health strategic plan	19 (10%)	·Chronic disease screening, prevention, and treatment	15 (10%)	·Implementation of accreditation and quality improvement plans	12 (9%)
·Vaccination guidelines and schedules	18 (9%)	·Starting new medical centers, programs and services	13 (8%)	·Health strategic plan	12 (9%)
·Strategies on accreditation and healthcare quality improvement	12 (6%)			·Distribution of healthcare workers	11 (8%)

n = total number of responses to each question.