Challenges of using modelling evidence in the visceral leishmaniasis elimination programme in India
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19593347 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Natalie J Dial (0000-0001-6807-7176, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, corresponding author), Simon L Croft (0000-0002-3902-8006, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine), Lloyd A C Chapman (0000-0001-7727-7102, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine), Fern Terris-Prestholt (0000-0003-1693-5196, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine), Graham Medley (0000-0002-0030-7278, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine), Graham F Medley |
| Editors | Andrés F Henao-Martínez |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue | 11 |
| Pages | e0001049 |
| Publication date | 2022-11-29 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | PLOS Global Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2767-3375 • E-ISSN: 2767-3375 |
| Publisher | Public Library of Science (PLoS) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pgph.0001049 |
| PMID | 36962829 |
| OpenAlex | W4310359165 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 41 |
As India comes closer to the elimination of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) as a public health problem, surveillance efforts and elimination targets must be continuously revised and strengthened. Mathematical modelling is a compelling research discipline for informing policy and programme design in its capacity to project incidence across space and time, the likelihood of achieving benchmarks, and the impact of different interventions. To gauge the extent to which modelling informs policy in India, this qualitative analysis explores how and whether policy makers understand, value, and reference recently produced VL modelling research. Sixteen semi-structured interviews were carried out with both users- and producers- of VL modelling research, guided by a knowledge utilisation framework grounded in knowledge translation theory. Participants reported that barriers to knowledge utilisation include 1) scepticism that models accurately reflect transmission dynamics, 2) failure of modellers to apply their analyses to specific programme operations, and 3) lack of accountability in the process of translating knowledge to policy. Political trust and support are needed to translate knowledge into programme activities, and employment of a communication intermediary may be a necessary approach to improve this process
Accountability · Business · Knowledge management · Knowledge translation · Leishmaniasis · Management science · Political science · Process management · Psychological intervention · Public relations · Skepticism · Visceral leishmaniasis · Computer Science · Engineering · Medicine · Microfinance and Financial Inclusion · Nursing · Religion, Society, and Development · Research on Leishmaniasis Studies
The Paradox of Scientific Authority
Lost in knowledge translation
The dark side of coproduction
The co-production of what? Knowledge, values, and social relations in health care
States of Knowledge
Development of a framework for the co-production and prototyping of public health interventions
If Dissemination Is the Solution, What Is the Problem
The Many Meanings of Research Utilization
Boundary Organizations in Environmental Policy and Science
The Two-Communities Theory and Knowledge Utilization
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |