Alejandro Domínguez Rodríguez, Ausiàs Cebolla I Marti, Jessica Navarro, Rosa María Baños Rivera
Nutritional education knowledge of teachers and nutritionists in four European countries
Nutricion hospitalaria
reproductive maternal newborn child health nutrition rmnchn data indispensable tool program policy decisions low middleincome countries however equipped evidence doesnt necessarily translate program policy changes study aimed characterize data visualization interpretation capacity preferences among rmnchn tanzanian program implementers policymakers decisionmakers design effective approaches towards promoting evidencebased rmnchn decisions tanzania conducted 25 semistructured interviews kiswahili junior midlevel senior rmnchn decisionmakers working tanzanian government institutions used snowball sampling recruit participants different rank roles rmnchn decisionmaking using semistructured interviews probed participants statistical skills data use asked participants identify key messages rank prepared rmnchn visualizations used grounded theory approach organize themes identify findings findings suggest data literacy statistical skills among rmnchn decisionmakers tanzania varies participants demonstrated awareness many critical factors influence visualization choiceaudience key message simplicitybut assessments data interpretation preferences suggest may weak knowledge basic statistics majority decisionmakers statistical training since attending university appeared discomfort interpreting using visualizations bar charts pie charts maps decisionmakers must able understand interpret rmnchn data receive empowered act addressing inadequate data literacy presentation skills among decisionmakers vital bridging gaps evidence policymaking would beneficial host basic data literacy visualization training rmnchn decisionmakers levels tanzania expand skills developing key messages visualizations