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Revista Médica de Risaralda
Print version ISSN 0122-0667
Abstract
BEDOYA-MENESES, Juan Felipe and CHAPARRO-BONZA, Johana Camila. Conformation of the network of management of knowledge, research, and innovation in maternal health in Colombia. Revista médica Risaralda [online]. 2023, vol.29, n.1, pp.87-100. Epub Aug 16, 2023. ISSN 0122-0667. https://doi.org/10.22517/25395203.25119.
Objective:
To establish the methodology and the main actors to forming a knowledge management, research, and innovation network in maternal health in Colombia.
Methods:
A triangular approach, whose main component is qualitative with a quantitative complement, with a descriptive scope, articulated in three main processes: information gathering, information systems and knowledge generation; divided into two stages: planning - conformation and maturity - sustainability.
Results:
The information collected made it possible to identify the actors who work in areas related to maternal health in the territories and the types of activities they carry out: social, academic, research, provision of health services. Five geographical regions of influence where the actors intervene were delimited, 66.7% (97) are in the Andean region, 21.1% (31) are located in the Caribbean region; 6.1% (9) are located in the Amazon region and 2.7% (4) are located both in the Orinoquia region and 3.4% (5) in the Pacific region.
Conclusions:
The formation of this network will provide a strategic platform for the generation and management of knowledge in maternal health that allows promoting research and innovation projects in a collaborative manner, supporting decision-making for the intervention, development, and implementation of national health policies in the framework of compliance with the Sustainable Development Goals in Colombia
Keywords : Maternal health; scientific network; knowledge management; public health.