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✅   Exploring policy processes against microbial threats in Iran: a qualitative policy analysis

Health

Objectives Microbial threats pose a growing concern worldwide. This paper reports the analysis of Iran’s policy process against microbial threats. Design This is a qualitative study. Participants We interviewed 16 purposefully identified key informants selected through snowball sampling. Setting Through the lens of stages heuristic framework, we analysed the interviews by using thematic content analysis. We used MAXQDA V.2020 software for data analysis, identified key themes and subthemes and discussed our findings to validate the results. Results We extracted four main categories in accordance with the stages heuristic domains. Through content analysis of the agenda-setting process, we identified three main themes: magnitude of the problem, actors’ power and priorities.

BMJ     Jan 06, 2025