“…Concerning the sources for the use of evidence in decision-making in HSM, studies have cited numerous sources, most notably scientific and specialized evidence such as research, articles, academic reports, published texts, books, and clinical guidelines (45,69,70). After scientific evidences, using the opinions and experiences of experts, colleagues, and managers (49,52,55,64) as well as the use of census and local level data (55,64,71), and other sources such as financial (71), political (49,55) and evaluations (55,72) data were cited.…”