Fillol Amandine auteur aut IRD McSween-Cadieux E. auteur aut IRD Ventelou B. auteur aut IRD Larose M. P. auteur aut IRD Kanguem U. B. N. auteur aut IRD Kadio K. auteur aut IRD Dagenais C. auteur aut IRD Ridde Valéry auteur aut IRD text journalArticle eng text/pdf reformatted digital access Background Epistemic injustices are increasingly decried in global health. This study aims to investigate whether the source of knowledge influences the perception of that knowledge and the willingness to use it in francophone African health policy-making context. Methods The study followed a randomized experimental design in which participants were randomly assigned to one of seven policy briefs that were designed with the same scientific content but with different organizations presented as authors. Each organization was representative of financial, scientific or moral authority. For each type of authority, two organizations were proposed: one North American or European, and the other African. Results The initial models showed that there was no significant association between the type of authority or the location of the authoring organization and the two outcomes (perceived quality and reported instrumental use). Stratified analyses highlighted that policy briefs signed by the African donor organization (financial authority) were perceived to be of higher quality than policy briefs signed by the North American/European donor organization. For both perceived quality and reported instrumental use, these analyses found that policy briefs signed by the African university (scientific authority) were associated with lower scores than policy briefs signed by the North American/European university. Conclusions The results confirm the significant influence of sources on perceived global health knowledge and the intersectionality of sources of influence. This analysis allows us to learn more about organizations in global health leadership, and to reflect on the implications for knowledge translation practices. specialized Global health Policy briefs Structural drivers Power BENIN BURKINA FASO TCHAD GUINEE MALI MAURITANIE NIGER SENEGAL TOGO BELGIQUE CANADA FRANCE SUISSE 056 124 116 20 1 57 [17 ] 2022 1478-4505 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010085242 10.1186/s12961-022-00854-x 1478-4505 [F B010085242] https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010085242 https://horizon.documentation.ird.fr/exl-doc/pleins_textes/2022-07/010085242.pdf IRD - Base Horizon / Pleins textes 2022-07-01 2025-02-24 fdi:010085242 fre