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Table 5 Use and perceived changes

From: Cross-cutting lessons from the Decision-Maker Led Implementation Research initiative

Country

Uptake

Products

Perceived changes

Chad

Project implemented tailored communication strategy in campaign

Tailored communication strategy

Using the embedded approach in other research projects; national effort to engage nomadic communities

Ethiopia

Implemented and published tool; tool being implemented in multiple districts; capacity building project on immunization; regular supervision on immunization; developing community scorecard

Use of Community Health Data for Shared Accountability Guidelines

Conducting similar embedded implementation research on use; using tool in health service delivery as part of routine work

Ethiopia

Not described

Not described

Hospitals developed transferal slip

India

Booklet and mobile app being released for health workers

Booklet; mobile app

Religious leaders engaging in immunization activities; increase in vaccination coverage

Nigeria

Dialogues and implementation of joint action plans

Joint action plans; participatory action research tools

Increase in immunization coverage; strengthened capacity of community in participatory action research approach; continued used of participatory action research approach; participatory action research approach being applied to polio outbreak; scale-up of strategy to other areas in state; using the embedded approach in other research projects; strengthened capacity in research;  better understanding of the value of evidence-informed decision-making; decision-maker engaged in further research

Nigeria

Not described

Not described

Not described

Nigeria

Not described

Not described

Agreement that immunization is an essential service for potential integration with nutrition and other services

Pakistan

Identified pockets of unimmunized children and started working to target caregivers with counseling and community mobilization

Recommendations based on immunization barriers validated by decision-makers

Appointed vaccinators to uncovered areas; coordination meeting of immunization and polio; improved microplanning and communication between health providers

Uganda

Partners used to modify microplan and conducting training; Ministry of Health developed shorter, more user friendly version of the tool; contributing to the revision of the microplanning tool

Not described

Participating in the evaluation of the microplan process; better sharing of data to complete microplan

Uganda

Not described

Not described

District recruited District Health Management Officer; more attention to areas of low performance and weakness

Vietnam

Not described

Not described

Invited to be part of further research on immunizations; increased capacity for research; using the embedded approach in other research projects