Table 3 List of selected projects and priority issues addressed
Country | Title | Priority issue | Level of study |
|---|---|---|---|
Chad | More responsive immunization services through tailoring for hard-to-reach populations in Chad | Adapting and testing strategies or tools to assess the effectiveness of demand-creation communication | District |
Democratic Republic of the Congo | Strengthening health information systems in support of national vaccination programs in the Democratic Republic of the Congo | Programme management, monitoring and evaluation strategies | National |
Ethiopia | How can the use of data within the immunization program be increased in order to improve data quality and ensure greater accountability? | Health and immunization systems | Regional |
Ethiopia | Lack of functional linkages and feedback mechanisms among different health facilities along with mobility of caregivers affects follow-up visits in utilizing the routine immunization services | Health and immunization systems | Sub-district (sub-city) |
India | Negative social media messages on vaccines: How can the resultant trust deficit between caregivers and health workers be overcome? A qualitative enquiry in Malappuram district of Kerala state in India | Adapting and testing strategies or tools to assess the effectiveness of demand-creation communication | District |
Kenya | Emerging hesitancy upon new vaccine introduction: tackling a most unusual barrier | Demand and vaccine hesitancy | Sub-district (facility) |
Nigeria | Increasing the utilization of immunization in Ogun state of Nigeria using participatory evaluation and action research | Vaccination and coverage | Sub-state (local government area) |
Nigeria | Potential role of civil society organization engagement for increasing the demand for and uptake of immunization services in Odukpani Local Government Area of Cross River state of Nigeria | Demand and vaccine hesitancy | Sub-state (local government area) |
Nigeria | Use of social actors to address contextual barriers for utilization of immunization services among caregivers of under-five children in urban slums of Yobe state, Nigeria in the context of Boko Haram insurgency | Identifying caregivers’ barriers to immunization services in urban slum areas | Sub-state (urban slums) |
Pakistan | Improving vaccine uptake in urban slums of Karachi, Pakistan—implementation research to explore and address supply- and demand-side barriers to routine immunization | Identifying caregivers’ barriers to immunization services in urban slum areas | Sub-district (urban slums) |
Somalia | Examination of ministry of health engagement barriers in demand-generation strategies and application of improved engagement in developing institutional capacity to increase vaccine immunization uptake in Puntland | Health and immunization systems | State |
Uganda | Process evaluation of community health facility-based microplan development and implementation in two districts in Uganda | Programme management, monitoring and evaluation strategies | District |
Uganda | Evaluating the role of leadership in transitioning vertical into integrated and sustainable district health programs—a case study of immunization in Luuka district, Uganda | Health and immunization systems | District |
Viet Nam | Governance of immunization program for children 0–23 months in Viet Nam | Health and immunization systems | Provincial |