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Infodemic Management Using Digital Information and Knowledge Cocreation to Address COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy: Case Study From Ghana

"The system has been used to identify COVID-19 misinformation, disinformation, and rumors, which were addressed in a timely manner." A number of studies have highlighted the negative effects of the so-called COVID-19 "infodemic" on public perceptions of the pandemic and reluctance to comply with public health guidance, including willingness to acce
Anastasiya Nurzhynska Anna Leena Lohiniva Misinformation Management Task Health Promotion Division Misinformation Task Ghana Country Office Lohiniva

Reshaping Adolescents' Gender Attitudes: Evidence from a School-Based Experiment in India

"...the intervention succeeded in making attitudes more supportive of gender equality and coaxing more gender-equal behavior. Moreover, the impacts persisted..." Gender inequality is rife in India. While boys and girls start secondary school at the same rate, only 0.80 girls enroll in tertiary schooling for every boy (World Bank 2011).
United States Seema Jayachandran Tarun Jain Sunita Menon University Of Oxford Dhar Indian Institute Of Management Ahmedabad Jain

Changes in On-time Vaccination Following the Introduction of an Electronic Immunization Registry, Tanzania 2016-2018: Interrupted Time-series Analysis

"EIRs [electronic immunisation registries] have the potential to improve vaccination timeliness but need to be used consistently to provide accurate metrics on target populations." The use of digital health interventions (DHIs) among immunisation programmes has become more widespread and shown promise for improving vaccination uptake and adherence
Tanga Region Emily Carnahan Williamb Lober Saumu Juma Roy Burstein Nancy Puttkammer

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Marketplaces of Misinformation: A Study of How Vaccine Misinformation Is Legitimized on Social Media

"The spread of vaccine misinformation poses a serious threat to public health....The dissemination of this content is amplified and facilitated by social media, yet little is known about how this process starts and how it is legitimized..." Social medias role in disseminating vaccine misinformation has been recognised as a major public health chal
United States Valentina Pitardi Emmanuel Ikwuegbu Daniel Nunan University Of Surrey Pitardi University Of Warwick Nunan

Applying a Social-Ecological Model to Understand Factors Impacting Demand for Childhood Vaccinations in Nigeria, Uganda, and Guinea

"...models examining demand for vaccination may underestimate the complexity of the issue by not incorporating a sufficient range of contextual factors, which may in turn impede the design of optimal solutions." Much scholarship on demand for vaccination in sub-Saharan Africa considers barriers primary caregivers (usually mothers) face when seeking
Gemma Spickernell Maikol Adou Dominic Chavez Natasha Darrell Lanre Fasakin Cassie Gardner

Gender and Immunization Demand: Final Report and Recommendations

"A deeper understanding of how gender impacts immunization behaviours and outcomes can help inform the design and implementation of more gender responsive immunization programmes." Immunisation demand efforts are part of social and behaviour change (SBC) strategies to promote healthier, preventive, and protective practices for children and their fa
Deepa Risal Pokharel Communication Initiative On United Nations Children Fund Journey To Health United Nations Children Related Summaries

Immunization Service Experience (SE) Toolkit

"The recent global focus on immunization inequity and the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the critical role that trust, demand, and quality play in encouraging vaccination uptake so that immunization programs are both valued by and can reach everyone." Immunisation service experience (SE) includes the factors within and beyond the interactions betwee
Samantha Noor Adriana Almi Cindy Pak Kim Communication Initiative On Programme On Immunization Expanded Programme

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