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| Resource | Understanding the behavioural and social drivers of vaccine uptake WHO position paper – May 2022 |
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| Purpose | This paper summarizes the development of new tools and indicators to assess the behavioural and social drivers (BeSD) of vaccination, enabling decision-makers, programme managers, and partners to address under-vaccination through an enhanced understanding of the underlying causes. It also reports the main findings of a scoping review that examined existing systematic reviews and meta-analyses on interventions to improve vaccine uptake – a first step towards understanding which interventions work to increase vaccine uptake, for whom, and in what settings. Finally, this paper makes recommendations for using the new tools and the resulting data to prioritize local interventions and concludes with future research directions. |
| Content | This position paper discusses the development of the BeSD for vaccine tool. It covers the 4 phases and key activities for the development of the tool. They include: • Initial development of the tool • Field testing • Psychometric validation and indicator selection • Finalisation of all tools and guidance In addition it includes the findings of a scoping review to identify effective intervention, and includes programme recommendations for use of the BeSD tools and resulting data. |
| Expected outcomes | Programmes and partners will have local data (based on use of globally field-tested and validated tools) to guide planning, implemention and evaluation of tailored interventions. Further the paper offers recommendations to programmes, partners, NITAGs and RITAGs for using the BeSD tools and resuting data. |
| Strengths | The paper sets strategic directions for programmes to better understand and address reasons for low uptake through the use of globally validated tools and related indicators for tracking and evaluation. |
| Contraints/Limitations | Related to effective interventions to increase uptake, further research is needed to understand what interventions are effective in what settings and for whom. |
| Why use it | This guidance should be used to better understand reasons for low uptake, and to gather related local quantitative and qualitative data. The findings may offer added insights to improve access, availability, and affordability of services, as well as to increase uptake in areas with high dropouts or low coverage. The paper also includes recommendations for programmes, partners, NITAGs and RITAGs. |
| Who should use it | It is intended for immunization programme managers, decision-makers, policy-makers, implementers research advisors and others who are collecting, analysing and using data for immunization programme planning and evaluation. |
| Additional Links | |
| Link to access the resource | /en/resources/report/understanding-the-behavioural-and-social-drivers-of-vaccine-uptake-who-position-paper-may-2022 |
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