Journal article
Evidence-to-policy gap on hepatitis A vaccine adoption in 6 countries: Literature vs. policymakers’ beliefs
Triangulation of results from two methods captured a richer story behind vaccine adoption decisions for hepatitis A. The discrepancy between policymakers’ beliefs and existing data suggest a decline in priority of hepatitis A or weak investment in data collection. Filling the confirmed data gaps in seroprevalence or economic data is important to help guide policy decisions. Greater communication of the risk of hepatitis A and the benefits of the vaccine may help countries undergoing the epidemiologic transition.
Authors
Languages
- English
Publication year
2014
Journal
Vaccine
Volume
32
Type
Journal article
Categories
- Service delivery
Diseases
- Hepatitis A
Countries
- Chile
- India
- Korea South
- Mexico
- Russian Federation
Tags
- Data reporting
- New vaccine introduction
- Planning, budgeting and financing
- Policy and legislation
WHO Regions
- European Region
- Region of the Americas
- South-East Asia Region
- Western Pacific Region