Evidence-based discussion increases childhood vaccination uptake : a randomised cluster controlled trial of knowledge translation in Pakistan

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2009

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BioMed Central, London, GB

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The relatively low-cost knowledge translation intervention applied in this study significantly increased vaccine uptake, without relying on improved services, in a poor district (Lasbela, Pakistan) with limited access to services. The study results prove relevant towards better vaccination coverage in developing countries. The intervention comprised three structured discussions separately with male and female groups in each cluster. Adjusting for baseline differences between intervention and control clusters with generalized estimating equations, the intervention doubled the odds of measles vaccination in the intervention communities (OR 2.20, 95% CI 1.24-3.88). It trebled the odds of full DPT vaccination (OR 3.36, 95% CI 2.03-5.56).

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Other authors: Ari Ho Foster, Bev Shea, George A Wells, and José Legorreta Soberanis

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VACCINATION, IMMUNIZATION, PAKISTAN, HEALTH INTERVENTION, HEALTH EDUCATION, RURAL POOR, CHILD HEALTH, GLOBAL HEALTH, MEASLES, SOUTH ASIA

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http://hdl.handle.net/10625/47079

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IDRC Research Results / Résultats de recherches du CRDI
2000-2009 / Années 2000-2009
Canadian International Immunization Initiative (CIII2) / l’initiative canadienne d’immunisation internationale
Health Systems Research / recherche sur les systèmes de santé
Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health (MNCH) / la santé de la mère, du nouveau-né, et de l’enfant
Research Results (GEHS) / Résultats de recherches (GESS)
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