Role of mHealth-based Interventions Including Social Media to Improve Childhood Immunization Coverage During COVID 19 Pandemic in Pakistan: Qualitative Study

NCT05042011 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: 2020-5316-14620
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 80
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

In order to improve routine immunization uptake during COVID-19 pandemic, and to understand the perceptions and barriers related to vaccine hesitancy and coverage during COVID 19 and to explore the need for COVID-19 vaccination, separately and as a part of routine immunization, the investigators will be using qualitative methodology to explore and understand the role of mHealth and social media interventions, that are most suitable in Pakistani context to improve vaccination coverage during COVID-19 pandemic.

Conditions

mHealth; Social Media; Vaccine Hesitancy; Covid19

Keywords

Covid19; childhood routine immunization (CRI); mHealth; social media

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Hesitancy towards childhood routine immunization (Interview)

  Questions To understand the perceptions and barriers related to routine immunization during COVID-19 pandemic

  2 months

• COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy (Interview)

  Questions To understand the perceptions and barriers related to COVID-19 vaccine for adults and as part of routine immunization

  2 months

• Role of mHealth and social media (Interview)

  Questions To understand the role of mHealth and social media in improving childhood immunization coverage and COIVD-19 vaccine during COVID-19

  2 months

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

Caregivers of children less than one year of age and Health care providers working inthe HDSS sites.

You may qualify if:

• Caregivers of children less than one year of age will be enrolled from HDSS sites.
• Health care providers including (doctors, nurses, pharmacists, LHVs, Vaccinators, LHWs, etc.) will also be recruited from these sites.

You may not qualify if:

• Health care providers will be excluded who are from outside the HDSS.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Aga Khan University: lead
• Yale University: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Aga Khan University

Karachi, Sindh, 74800, Pakistan

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Vaccination Hesitancy; COVID-19

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Vaccination Refusal; Treatment Refusal; Treatment Adherence and Compliance; Health Behavior; Behavior; Pneumonia, Viral; Pneumonia; Respiratory Tract Infections; Infections; Virus Diseases; Coronavirus Infections; Coronaviridae Infections; Nidovirales Infections; RNA Virus Infections; Lung Diseases; Respiratory Tract Diseases

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: ECOLOGIC OR COMMUNITY
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assistant Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 19, 2021
• First Posted: September 13, 2021
• Study Start: March 1, 2021
• Primary Completion: October 30, 2021
• Study Completion: November 30, 2021
• Last Updated: September 13, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-09

Locations

PA (1)