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Critical success factors for high routine immunisation performance: a qualitative analysis of interviews and focus groups from Nepal, Senegal, and Zambia.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Vaccination averts an estimated 2-3 million deaths annually. Although vaccine coverage improvements across Africa and South Asia have remained below global targets, several countries have outperformed their peers with significant increases in coverage. The objective of this study was to examine these countries' vaccination programmes and to identify and describe critical success factors that may have supported these improvements.

Design

Multiple case study design using qualitative research methods.

Setting

Three countries with high routine immunisation rates: Nepal, Senegal, and Zambia.

Participants

We conducted 207 key informant interviews and 71 focus group discussions with a total of 678 participants. Participants were recruited from all levels, including government officials, health facility staff, frontline workers, community health workers, and parents. Participants were recruited from both urban and rural districts in Nepal, Senegal, and Zambia.

Results

Our data revealed that the critical success factors for vaccination programmes relied on the cultural, historical, and statutory context in which the interventions were delivered. In Nepal, Senegal, and Zambia, high immunisation coverage was driven by (1) strong governance structures and healthy policy environments; (2) adjacent successes in health system strengthening; (3) government-led community engagement initiatives, and (4) adaptation considering contextual factors at all levels of the health system.

Conclusions

Throughout this project, our analysis returned to the importance of defining and understanding the context, governance, financing, and health systems within a country, rather than focusing on any one intervention. This paper augments findings from existing literature by highlighting how contextual factors impact implementation decisions that have led to improvements in childhood vaccine delivery. Findings from this research may help identify transferable lessons and support actionable recommendations to improve national immunisation coverage in other settings.

SUBMITTER: Sakas Z

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10551940 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Critical success factors for high routine immunisation performance: a qualitative analysis of interviews and focus groups from Nepal, Senegal, and Zambia.

Sakas Zoe Z Hester Kyra A KA Ellis Anna A Ogutu Emily A EA Rodriguez Katie K Bednarczyk Robert R Dixit Sameer S Kilembe William W Sarr Moussa M Freeman Matthew C MC

BMJ open 20231004 10

<h4>Objectives</h4>Vaccination averts an estimated 2-3 million deaths annually. Although vaccine coverage improvements across Africa and South Asia have remained below global targets, several countries have outperformed their peers with significant increases in coverage. The objective of this study was to examine these countries' vaccination programmes and to identify and describe critical success factors that may have supported these improvements.<h4>Design</h4>Multiple case study design using ...[more]

PMID: 37793916

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Critical success factors for high routine immunisation performance: a qualitative analysis of interviews and focus groups from Nepal, Senegal, and Zambia.

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Critical success factors for high routine immunisation performance: a qualitative analysis of interviews and focus groups from Nepal, Senegal, and Zambia.

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