Outcomes and Costs of the Transition From a Paper-Based Immunization System to a Digital Immunization System in Vietnam: Mixed Methods Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The electronic National Immunization Information System (NIIS) was introduced nationwide in Vietnam in 2017. Health workers were expected to use the NIIS alongside the legacy paper-based system. Starting in 2018, Hanoi and Son La provinces transitioned to paperless reporting. Interventions to support this transition included data guidelines and training, internet-based data review meetings, and additional supportive supervision visits.

Objective

This study aims to assess (1) changes in NIIS data quality and use, (2) changes in immunization program outcomes, and (3) the economic costs of using the NIIS versus the traditional paper system.

Methods

This mixed methods study took place in Hanoi and Son La provinces. It aimed to analyses pre- and postintervention

SUBMITTER: Dang TTH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10985597 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature