Interventions addressing routine childhood immunization and its behavioral and social drivers.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Despite the advances in vaccination, there are still several challenges in reaching millions of children in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). In this review, we present an extensive summary of the various strategies used for improving routine immunization in LMICs to aid program implementers in designing vaccination interventions.

Methods

Experimental and quasi-experimental impact evaluations conducted in LMICs evaluating the effectiveness of interventions in improving routine immunization of children aged 0-5 years or the intermediate outcomes were included from 3ie's review of systematic reviews. Some additional impact evaluation studies published in recent years in select LMICs with large number of unvaccinated children were also included. Studies wer

SUBMITTER: Parsekar SS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11223502 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature