Barriers and strategies to improve vaccine adverse events reporting: views from health workers and managers in Northern Ghana.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The increasing incidence of novel vaccine-preventable diseases, such as COVID-19, has led to an increase in the development of vaccines globally. Vaccine hesitancy has risen due to fears of vaccines causing harm. African health systems have generally relied on spontaneous reporting of adverse events following immunisation (AEFIs) to monitor vaccine safety.

Objectives

This study explored the views of healthcare professionals and managers regarding barriers and strategies to improve AEFI reporting in northern Ghana.

Methods

This study used a qualitative research design where in-depth interviews were conducted with health professionals and managers in five administrative regions in northern Ghana between March and August 2021. The purposive sampling method was

SUBMITTER: Ansah NA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11865776 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature