Are malaria transmission-blocking vaccines acceptable to high burden communities? Results from a mixed methods study in Bo, Sierra Leone.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Malaria transmission-blocking vaccines (TBVs) could help break the cycle of malaria transmission by conferring community rather than individual protection. When introducing new intervention strategies, uptake is dependent on acceptability, not just efficacy. In this exploratory study on acceptability of TBVs in Sierra Leone, it was hypothesized that TBVs would be largely acceptable to adults and health workers in areas with relatively few ongoing malaria interventions, and that (i) knowledge of malaria and vaccines, (ii) health behaviours associated with malaria and vaccines, and (iii) attitudes towards different vaccines types could lead to greater TBV acceptability.

Methods

This study used a mixed methods approach in Bo, Sierra Leone, to understand community kno

SUBMITTER: McCoy KD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8045381 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature