Effectiveness of a community-level social mobilization intervention in achieving the outcomes of polio vaccination campaigns during the post-polio-endemic period: Evidence from CORE Group polio project in Uttar Pradesh, India.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A social mobilization (SM) initiative contributed to India's success in polio elimination. This was the CORE Group Polio Project (CGPP) India, a partner of the Uttar Pradesh (UP) SM Network and which continued its SM activities, even during the polio-free period through a network of multi-level social mobilizers. This paper assesses the effects of this community-level SM (CLSM) intervention on the extent of community engagement and performance of polio Supplementary Immunization Activity campaigns (SIAs) during the post-polio-endemic period (i.e., from March 2012 to September 2017).

Methods

This study followed a quasi-experimental design. We used secondary, cluster-level data from CGPP India's Management Information System, including 52 SIAs held from January 2008

SUBMITTER: Choudhary M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8272292 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature