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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
4560 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2012-04-30
2013-05-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Primary research objectives:
(i) To assess effectiveness of educational messages regarding routine immunization during SIAs held for polio on improving routine immunization coverage in Pakistan.
Secondary research objectives:
(i) To assess maternal knowledge about routine immunization in the intervention and control arms.
(ii) To estimate vaccination card retention in the intervention and control arms.
This study will be completed in 12 months, between March 2012 to February 2013. Overall, three major operational steps have been defined for the study as follow:
Baseline vaccine coverage survey: This is a 02-months activity in which a baseline household vaccine coverage survey will be carried out to independently assess the immunization coverage and socio-demographic indicators in the study areas. Participation in this survey will be voluntary and written consent from participants will be obtained prior to administering the study questionnaire.
Training of vaccinators/volunteers and distribution of plastic pouches: The project research staff (Research Associate/Senior Research Assistants) will be exclusively trained by Principal Investigator/Research Supervisor on educational material. Having completed the baseline coverage survey, a one-day training session will be organized by trained project staff to provide trainings to participating EPI vaccinators/volunteers on the vaccine promotion educational messages to be delivered during intervention. These trainings will be held at a common venue (EPI center/public hospital) in the selected towns for this study. The messages will be low-literacy, of very short duration, and will be delivered with the help of pictorial cards which were previously developed for and used in a similar department-run study in Karachi. These educational messages will include the following messages:
1. Vaccines can save a child's life
2. Children who are immunized on time are less likely to become ill
3. Unimmunized children can become disabled for life
4. Photograph of the nearest EPI center where vaccines are offered free of charge, as well as its address and timings
Additionally, at the start of this project, all EPI centers in the study areas will be provided with plastic pouches to be given to parents of all children coming to EPI centers for vaccinations. These pouches will be used to store a child's immunization card. In order to assess the likely change in vaccination card retention, we will compare the proportion of vaccination cards available on pre-and-post coverage assessment in both intervention and control groups.
Endline vaccine coverage survey/outcome assessment. Outcome assessment will be done through a representative endline survey assessing vaccine coverage for Penta-3 and Measles-1 in the study areas, 3 months after the NID was held. Participation in this survey will be voluntary and written consent from study participants will be obtained prior too administering the study questionnaire.
NID = National Immunization Days SNID = Sub-national Immunization Days EPI: Expanded Programme on Immunization SIA - Supplementary Immunization Activity CHW = Community Health Worker AKU = Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
SINGLE
Study Groups
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Educational messages only
EPI vaccinators/volunteers will educate mothers/care-providers of infants less than 12 months old months about the benefits of routine immunization
Vaccine promotion messages
The messages will be low-literacy, of very short duration, and will be delivered with the help of pictorial cards. These educational messages will include the following messages:
1. Vaccines can save a child's life
2. Children who are immunized on time are less likely to become ill
3. Unimmunized children can become disabled for life
4. Photograph of the nearest EPI center where vaccines are offered free of charge, as well as its address and timings.
Distribution of Plastic Pouches to retain vaccination card
At the start of this project, all EPI centers in the study areas will be provided with plastic pouches to be given to parents of all children coming to EPI centers for vaccinations. These pouches will be used to store a child's immunization card.
Immunization status verification only
EPI vaccinators/volunteers will identify and record details of un/under-vaccinated children less than 12 months old in households they visit during an NID, and update immunization registries maintained at the local EPI centers so these children can be reached in subsequent outreach activity.
Vaccination Verification.
EPI vaccinators/volunteers will identify and record details of un/under-vaccinated children less than 12 months old in households they visit during an NID, and update immunization registries maintained at the local EPI centers so these children can be reached in subsequent outreach activity.
Distribution of Plastic Pouches to retain vaccination card
At the start of this project, all EPI centers in the study areas will be provided with plastic pouches to be given to parents of all children coming to EPI centers for vaccinations. These pouches will be used to store a child's immunization card.
Education and vaccine verification
EPI vaccinators/volunteers will educate mothers/care-providers of infants less than 12 months old months about the benefits of routine immunization, identify and record details of un/under-vaccinated children in households they visit during an NID, and update immunization registries maintained at the local EPI centers so these children can be reached in subsequent outreach activity.
Vaccine promotion messages
The messages will be low-literacy, of very short duration, and will be delivered with the help of pictorial cards. These educational messages will include the following messages:
1. Vaccines can save a child's life
2. Children who are immunized on time are less likely to become ill
3. Unimmunized children can become disabled for life
4. Photograph of the nearest EPI center where vaccines are offered free of charge, as well as its address and timings.
Vaccination Verification.
EPI vaccinators/volunteers will identify and record details of un/under-vaccinated children less than 12 months old in households they visit during an NID, and update immunization registries maintained at the local EPI centers so these children can be reached in subsequent outreach activity.
Distribution of Plastic Pouches to retain vaccination card
At the start of this project, all EPI centers in the study areas will be provided with plastic pouches to be given to parents of all children coming to EPI centers for vaccinations. These pouches will be used to store a child's immunization card.
Status quo
No interventional activity will take place in this group. Therefore, the status quo (routine services) will be maintained during Polio NID
No interventions assigned to this group
Interventions
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Vaccine promotion messages
The messages will be low-literacy, of very short duration, and will be delivered with the help of pictorial cards. These educational messages will include the following messages:
1. Vaccines can save a child's life
2. Children who are immunized on time are less likely to become ill
3. Unimmunized children can become disabled for life
4. Photograph of the nearest EPI center where vaccines are offered free of charge, as well as its address and timings.
Vaccination Verification.
EPI vaccinators/volunteers will identify and record details of un/under-vaccinated children less than 12 months old in households they visit during an NID, and update immunization registries maintained at the local EPI centers so these children can be reached in subsequent outreach activity.
Distribution of Plastic Pouches to retain vaccination card
At the start of this project, all EPI centers in the study areas will be provided with plastic pouches to be given to parents of all children coming to EPI centers for vaccinations. These pouches will be used to store a child's immunization card.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
2. Resident of selected cluster
3. Willing to consent for participation in the study
Exclusion Criteria
2. Non-resident of selected cluster
3. Refusing to consent
3 Months
14 Months
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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World Health Organization
OTHER
Aga Khan University
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Anita Kaniz Mehdi Zaidi
Professor and Chair, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health
Principal Investigators
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Anita KM Zaidi, MBBS, FAAP
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Aga Khan University
Locations
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Thatta, Hyderabad
Thatta, Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan
Countries
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Other Identifiers
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1952-Ped-ERC-11
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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