ArticlePloS one2018
Impact of educational interventions on adolescent attitudes and knowledge regarding vaccination: A pilot study.
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Estimating the effects of interventions on increasing vaccination: systematic review and meta-analysis.BMJ global health · 2025Pooled it
- Behavioral interventions for vaccination uptake: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Health policy (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2023Pooled it
- A systematic review of interventions to promote HPV vaccination globally.BMC public health · 2023Pooled it
- Barriers and enablers to adolescent self-consent for vaccination: A mixed-methods evidence synthesis.Vaccine · 2019Pooled it
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- Evaluating a WeChat-Based Intervention to Enhance Influenza Vaccination Knowledge, Attitude, and Behavior Among Chinese University Students Residing in the United Kingdom: Controlled, Quasi-Experimental, Mixed Methods Study.JMIR formative research · 2024Article
- Digital Gamification Tools to Enhance Vaccine Uptake: Scoping Review.JMIR serious games · 2024Article
- One Health education for criticality on vaccination in teacher training.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Understanding COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence in People Living with HIV: A pan-Canadian Survey.AIDS and behavior · 2023Article
- The intent of students to vaccinate is influenced by cultural factors, peer network, and knowledge about vaccines.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2022Article
- Adult vaccination as part of a healthy lifestyle: moving from medical intervention to health promotion.Annals of medicine · 2019Review
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Abstract
backgroundCurrent immunisation levels in England currently fall slightly below the threshold recommended by the World Health Organization, and the three-year trend for vaccination uptake is downwards. Attitudes towards vaccination can affect future decisions on whether or not to vaccinate, and this can have significant public health implications. Interventions can impact future vaccination decisions, and these interventions can take several forms. Relatively little work has been reported on the use of vaccination interventions in young people, who form the next generation of individuals likely to make vaccination decisions.
methodWe investigated the impact of two different types of educational intervention on attitudes towards vaccination in young people in England. A cohort of young people (n = 63) was recruited via a local school. This group was divided into three sub-groups; one (n = 21) received a presentation-based intervention, one (n = 26) received an interactive simulation-based intervention, and the third (n = 16) received no intervention. Participants supplied information on (1) their attitudes towards vaccination, and (2) their information needs and views on personal choice concerning vaccination, at three time points: immediately before and after the intervention, and after six months.
resultsNeither intervention had a significant effect on participants' attitudes towards vaccination. However, the group receiving the presentation-based intervention saw a sustained uplift in confidence about information needs, which was not observed in the simulation-based intervention group. DISCUSSION: Our findings with young people are consistent with previous work on vaccination interventions aimed at adults, which have shown limited effectiveness, and which can actually reduce intention to vaccinate. Our findings on the most effective mode of delivery for the intervention should inform future discussion in the growing "games for health" domain, which proposes the use of interactive digital resources in healthcare education.
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