SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2018
Interventions to Improve Vaccination Uptake and Cost Effectiveness of Vaccination Strategies in Newly Arrived Migrants in the EU/EEA: A Systematic Review.
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- National approaches to the vaccination of recently arrived migrants in Europe: A comparative policy analysis across 32 European countries.Travel medicine and infectious diseasePooled it
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- Co-designing a theory-informed, multicomponent intervention to increase vaccine uptake with Congolese migrants: A qualitative, community-based participatory research study (LISOLO MALAMU).Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2024Article
- Knowledge and attitudes of healthcare personnel about vaccination of migrant and refugee children and adolescents.Journal of migration and health · 2024Article
- Faith-based organisations and their role in supporting vaccine confidence and uptake: a scoping review protocol.BMJ open · 2023Article
- Experiences of American Health Departments, Health Systems, and Community Organizations in COVID-19 Vaccine Provision for Refugee, Immigrant, and Migrant Communities.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2023Article
- Access to Vaccination for Newly Arrived Migrants: Developing a General Conceptual Framework for Understanding How to Improve Vaccination Coverage in European Countries.International journal of public health · 2023Article
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- COVID-19 Vaccination and Ukrainian Refugees in Poland during Russian-Ukrainian War-Narrative Review.Vaccines · 2022Review
- An undergraduate medical education framework for refugee and migrant health: Curriculum development and conceptual approaches.BMC medical education · 2022Review
- Lowering COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among immigrants in Norway: Opinions and suggestions by immigrants.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Immunization Catch-Up for Newly Arrived Migrants in France: A Cross-Sectional Study among French General Practitioners.Vaccines · 2021Article
- Meningococcal infections among refugees and immigrants: silent threats of past, present and future.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2020Article
- Immunity status against tetanus in young migrants: a seroprevalence study.Acta bio-medica : Atenei Parmensis · 2020Article
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10 authors at 6 institutions in 4 countries.
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Abstract
Newly arrived migrants to the EU/EEA (arrival within the past five years), as well as other migrant groups in the region, might be under-immunised and lack documentation of previous vaccinations, putting them at increased risk of vaccine-preventable diseases circulating in Europe. We therefore performed a systematic review conforming to PRISMA guidelines (PROSPERO CRD42016045798) to explore: (i) interventions that improve vaccine uptake among migrants; and (ii) cost-effectiveness of vaccination strategies among this population. We searched MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL, and Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (CDSR) between 1 January 2006 to 18 June 2018. We included three primary intervention studies performed in the EU/EEA or high-income countries and one cost effectiveness study relevant to vaccinations in migrants. Intervention studies showed small but promising impact only on vaccine uptake with social mobilization/community outreach, planned vaccination programs and education campaigns. Targeting migrants for catch-up vaccination is cost effective for presumptive vaccination for diphtheria, tetanus, and polio, and there was no evidence of benefit of carrying out pre-vaccination serological testing. The cost-effectiveness is sensitive to the seroprevalence and adherence to vaccinations of the migrant. We conclude that scarce but direct EU/EEA data suggest social mobilization, vaccine programs, and education campaigns are promising strategies for migrants, but more research is needed. Research should also study cost effectiveness of strategies. Vaccination of migrants should continue to be a public heath priority in EU/EEA.
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