SynthesisSystematic reviews2022
Strategies to overcome vaccine hesitancy: a systematic review.
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69 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- A systematic review on parental vaccine hesitancy for childhood immunizations in the European region: Can findings be generalized?Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2026Pooled it
- Strategies for controlling communicable diseases in Afghanistan: a realist review.BMC public health · 2025Pooled it
- Communication-based interventions to increase COVID-19 vaccine willingness and uptake: a systematic review with meta-analysis.BMJ open · 2025Pooled it
- Estimating the effects of interventions on increasing vaccination: systematic review and meta-analysis.BMJ global health · 2025Pooled it
- Effectiveness of Multifaceted Strategies to Increase Influenza Vaccination Uptake: A Cluster Randomized Trial.JAMA network open · 2024Trial
- A missed opportunity: faith leaders and the HPV vaccination effort in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.Global health action · 2026Article
- A Community Grounded Approach to Addressing COVID-19 Health Disparities and Misinformation in Latinx and Indigenous Mexican Immigrant Communities.Journal of community health · 2026Article
- Evaluating Racial Identity as a Characteristics for use in Tailored Interventions Designed to Reduce Vaccine Hesitancy in Black/African American Adults.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Article
- Vaccine communication: a critical review of foundations, challenges, and future directions.NPJ vaccines · 2026Review
- Respiratory Syncytial Virus Immunization Strategies for Older Adults in Gulf Cooperation Council Countries: Expert Consensus and Recommendations.Infectious diseases and therapy · 2026Article
- Implementation of Multifaceted Enhanced School-located Influenza Vaccination Strategies in China: A Mixed Methods Evaluation Using the RE-AIM Framework and Normalization Process Theory.International journal of behavioral medicine · 2026Article
- Determinants of HPV vaccine hesitancy in South Asia: a systematic review.Clinical and experimental vaccine research · 2026Review
- Association of modified 5C scale and influenza vaccine hesitancy among the elderly population in Ningbo, China: a cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2026Article
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- Psychosocial Determinants of Vaccine Hesitancy and Vaccination Behavior Among Older Adults in China: A Large Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of public health · 2026Article
- "Grandmothers as gatekeepers": The role of older women in addressing vaccine hesitancy in urban slum communities in Ibadan, Nigeria.PLOS global public health · 2026Article
- Vaccine Hesitancy and Refusal Among Parents of Children Aged 5-11 Years: Evidence from the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Calabria Region.Vaccines · 2025Article
- Rumors and fears about the HPV vaccine: Perceptions of adolescent girls in government school in Addis Ababa.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2025Article
- COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in Chinese residents: A national cross-sectional survey in the community setting.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2025Article
- Leveraging the role of pharmacists in vaccine education and uptake among newcomers to Ontario.Canadian pharmacists journal : CPJ = Revue des pharmaciens du Canada : RPC · 2025Article
9 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
backgroundVaccination, albeit a necessity in the prevention of infectious diseases, requires appropriate strategies for addressing vaccine hesitancy at an individual and community level. However, there remains a glaring scarcity of available literature in that regard. Therefore, this review aims to scrutinize globally tested interventions to increase the vaccination uptake by addressing vaccine hesitancy at various stages of these interventions across the globe and help policy makers in implementing appropriate strategies to address the issue.
methodsA systematic review of descriptive and analytic studies was conducted using specific key word searches to identify literature containing information about interventions directed at vaccine hesitancy. The search was done using PubMed, Global Health, and Science Direct databases. Data extraction was based on study characteristics such as author details; study design; and type, duration, and outcome of an intervention.
resultsA total of 105 studies were identified of which 33 studies were included in the final review. Community-based interventions, monetary incentives, and technology-based health literacy demonstrated significant improvement in the utilization of immunization services. On the other hand, media-based intervention studies did not bring about a desired change in overcoming vaccine hesitancy.
conclusionThis study indicates that the strategies should be based on the need and reasons for vaccine hesitancy for the targeted population. A multidimensional approach involving community members, families, and individuals is required to address this challenging issue.
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