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ArticleVaccines2023

Using the Journey to Health and Immunization (JTHI) Framework to Engage Stakeholders in Identifying Behavioral and Social Drivers of Routine Immunization in Nepal.

Nicole Castle, Surakshya Kunwar, Leela Khanal, Lisa Oot, Katharine Elkes, Swechhya Shrestha, Anjali Joshi, Prasanna Rai, Sanju Bhattarai, Biraj Man Karmacharya

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Article in Vaccines, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Nicole CastleJSI Research & Training Institute, Inc., 2733 Crystal Drive, 4th Floor, Arlington, VA 22202, USA.
Surakshya KunwarDepartment of Public Health, Dhulikhel Hospital-Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences, Dhulikhel 45200, Nepal.ORCID 0000-0003-1237-2293
Leela KhanalIndependent Researcher, Kathmandu 44600, Nepal.
Lisa OotJSI Research & Training Institute, Inc., 2733 Crystal Drive, 4th Floor, Arlington, VA 22202, USA.
Katharine ElkesJSI Research & Training Institute, Inc., 2733 Crystal Drive, 4th Floor, Arlington, VA 22202, USA.
Swechhya ShresthaUNICEF Nepal, UN House, Pulchowk, Kathmandu P.O. Box 1187, Nepal.
Anjali JoshiDepartment of Public Health, Dhulikhel Hospital-Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences, Dhulikhel 45200, Nepal.ORCID 0000-0002-8220-4458
Prasanna RaiDepartment of Public Health, Dhulikhel Hospital-Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences, Dhulikhel 45200, Nepal.
Sanju BhattaraiUNICEF Nepal, UN House, Pulchowk, Kathmandu P.O. Box 1187, Nepal.
Biraj Man KarmacharyaDepartment of Public Health, Dhulikhel Hospital-Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences, Dhulikhel 45200, Nepal.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Although the Government of Nepal has achieved high and sustained childhood vaccination coverage, reaching under-immunized and zero-dose children requires different approaches. Behavioral science offers promise in better understanding the drivers of vaccination and development of more effective programs; however, the application of behavioral science to immunization programs in Nepal is nascent. Through the Behavioral Science Immunization Network, JSI, UNICEF Nepal, and Dhulikhel Hospital-Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences established a Behavioral Science Center to engage a diverse group of stakeholders in increasing the capacity of practitioners to use behavioral science in immunization programming. As a result of the engagement during formative research, government stakeholders requested and applied tools from behavioral science to solve different immunization challenges. Of particular value was the use of the Journey to Health and Immunization framework, which helped stakeholders identify behavioral and social drivers of zero-dose communities in Kathmandu. Our experience in Nepal demonstrates that there is strong demand for approaches and tools from behavioral science to use in relation to immunization and that this type of engagement model is effective for generating demand for and strengthening capacity to use behavioral science approaches.

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behavioral scienceNepalstakeholder engagementvaccinationvaccine acceptance

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PMID38006041
PMCPMC10675610

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