Communication lessons learned from the 2017 measles–rubella campaign in India

Perspectives from vaccine decision-makers

Datos Bibliográficos

ID22945954
AutoresRupali J Limaye (0000-0002-3883-9720, Department of International Health, International Vaccine Access Center, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health , Baltimore, MD , USA, autor de correspondencia), Madhu Gupta (0000-0003-3877-9956, Department of Community Medicine and School of Public Health, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research , Chandigarh , India), Adarsh Bansal (Department of Community Medicine and School of Public Health, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research , Chandigarh , India), Mary Kate Chandler (Department of International Health, International Vaccine Access Center, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health , Baltimore, MD , USA), Mathuram Santosham (Department of International Health, International Vaccine Access Center, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health , Baltimore, MD , USA), Daniel J Erchick (0000-0002-2852-280X, Department of International Health, International Vaccine Access Center, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health , Baltimore, MD , USA)
Año2022
Volumen37
Número5
Fecha de publicación2022-10-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaHealth Promotion International (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0957-4824 • E-ISSN: 1460-2245
EditorialOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1093/heapro/daac116
PMID36287519
OpenAlexW4307501599
IdiomaEN
Referencias citadas33

In 2017, to reduce the burden of measles and rubella, a nation-wide measles–rubella campaign was launched in India. Despite detailed planning efforts that involved many stakeholders, vaccine refusal arose in several communities during the campaign. As strategic health communication and promotion is critical in any vaccine campaign, we sought to document lessons learned from the 2017 MR campaign from a strategic health communication and promotion perspective to capture lessons learned. To inform future campaigns, we conducted in-depth interviews through a perspective that is not usually captured, that of government and civil society stakeholders that had experience in vaccine campaign implementation (n = 21). We interviewed stakeholders at the national level and within three states that had diverse experiences with the campaign. Three key themes related to strategic health communication and promotion emerged: the importance of sensitizing communities at all levels through relevant and timely information about the vaccine and the vaccine campaign, leveraging key influencers to deliver tailored messaging about the importance of vaccines and mitigating vaccine misinformation rapidly. Our study findings have important implications for health communication and promotion research related to vaccine campaigns. The field must continue to enhance vaccine campaign efforts by identifying important health communication and promotion factors, including the importance of sensitization, trusted messengers that use tailored messaging and mitigating misinformation, as vaccine campaigns are crucial in improving vaccine acceptance.

Business · Government (linguistics) · Health communication · Health promotion · Measles · Misinformation · Political science · Politics · Promotion (chess) · Public health · Public relations · Vaccination · COVID-19 epidemiological studies · Medicine · Misinformation and Its Impacts · Nursing · Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy · Virology