January 16, 2024VaccinesOpen Access

A Holistic Strategy of Mother and Child Health Care to Improve the Coverage of Routine and Polio Immunization in Pakistan: Results from a Demonstration Project

Q: What is the clinical evidence from this study?

Study design: Cross-Sectional. Population: Routine and Polio Immunization Coverage (n=256946). Intervention: Integrated strategy of community mobilization and maternal and child health camps vs. Baseline (pre-intervention). Primary outcome: Full immunization coverage (20.6% increase, 95% CI 20.2-21.0).

Q: What does this research mean for the field?

An integrated strategy combining community mobilization and maternal and child health camps significantly increases full immunization coverage among children under five in polio-endemic, high-risk districts. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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Key result

Integrated community mobilization and health camps link to ~21% higher full childhood immunization versus baseline.

20.6% increase
95% CI 20.2-21.0
n=256,946

Why the study?

Poliovirus eradication and routine immunization coverage present significant challenges in Pakistan, creating a need for interventions strengthening community engagement.

Does an integrated strategy of health camps and community mobilization improve routine and polio immunization coverage in children under five in polio-endemic districts of Pakistan?

Population

256,946 children under five years old in polio-endemic districts of Pakistan

Comparison

Integrated routine immunization and maternal and child health approach vs baseline

Design

Demonstration project with repeated cluster sample surveys (baseline, midline, endline)

Authors

AHAtif HabibAga Khan University SSSajid SoofiAga Khan University ZHZ. HussainTrust for Vaccines & Immunization

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Implication

Community mobilization with health camps was associated with higher full immunization coverage in high-risk Pakistani UCs; leaves open need for controlled trials before scaling.

Study Design

Type

Cross-Sectional (n=256,946)

Multicenter

Yes

Structured PICO

Does an integrated strategy of health camps and community mobilization improve routine and polio immunization coverage in children under five in polio-endemic districts of Pakistan?

Population

256,946 children under the age of five in high-risk, polio-endemic districts of Pakistan evaluated through baseline and endline cross-sectional surveys to assess the impact of an integrated immunization strategy.

Intervention

Integrated approach for routine immunization and maternal and child health, involving setting up health camps and actively engaging and mobilizing the local community.

Comparator

Baseline immunization coverage (pre-intervention).

Outcome

Coverage of OPV, IPV, and changes in the proportion of unvaccinated and fully vaccinated children.

Main Result

Effect estimate: 20.6% increase (95% CI 20.2-21.0)

Absolute Event Rate: 62.3% vs 41.6%

An integrated strategy of community mobilization and health camps significantly improves routine and polio immunization coverage in high-risk areas of Pakistan.

Limitations

Coverage estimates were largely based on family reports, which could introduce potential biases.
High demand for services at the health camps made it difficult for project staff to control the crowds.
Challenges in maintaining the vaccine cold chain in camps due to hot weather conditions.
Accessing high-risk areas and convincing chronic vaccine refusals remained a challenge, with some areas under local curfews.

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Habib et al. (2024) conducted a cross-sectional in Routine and Polio Immunization Coverage (n=256,946). Integrated strategy of community mobilization and maternal and child health camps vs. Baseline (pre-intervention) was evaluated on Full immunization coverage (20.6% increase, 95% CI 20.2-21.0). An integrated strategy of community mobilization and maternal and child health camps increased full immunization coverage among children under five by 20.6% compared to baseline in high-risk districts of Pakistan.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6aa94acb1ed6af7fb80e11ab https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines12010089

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Community mobilization with health camps was associated with higher full immunization coverage in high-risk Pakistani UCs; leaves open need for controlled trials before scaling.

A Holistic Strategy of Mother and Child Health Care to Improve the Coverage of Routine and Polio Immunization in Pakistan: Results from a Demonstration Project

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A Holistic Strategy of Mother and Child Health Care to Improve the Coverage of Routine and Polio Immunization in Pakistan: Results from a Demonstration Project

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Study Design

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