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IVACS: Improving vaccination awareness & coverage in Somalia

Improving Vaccination Awareness & Coverage in Somalia

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN83172390
Enrollment
600
Registered
2021-08-03
Start date
2021-06-29
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-11-06

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Improvement in routine vaccination coverage for children. Not Applicable

Interventions

Participatory interventions with women’s groups using a Participatory Learning and Action (PLA) approach have shown positive impacts on maternal and child health outcomes in numerous settings. The wom

Sponsors

University College London
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Children aged 0 - 59 months and their primary caregiver

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Does not meet inclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1. Measles vaccination coverage - % of children 9 - <59 months of age who received the measles vaccine, measured by novel questionnaire at baseline and end-line 2. EPI vaccination coverage - % of children 0 - <59 months of age who received all vaccines required by the national vaccination protocol, measured by novel questionnaire at baseline and end-line 3. Knowledge of vaccination and vaccination timings, measured by novel questionnaire at baseline and end-line 4. Attitudes to vaccination, vaccination coverage, measured by novel questionnaire at baseline and end-line

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. Under-five morbidity measured using questionnaire recall at baseline and endline 2. Incidence of measles measured using symptom recall at baseline and endline 3. Under-five death rate measured using enumeration of household members at baseline and endline 4. Causes of death ascertained using Verbal Autopsy (VA) interview following a reported death Process indicators: 5. Number of Abaay-Abaay groups successfully established is measured by direct observation 6. Safe conduct of group activities is measured by direct observation 7. Prevalence of participation in an Abaay-Abaay group by age and clan measured by questionnaire at baseline and endline 8. Acceptability and utilisation of PLA training materials by group leaders (Khalifada) is measured by direct observation 9. Completion of learning cycles and topic coverage by groups is measured by direct observation 10. Any adverse events associated with group membership or activities is measured by direct observation and open ended interviews

Countries

Somalia

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026