Using community theater to improve demand for vaccination services in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria.
Chijioke Chikere KaduruGeraldine Chinonso MbagwuDumale Koko AadumGaniyat EshikhenaGodwin Anusa IdimUche Francis IbeTimiebiere SabenusFofah Gawain JensonEdmund EgbeNeni Aworabhi-OkiHappiness MasaMartins BekesuAbisoye Sunday OyeyemiPublished in: BMC proceedings (2023)
Both demand- and supply-side factors were identified as responsible for poor vaccination in the intervention communities. Our intervention demonstrates that caregivers will demand immunization services if they are engaged through community theater using a human-centered design (HCD). We recommend a scaling up of HCD to address the challenge of vaccine hesitancy.