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Parental Reminder Strategies and the Cost Implication for Improved Immunisation Outcomes: A Systematic Review and

Hamina Dathini1, Siti Khuzaimah Ahmad Sharoni2, Kever Teriyla Robert1

  • 1Department of Nursing Science, Faculty of Allied Health, University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri 600104, Nigeria.

Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland)
|October 27, 2022
PubMed

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Parental reminder interventions, like voice calls and SMS messages, can improve childhood immunisation rates. Mobile technology, particularly SMS, is a cost-effective strategy for timely vaccination reminders.

Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Health Services Research
  • Preventive Medicine

Background:

  • Childhood immunisation is crucial but faces barriers globally.
  • Parental reminder strategies have been developed to improve vaccination uptake.
  • Systematic review of interventions and cost-effectiveness is needed.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To systematically review parental reminder interventions for childhood immunisation.
  • To evaluate the cost implications of these interventions.
  • To assess the impact on immunisation coverage and timeliness.

Main Methods:

  • Systematic review of 24 articles from five databases (Medline Complete, CINAHL, Academic Search Premier, SPORTDiscus, Health Source Nursing/Academic).
  • Meta-analysis for studies with sufficient data; narrative synthesis for others.
  • Inclusion criteria focused on parental reminder interventions for childhood immunisation.

Main Results:

  • Low-quality evidence suggests parental voice calls improve immunisation coverage (OR 4.752).
  • High-quality evidence shows Short Message Services (SMS) health education messages improve timely immunisation (OR 2.711).
  • Average cost of SMS interventions was USD 0.50 per outcome.

Conclusions:

  • Mobile technology, specifically SMS, is a promising strategy for improving childhood immunisation outcomes.
  • SMS reminders are cost-effective and enhance timely vaccination.
  • Further research may explore optimal implementation of these mobile health strategies.

Keywords:
costcoverageimmunisationparental remindertimeliness

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