Project aims
- Gather evidence: we will search for studies that report on ways to increase uptake of vaccines. We will include studies on all population groups and all vaccines.
- Find what works: we willl combine the results of all the studies that we find to see which methods are most effective at increasing uptake of vaccines.
- Understand differences: we will explore why some methods work better than others — depending on things like who it is delivered by, how it is delivered, and who it’s for.
- Look at costs: we will collect information about how much these cost and whether they’re good value for money.
What we hope to achieve
Our work will help public health teams and policy makers know how best to increase the uptake of vaccinations and at what cost.
Lead researchers
- Dr Clare French (PI)
- Dr Sarah Davies
- Professor Julian Higgins
- Professor Deborah Caldwell
- Dr Annabel Davies
- Dr Carmel McGrath – University of the West of England
Partners
- UK Health Security Agency
- Health Protection Research Unit in Immunisation at London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Funding
NIHR Public Health Research Programme (NIHR135130)
Papers
Public Involvement in a Systematic Review Project: Reporting Our Approach Using the ACTIVE Framework
Watch our video
Reflections and Top-Tips for Researchers
Public involvement
We are working with a diverse group of twelve members of the public, holding regular meetings to make sure their views help shape the research. Some members of this group have kindly provided biographies.
