Amplifying youth voices: young people’s recommendations for policy and practice to enhance vaccine acceptability
Oluwaseyi Dolapo Somefun, Marisa Casale, Genevieve Haupt Ronnie, Joshua Sumankuuro, Olagoke Akintola, Chris Desmond, Lucie Cluver · 2024
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Oluwaseyi Somefun and co-authors ask young people themselves how to raise vaccine acceptance among their peers. Hesitancy among young adults was a stubborn barrier during the COVID-19 pandemic. Rather than guessing, the team held focus groups and interviews with 165 young adults in Nigeria, South Africa, and Zambia.
Participants described deep frustration with how vaccine information had reached them. Their recommendations were practical: build communication aimed at youth, in formats and channels they actually use. Put vaccine education into school lessons and community programs. Offer alternatives to injections, which some fear. And let trusted public figures carry accurate information, since official voices alone lacked credibility. The authors say these youth-designed fixes are directly usable by health programs. Their broader point is that young people should sit at the table as partners in health strategy, not just receive its messages.
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| CREATOR | Oluwaseyi Dolapo Somefun, Marisa Casale, Genevieve Haupt Ronnie, Joshua Sumankuuro, Olagoke Akintola, Chris Desmond, Lucie Cluver |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 46 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |