Publications

The Vaccine Confidence Project team regularly publishes articles, reviews and other academic writing in leading journals. Our publications analyse global trends in vaccine confidence and provide deep insight into the spatio-temporal dynamics of vaccine confidence across the world.

‘We All Work Together to Vaccinate the Child’: A Formative Evaluation of a Community-Engagement Strategy Aimed at Closing the Immunization Gap in North-West Ethiopia

Findings from a formative evaluation assessing the impact of a community-engagement strategy to improve vaccination in Ethiopia.

Motivations and barriers to uptake and use of female-initiated, biomedical HIV prevention products in sub-Saharan Africa: an adapted meta-ethnography

Women bear a disproportionate burden of HIV throughout the world prompting…

The benefit of the doubt or doubts over benefits? A systematic literature review of perceived risks of vaccines in European populations

Better knowledge of public concerns about vaccines and what…

Controversial Ebola vaccine trials in Ghana: a thematic analysis of critiques and rebuttals in digital news

This study examined the media messages put forth by different stakeholders in two Ebola vaccine trials that became controversial in Ghana.

Overcoming barriers in HPV vaccination and screening programs

The Human Papillomavirus Prevention and Control Board brought together experts to discuss optimising HPV vaccination and screening programs.

The link between the West African Ebola outbreak and health systems in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone: a systematic review

Study exploring the impact of health systems organisation on the Ebola Outbreak.

Vaccine hesitancy and healthcare providers

While most people vaccinate according to the recommended schedule, this success is challenged by individuals and groups who delay or refuse vaccines.

Evaluation of a multinational, multilingual vaccine debate on Twitter

Public confidence in an immunisation programme is a pivotal determinant of the programme’s success.

Is it time for vaccination to ‘go viral’?

This article aims to suggest and recommend strategies to promote vaccination awareness, and highlight proactive measures for building, maintaining and enhancing…

Power, fairness and trust: understanding and engaging with vaccine trial participants and communities in the setting up the EBOVAC-Salone vaccine trial in Sierra Leone

This paper discusses the establishment of a clinical trial of an Ebola vaccine candidate in Kambia District, Northern Sierra Leone.

The state of vaccine confidence 2016: global insights through a 67-country survey

This survey examines perceptions of vaccine importance, safety, effectiveness, and religious compatibility among 65,819 individuals across 67 countries.