Are malaria transmission-blocking vaccines acceptable to high burden communities? Results from a mixed methods study in Bo, Sierra Leone
Abstract
Malaria transmission-blocking vaccines (TBVs) could help break the cycle of malaria transmission by conferring community rather than individual protection. When introducing new intervention strategies, uptake is dependent on acceptability, not just efficacy. In this exploratory study on acceptability of TBVs in Sierra Leone, it was hypothesized that TBVs would be largely acceptable to adults and health workers in areas with relatively few ongoing malaria interventions, and that (i) knowledge of malaria and vaccines, (ii) health behaviours associated with malaria and vaccines, and (iii) attitudes towards different vaccines types could lead to greater TBV acceptability.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Apr 13, 2021
- Source ID
- 10.1186/s12936-021-03723-0
Entities
People
- Caroline T. Weldon
- David A. Stenger
- Joseph M. Lamin
- Kaci D. Mccoy
- Kathryn H. Jacobsen
- Kevin Bardosh
- Rashid Ansumana
- Rhoel Dinglasan
- Sadie J. Ryan
Organizations
- Defense Threat Reduction Agency
- University of Florida
- Wellcome