Project type: Implementation research
Project design: Cluster-randomized control study
Duration: January 2018 – January 2021
Project Location(s): Kebbi State
Project description: IRISS was to improve vaccine uptake, reduce left-out and dropout rates in Kebbi State, Northwest, Nigeria. Designed as a cluster-randomized control study, the project aimed to raise immunization coverage by sending broadcast, targeted and individualized SMS messages on the importance of vaccination, as well as reminders on a child’s vaccination dates and vaccination clinic schedules to community leaders and parents.
Resources:
- Designing an SMS reminder intervention to improve vaccination uptake in Northern Nigeria: a qualitative study (https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-021-06728-2)
- Implementing SMS reminders for routine immunization in Northern Nigeria: a qualitative evaluation using the RE-AIM framework (https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-14822-1)
Project themes/keywords: Immunization, SMS Reminders