Search Results - "Hester, Kyra A."

Healthcare professionals' perceptions and recommendations regarding adolescent vaccinations in Georgia and Tennessee during the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative research by Olusanya, Olufunto A, White, Brianna, Malik, Fauzia, Hester, Kyra A, Davis, Robert L, Bednarczyk, Robert A, Shaban-Nejad, Arash

“…Despite its benefits, HPV vaccine uptake has been historically lower than other recommended adolescent vaccines in the United States (US). While hesitancy and…”
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Critical success factors for high routine immunisation performance: a qualitative analysis of interviews and focus groups from Nepal, Senegal, and Zambia by Sakas, Zoe, Hester, Kyra A, Ellis, Anna, Ogutu, Emily A, Rodriguez, Katie, Bednarczyk, Robert, Dixit, Sameer, Kilembe, William, Sarr, Moussa, Freeman, Matthew C

“…ObjectivesVaccination averts an estimated 2–3 million deaths annually. Although vaccine coverage improvements across Africa and South Asia have remained below…”
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Success in vaccination programming through community health workers: a qualitative analysis of interviews and focus group discussions from Nepal, Senegal and Zambia by Ogutu, Emily A, Ellis, Anna S, Hester, Kyra A, Rodriguez, Katie, Sakas, Zoe, Jaishwal, Chandni, Yang, Chenmua, Dixit, Sameer, Bose, Anindya Sekhar, Sarr, Moussa, Kilembe, William, Bednarczyk, Robert, Freeman, Matthew C

“…ObjectivesCommunity health workers are essential to front-line health outreach throughout low-income and middle-income countries, including programming for…”
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Exemplars in vaccine delivery protocol: a case-study-based identification and evaluation of critical factors in achieving high and sustained childhood immunisation coverage in selected low-income and lower-middle-income countries by Bednarczyk, Robert A, Hester, Kyra A, Dixit, Sameer M, Ellis, Anna S, Escoffery, Cam, Kilembe, William, Micek, Katie, Sakas, Zoë M, Sarr, Moussa, Freeman, Matthew C

“…IntroductionIncreases in global childhood vaccine delivery have led to decreases in morbidity from vaccine-preventable diseases. However, these improvements in…”
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Critical success factors for routine immunization performance: A case study of Zambia 2000 to 2018 by Micek, Katie, Hester, Kyra A., Chanda, Chama, Darwar, Roopa, Dounebaine, Bonheur, Ellis, Anna S., Keskinocak, Pinar, Leslie, Abimbola, Manyando, Mwangala, Sililo Manyando, Maurice, Nazzal, Dima, Awino Ogutu, Emily, Sakas, Zoe, Castillo-Zunino, Francisco, Kilembe, William, Bednarczyk, Robert A., Freeman, Matthew C.

“…•This paper describes how policies and programs contributed to improved vaccine coverage in Zambia.•Communication, coordination, and collaboration between…”
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Critical success factors for high routine immunization performance: A case study of Nepal by Hester, Kyra A., Sakas, Zoe, Ellis, Anna S., Bose, Anindya S., Darwar, Roopa, Gautam, Jhalak, Jaishwal, Chandni, James, Hanleigh, Keskinocak, Pinar, Nazzal, Dima, Awino Ogutu, Emily, Rodriguez, Katie, Castillo Zunino, Francisco, Dixit, Sameer, Bednarczyk, Robert A., Freeman, Matthew C.

“…•Nepal reported high and sustained immunization coverage compared to peers.•National and multi-national partnerships supported information sharing, division of…”
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Critical interventions for demand generation in Zambia, Nepal, and Senegal with regards to the 5C psychological antecedents of vaccination by Hester, Kyra A., Sakas, Zoe, Ogutu, Emily Awino, Dixit, Sameer, Ellis, Anna S., Yang, Chenmua, Chanda, Chama, Freeman, Matthew C., Orenstein, Walter A., Sarr, Moussa, Bednarczyk, Robert A.

“…•Our study applied the 5C model at a population level and found Collective responsibility was the construct most mentioned across the three countries.•Similar…”
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The role of Zambia's expansive Inter-agency Coordinating Committee (ICC) in supporting evidence-based vaccine and health sector programming by Sakas, Zoe, Rodriguez, Katie, Hester, Kyra A, Darwar, Roopa, Dounebaine, Bonheur, Ellis, Anna S, Rosenblum, Simone, Isett, Kimberley R, Orenstein, Walter, Freeman, Matthew C, Kilembe, William, Bednarczyk, Robert A

“…New vaccines, technologies, and regulations, alongside increased demand for vaccines, all require prioritization and coordination from key players within the…”
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Addressing disruptions in childhood routine immunisation services during the COVID-19 pandemic: perspectives from Nepal, Senegal and Liberia by Dixit, Sameer M, Sarr, Moussa, Gueye, Daouda M, Muther, Kyle, Yarnko, T Ruston, Bednarczyk, Robert A, Clarke, Adolphus T, Diakhite, Fatoumata, Diallo, Aliou, Dounebaine, Bonheur, Duwadi, Shankar B, Ellis, Anna S, Fullman, Nancy, Gerthe, Nathaniel, Gautam, Jhalak S, Hester, Kyra A, Ikilezi, Gloria, Mbengue, Rokhaya S, Mboup, Souleymane, Ndiaye, Birahim P, Rajbhandari, Rajesh Man, Phillips, David E, Freeman, Matthew C

“…Perspectives from Nepal, Senegal and Liberia highlight six key components of addressing COVID-19’s effects on RI during the earlier phases of the pandemic: (1)…”
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Drivers of early childhood vaccination success in Nepal, Senegal, and Zambia: a multiple case study analysis using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research by Escoffery, Cam, Ogutu, Emily Awino, Sakas, Zoe, Hester, Kyra A, Ellis, Anna, Rodriguez, Katie, Jaishwal, Chandni, Yang, Chenmua, Dixit, Sameer, Bose, Anindya, Sarr, Moussa, Kilembe, William, Bednarczyk, Robert A, Freeman, Matthew C

“…The fundamental components of a vaccine delivery system are well-documented, but robust evidence is needed on how the related processes and implementation…”
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Critical success factors for high routine immunization performance: A case study of Senegal by Sakas, Zoe, Hester, Kyra A., Rodriguez, Katie, Diatta, Saly Amos, Ellis, Anna S., Gueye, Daouda Malick, Mapatano, Dawn, Souleymane Mboup, Pr, Ogutu, Emily Awino, Yang, Chenmua, Bednarczyk, Robert A., Freeman, Matthew C., Sarr, Moussa, Bueno, Natalia, Zunino, Francisco Castillo, Darwar, Roopa, Dounebaine, Bonheur, Dudgeon, Matthew R., Escoffery, Cam, Isett, Kimberley R., Jaishwal, Chandni, James, Hanleigh, Keskinocak, Pinar, Pablo Montagnes, B., Nazzal, Dima, Orenstein, Walter, Robayo, Miguel Rueda, Rosenblum, Simone, Smalley, Hannah K.

“…•Senegal reported high and sustained immunization coverage compared to peers.•Mature governance processes supported effective internal and external…”
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