Vaccine Confidence Study Among Historically Marginalized Racial and Ethnic Groups

Description

Achieving optimal vaccination rates is vital for protecting the health and well-being of all individuals. This specific study focuses on the MMR and RSV vaccines in pregnancy and early childhood, which have been shown to reduce RSV and MMR-related illnesses, hospitalizations, and deaths. Efforts to improve vaccination rates have not been equally effective across the entire population; this has resulted in poorer outcomes from interventions for certain populations who are vaccine-hesitant. This study seeks to understand how to best increase vaccine confidence in marginalized populations. To do this, the investigators will interview parents of children who receive care at Boston Medical Center (BMC), Community Health Workers and other Clinical providers at BMC, leading experts in the fields of vaccine confidence and implementation science, and key public health stakeholders/officials.

Conditions

Vaccine Hesitancy, Vaccine Refusal

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Study overview

Achieving optimal vaccination rates is vital for protecting the health and well-being of all individuals. This specific study focuses on the MMR and RSV vaccines in pregnancy and early childhood, which have been shown to reduce RSV and MMR-related illnesses, hospitalizations, and deaths. Efforts to improve vaccination rates have not been equally effective across the entire population; this has resulted in poorer outcomes from interventions for certain populations who are vaccine-hesitant. This study seeks to understand how to best increase vaccine confidence in marginalized populations. To do this, the investigators will interview parents of children who receive care at Boston Medical Center (BMC), Community Health Workers and other Clinical providers at BMC, leading experts in the fields of vaccine confidence and implementation science, and key public health stakeholders/officials.

Examining Underlying Factors and Root Cause of Successful Evidence Based Interventions (EBIs) Among Historically Marginalized Racial and Ethnic Groups Using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR)

Vaccine Confidence Study Among Historically Marginalized Racial and Ethnic Groups

Condition
Vaccine Hesitancy
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Boston

Boston Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02118

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * The birthing parent of any age of a child (aged 12-24 months) who receives primary care at Boston Medical Center
  • * A birthing parent who is registered as a patient at Boston Medical Center
  • * The birthing parent must have been pregnant between the months of October and February (RSV season)
  • * The birthing parent must be comfortable completing an interview in English, Spanish, or Haitian Creole.
  • * Clinical provider (including Community Health Workers, Physicians, Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners) aged 18+ years at Boston Medical Center within Pediatrics, Family Medicine, or OB/GYN. These clinicians will have been involved in past or current successful vaccine-specific Evidence Based Interventions (EBI) beyond BMC and its affiliated Community Health Center (CHC).
  • * Content experts (aged 18+ years) in the areas of Implementation Science, Vaccine-specific EBIs, and Prenatal genetic counseling
  • * Clinical provider (including Community Health Workers, Physicians, Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners) at NON-BMC clinic/Community Health Center
  • * Content experts - NON-Vaccine evidence based interventions (EBIs)

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Collaborators and Investigators

Boston Medical Center,

Natalie Joseph, MD MPH, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Boston Medical Center, Pediatrics

Study Record Dates

2026-03