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Coronavax: preparing community and government for COVID-19 vaccination: a research protocol for a mixed methods social research project
BMJ open, Vol.11(6), e049356
2021
PMID: 34193501
Abstract
Introduction: Ahead of the implementation of a COVID-19 vaccination programme, the interdisciplinary Coronavax research team developed a multicomponent mixed methods project to support successful roll-out of the COVID-19 vaccine in Western Australia. This project seeks to analyse community attitudes about COVID-19 vaccination, vaccine access and information needs. We also study how government incorporates research findings into the vaccination programme.
Methods and analysis: The Coronavax protocol employs an analytical social media study, and a qualitative study using in-depth interviews with purposively selected community groups. Participant groups currently include healthcare workers, aged care workers, first responders, adults aged 65+ years, adults aged 30–64 years, young adults aged 18–29 years, education workers, parents/guardians of infants and young children (<5 years), parents/guardians of children aged 5–18 years with comorbidities and parents/guardians who are hesitant about routine childhood vaccines. The project also includes two studies that track how Australian state and Commonwealth (federal) governments use the study findings. These are functional dialogues (translation and discussion exercises that are recorded and analysed) and evidence mapping of networks within government (which track how study findings are used).
Ethics and dissemination: Ethics approval has been granted by the Child and Adolescent Health Service Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC) and the University of Western Australia HREC. Study findings will be disseminated by a series of journal articles, reports to funders and stakeholders, and invited and peer-reviewed presentations.
Details
- Title
- Coronavax: preparing community and government for COVID-19 vaccination: a research protocol for a mixed methods social research project
- Authors/Creators
- Katie Attwell - The University of Western AustraliaSamantha Carlson - The Kids Research Institute AustraliaJordan Tchilingirian - The University of Western AustraliaTauel Harper - The University of Western AustraliaLara McKenzie - The University of Western AustraliaLeah Roberts - The University of Western AustraliaMarco Rizzi - The University of Western AustraliaDarren Westphal - Government of Western AustraliaPaul Effler - The University of Western AustraliaCatherine Hughes - Immunisation Foundation of Australia, Perth, Western Australia, AustraliaValerie Swift - The Kids Research Institute AustraliaChristopher C Blyth - The Kids Research Institute Australia
- Publication Details
- BMJ open, Vol.11(6), e049356
- Publisher
- BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
- Identifiers
- 991005679939907891
- Copyright
- © Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2021.
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Media and Communication
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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- 1.104 Virology - General
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- Web Of Science research areas
- Medicine, Research & Experimental
- ESI research areas
- Clinical Medicine