Community Engagement Before Initiation of Typhoid Conjugate Vaccine Trial in Schools in Two Urban Townships in Blantyre, Malawi: Experience and Lessons | Zendy

James Meiring | Zendy; Rodrick Sambakunsi | Zendy; Elvis Moyo | Zendy; Theresa Misiri | Zendy; Felistas Mwakiseghile | Zendy; Pratiksha Patel | Zendy; Priyanka Patel | Zendy; John Ndaferankhande | Zendy; Matthew B. Laurens | Zendy; Kate Gooding | Zendy; Melita A. Gordon | Zendy

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Community Engagement Before Initiation of Typhoid Conjugate Vaccine Trial in Schools in Two Urban Townships in Blantyre, Malawi: Experience and Lessons

Author(s) -

James Meiring,

Rodrick Sambakunsi,

Elvis Moyo,

Theresa Misiri,

Felistas Mwakiseghile,

Pratiksha Patel,

Priyanka Patel,

John Ndaferankhande,

Matthew B. Laurens,

Kate Gooding,

Melita A. Gordon

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1093/cid/ciy1110

Subject(s) - community engagement , medicine , stakeholder , focus group , stakeholder engagement , government (linguistics) , randomized controlled trial , public relations , medical education , family medicine , political science , sociology , linguistics , philosophy , surgery , anthropology

To determine the efficacy of a new typhoid conjugate vaccine in an endemic setting in sub-Saharan Africa, the Typhoid Vaccine Acceleration Consortium is conducting a phase-3 randomized controlled trial in Blantyre, Malawi. This article describes community and stakeholder engagement activities before and during the trial, challenges, and lessons learned.

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