The influence of gender on immunisation: using an ecological framework to examine intersecting inequities and pathways to change
There is still a substantial knowledge gap on how gender mediates child health in general, and child immunisation outcomes in particular. Similarly, implementation of interventions to mitigate gender inequities that hinder children from being vaccinated requires additional perspectives and research....
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| description | There is still a substantial knowledge gap on how gender mediates child health in general, and child immunisation outcomes in particular. Similarly, implementation of interventions to mitigate gender inequities that hinder children from being vaccinated requires additional perspectives and research. We adopt an intersectional approach to gender and delve into the social ecology of implementation, to show how gender inequities and their connection with immunisation are grounded in the interplay between individual, household, community and system factors. We show how an ecological model can be used as an overarching framework to support more precise identification of the mechanisms causing gender inequity and their structural complexity, to identify suitable change agents and interventions that target the underlying causes of marginalisation, and to ensure outcomes are relevant within specific population groups. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-476b0830b66b49a3a444a55540565b382022-12-21T22:26:33ZengBMJ Publishing GroupBMJ Global Health2059-79082019-09-014510.1136/bmjgh-2019-001711The influence of gender on immunisation: using an ecological framework to examine intersecting inequities and pathways to changeAlyssa Sharkey0Marta Feletto1Health Section, UNICEF, New York, New York, USAHealth Section, UNICEF, New York, New York, USAThere is still a substantial knowledge gap on how gender mediates child health in general, and child immunisation outcomes in particular. Similarly, implementation of interventions to mitigate gender inequities that hinder children from being vaccinated requires additional perspectives and research. We adopt an intersectional approach to gender and delve into the social ecology of implementation, to show how gender inequities and their connection with immunisation are grounded in the interplay between individual, household, community and system factors. We show how an ecological model can be used as an overarching framework to support more precise identification of the mechanisms causing gender inequity and their structural complexity, to identify suitable change agents and interventions that target the underlying causes of marginalisation, and to ensure outcomes are relevant within specific population groups.https://gh.bmj.com/content/4/5/e001711.full |
| spellingShingle | Alyssa Sharkey Marta Feletto The influence of gender on immunisation: using an ecological framework to examine intersecting inequities and pathways to change BMJ Global Health |
| title | The influence of gender on immunisation: using an ecological framework to examine intersecting inequities and pathways to change |
| title_full | The influence of gender on immunisation: using an ecological framework to examine intersecting inequities and pathways to change |
| title_fullStr | The influence of gender on immunisation: using an ecological framework to examine intersecting inequities and pathways to change |
| title_full_unstemmed | The influence of gender on immunisation: using an ecological framework to examine intersecting inequities and pathways to change |
| title_short | The influence of gender on immunisation: using an ecological framework to examine intersecting inequities and pathways to change |
| title_sort | influence of gender on immunisation using an ecological framework to examine intersecting inequities and pathways to change |
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