Using participatory action research to improve immunization utilization in areas with pockets of unimmunized children in Nigeria

n 2005, Nigeria adopted the Reaching Every Ward strategy to improve vaccination coverage for children 0–23 months of age. By 2015, Ogun state had full coverage (100%) in 12 of its 20 local government areas, but eight had pockets of unimmunized children, with the highest burden (37%) in Remo North. A participatory action research (PAR) approach was used to facilitate implementation of local solutions to contextual barriers to immunization in Remo North. This article assesses and seeks to explain the outcomes of the PAR implemented in Remo North to understand whether and possibly how it improved immunization utilization.

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Akwataghibe, N.N., Ogunsola, E.A., Popoola, O.A. et al. Using participatory action research to improve immunization utilization in areas with pockets of unimmunized children in Nigeria. Health Res Policy Sys 19, 88 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12961-021-00719-9