International Institutional Consultancy for conducting national perception surveys on routine immunization of children in Montenegro

UNICEF
International Institutional Consultancy for conducting national perception surveys on routine immunization of children in Montenegro Request for proposal

Reference: LRPS 2023 9184342
Beneficiary countries or territories: Montenegro
Registration level: Basic
Published on: 27-Jul-2023
Deadline on: 16-Aug-2023 15:00 (GMT 2.00)

Description

The purpose of the consultancy is to provide technical assistance in conducting a nationally representative perception surveys on routine immunization of children in Montenegro, with the focus on routine timely immunization against measles, mumps, and rubella (immunization with the first dose of MMR vaccine) and communicable diseases perceived risks.

 

Datasets obtained from these surveys will serve for monitoring and managing the national immunization promotion and demand generation campaigns in response to low immunization rates among children in Montenegro and allow quick evidence-based decision making for the key implementators of supplementary immunization activities – namely the Ministry of Health, the Institute for Public Health and network of primary health care centers. The aim of such formative research is to understand the populations’ risk perceptions and the social and cultural context, as well as to predict their acceptance of guidance issued by health authorities.

 

Surveys (3 in total) should provide information on the following issues:

 

  • what target audiences know about the current communicable diseases health threats for their children and what is their perception of these threats,
  • reasons for delayed and postponed (incomplete) immunization of children,
  • rumors and misinformation on MMR vaccines including their sources,
  • positive and negative attitudes towards routine immunization of children,
  • where and when target audiences obtain health information and whom they trust,
  • attitudes of parents regarding mandatory immunization especially related as legal preconditions for enrollment in preschools and schools,
  • concerns of parents regarding vaccine adverse effects,
  • level of satisfaction with health services (both public and private), communication with pediatricians, and other aspects of immunization program implementation.
  • whether they were part of the massive call-back and how they feel about it?