Arbeitspapier
Addressing Vaccine Hesitancy Using Local Ambassadors: A Randomized Controlled Trial in Indonesia
In settings where resistance and rampant misinformation against vaccines exist, the prospect of containing infectious diseases remains a challenge. Can delivery of information regarding the benefits of vaccination through personal home visits by local ambassadors increase vaccine uptake? We conduct a door-to-door randomized information campaign targeted towards COVID-19 unvaccinated individuals in rural Indonesia. We recruited ambassadors from local villages tasked to deliver information about COVID-19 vaccines and promote vaccination through one-on-one meetings, using an interpersonal behavioral change communication approach. To investigate which type of ambassador—health cadres, influential individuals, and laypersons—is the most effective, we randomly vary the type of ambassador that delivers the information at the village level. We find that the overall vaccination take-up is quite moderate and that there are no differences in vaccination outcomes across the treatment groups. These results highlight the challenge of boosting vaccine uptake in late stages of a pandemic.
- Sprache
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Englisch
- Erschienen in
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Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 15899
- Klassifikation
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Wirtschaft
Health Behavior
Health: Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
Education and Research Institutions: General
- Thema
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misinformation
health behaviors
vaccine hesitancy
Indonesia
COVID-19
- Ereignis
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Islam, Asad
Kusnadi, Gita
Rezki, Jahen
Sim, Armand
van Empel, Giovanni
Vlassopoulos, Michael
Zenou, Yves
- Ereignis
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Veröffentlichung
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Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
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Bonn
- (wann)
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2023
- Handle
- Letzte Aktualisierung
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10.03.2025, 11:44 MEZ
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Objekttyp
- Arbeitspapier
Beteiligte
- Islam, Asad
- Kusnadi, Gita
- Rezki, Jahen
- Sim, Armand
- van Empel, Giovanni
- Vlassopoulos, Michael
- Zenou, Yves
- Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
Entstanden
- 2023