Factors influencing child vaccine communication practices in Gondar town

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World Journal of Clinical Pediatrics

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World J Clin Pediatr. Sep 9, 2026; 15(3): 117704
Published online Sep 9, 2026. doi: 10.5409/wjcp.117704

Factors influencing child vaccine communication practices in Gondar town

Amlakie Nigussie Assefa, Jemal Mohammed Haile, Amanuel Gebru Woldearegay

Amlakie Nigussie Assefa, Jemal Mohammed Haile, Department of Journalism and Communication, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar 79, Ethiopia

Amanuel Gebru Woldearegay, School of Media and Communication, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa 1176, Ethiopia

Author contributions: Assefa AN conceptualized the problem, designed the research, collected, analyzed and interpreted the data and wrote the draft manuscript; Haile JM and Woldearegay AG reviewed the draft manuscript; all authors approved the final version of the report.

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Institutional review board statement: The study was reviewed and approved by the Institutional Review Board of Bahir Dar University (Approval No. 14/IRB/24).

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Corresponding author: Amlakie Nigussie Assefa, Assistant Professor, Doctorate Student, Department of Journalism and Communication, Bahir Dar University, 12 Ephrata Road, Bahir Dar 79, Ethiopia. amlakie21@gmail.com

Received: December 15, 2025
Revised: January 28, 2026
Accepted: February 24, 2026
Published online: September 9, 2026
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Core Tip

Core Tip: Child vaccine communication is an essential tool for ensuring immunization. However, it is hindered by interconnected factors across multiple levels in Gondar town. This qualitative enquiry revealed that barriers at the individual, interpersonal, organizational, and policy levels negatively affect both the effectiveness and adequacy of child vaccine communication in the study area. Hence, health facilities, immunization program implementors and policy makers should pay attention to these multi-level factors while planning and implementing child vaccine communication interventions.