Investigators
Samantha Carlson, Christopher Blyth, Valerie Swift, Paige Wood-Kenney, Carla Puca
Partners
Metropolitan Communicable Diseases Control, South Coastal Babbingur Mia, Perth Children’s Hospital, WA Department of Health
Project description
Aboriginal children aged younger than 5 years in Perth (Boorloo) have lower vaccine uptake compared to non-Aboriginal children. This suggests that a small proportion of parents/carers of Aboriginal children in Boorloo may be facing barriers to vaccination. The main aim of this project, therefore, is to understand the opportunities available for parents/carers of Aboriginal children in Boorloo, as well as parent/carers’ motivation and capability to vaccinate.
Through interviews and surveys, the team will come to understand what the strongest barriers to vaccine uptake are, and work with members of the Boorloo Aboriginal community to co-design ways to protect more Aboriginal children from infectious diseases. The team are following the World Health Organization’s ‘Tailoring Immunisation Programmes’ approach, and working with their Aboriginal Community Advisory Group to ensure the approach is culturally appropriate.
External collaborators
Anastasia Phillips, Naomi Nelson
Funders
- Communicable Diseases Control Directorate
- WA Department of Health