Author
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Study type
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Name of country
|
Study setting
|
Participants
|
Interventions
|
Risk of bias score
|
11Oche et al,
2011
|
Controlled community trial
|
Nigeria
|
Town with the vast majority of the population largely farmers and illiterates
|
Mothers of children aged 0 to 23 months
|
Community health training
|
6
|
12Brugha et al,
1996
|
Controlled trial
|
Ghana
|
Town where regular immunization services were available.
|
Mothers of 12-18-month-old children
|
Community health training
|
7
|
13Zhang et al,
2019
|
Cross-sectional
|
Australia
|
Nationally representative sample
|
Parents with at least one child under 5 years
|
Media engagement
|
4
|
14Rahman et al,
2013
|
Pre-post interventions without control
|
Iraq
|
District with both rural and urban population
|
Villages with a DPT 3 coverage rate <20% and 15-24 infants below 1 year
|
Community health training
|
5
|
35Williams et al,
2019
|
Cross-sectional
|
United States
|
Urban geographic area
|
Religious organizations with at least one religious leader or equivalent located in Denver county
|
Community health training
|
NA
|
38Nasiru et al,
2012
|
Pre-post interventions without control
|
Nigeria
|
Local council with high reported cases of polio disease and very low vaccination uptake
|
Children under the age of 5
|
Community health training
|
7
|
41 Ofstead et al,
2013
|
Pre-post interventions with control
|
United States
|
Manufacturing corporation
|
Full-time employees and their dependents
|
Community health training
|
6
|
15Ansari et al,
2007
|
Pre-post
|
India
|
High risk urban areas
|
High-risk urban areas
|
Technology-based health literacy
|
7
|
42Usman et al,
2011
|
Randomized controlled trial
|
Pakistan
|
Rural EPI centers
|
All children visiting the selected EPI centers for DTP1
|
Community health training
|
9
|
16Williams et al, 2013
|
Cluster-randomized controlled trial
|
United States
|
Private pediatric practices in urban area
|
Parent with a full-term infant less than 30 days old
|
Technology-based health literacy
|
9
|
17Maltezou et al, 2009
|
Cross-sectional
|
Greece
|
Public hospitals
|
Greek public hospitals
|
Technology-based health literacy
|
6
|
18Mouzoon, M. et al, 2010
|
Retrospective study
|
United States
|
A large multispecialty medical organization
|
Pregnant women and healthcare workers
|
Incentive based approach
|
8
|
19Fiks, A.G et al, 2013
|
Cluster-randomized controlled trial
|
United States
|
Urban primary care practices
|
Girls 11 through 17 years of age due for at least 1 dose of the HPV vaccine
|
Technology-based health literacy
|
5
|
20Spleen, A.M, et al, 2011
|
Pre-post
|
United States
|
Rural population with high poverty rates, high unemployment rates, low access to healthcare, and excess cancer burden, including cervical cancer
|
Parents of daughters age 9-17 years
|
Community health training
|
7
|
21Muehleisen et al, 2007
|
Pre-post with control
|
Switzerland
|
Hospital in urban setting
|
Children aged 61 days to 17 years
|
Technology-based health literacy
|
7
|
22Banerjee et al,
2010
|
Cluster-randomized controlled trial
|
India
|
Rural Rajasthan
|
Children aged 1-3 years
|
Incentive-based approach
|
9
|
23Barham et al,
2008
|
Cluster-randomized controlled trial
|
The Republic of Nicaragua
|
Rural
|
Children 12-23–month-old and above
|
Incentive-based approach
|
7
|
24Stitzer,M.L, et al
2009
|
Randomized controlled trial
|
United States
|
General Hospital
|
Individual aged18 – 64 years
|
Incentive-based approach
|
7
|
25Robertson et al, 2013
|
Cluster-randomized trial
|
Zimbabwe
|
Four socioeconomic strata were selected: subsistence farming areas, roadside trading settlements, agricultural estates, and small towns.
|
households with children younger than 18 years
|
Incentive-based approach
|
8
|
26Stockwell et al, 2012
|
Two randomized controlled trials
|
United States
|
Urban, low-income population
|
Parents with children aged 11 to 18 years and families with a child aged 7 to 22 months lacking 1Hib dose
|
Media engagement
|
8
|
27Milkman et al, 2011
|
Randomized controlled trial
|
United States
|
A large firm
|
Employees
|
Media engagement
|
8
|
29Lemstra,M. et al
2011
|
Cluster-randomised trial
|
Canada
|
Low-income setting
|
Parents of children who were behind in MMR immunizations
|
Media engagement
|
8
|
30Clark et al,
2015
|
Internet-based cross-sectional survey
|
United States
|
Nationally representative sample
|
Parents of children 0 to 17 years of age
|
Media engagement –(preferred mode of communication)
|
8
|
31Kharbanda et al, 2009
|
Qualitative evaluation
|
United States
|
Three urban community health centers and two private practices in New York City
|
Parents with at least 1 child aged 10 to 19 years
|
Media engagement
|
8
|
32Ahlers-Schmidt et al,
2010
|
Formative survey
|
United States
|
Low-income setting
|
Parents with children under 6 years of age at a Midwestern Pediatric Residency clinic
|
Technology-based health literacy
|
6
|
33Hofstetter et al, 2013
|
Cross-sectional study
|
United States
|
Urban setting
|
Parents of 6–59-month-old children and providers
|
Media engagement – (preferred recalled reminder mode)
|
7
|
37Lau et al, 2012
|
Randomized controlled trial, Cross-sectional study
|
Australia,
Nigeria
|
University
urban setting
|
University students and staff.
Mothers and their infants aged 0-3 months
|
Community health training
|
9
|
35Brown et al, 2015
|
Cross-sectional study
|
Nigeria
|
Urban and sub-urban community health facility
|
Mothers of infants
|
Media engagement (preferred recalled reminder mode)
|
6
|
36Saville et.al, 2014
|
Cross-sectional,
randomized, controlled trial
|
United States,
Australia
|
Both urban and rural
university
|
Parents of children 19-35–month-old
University students and staff.
|
Media engagement (preferred recalled reminder mode)
|
6
|
39Cates et al,
2011
|
Assessment
|
4 North Carolina Counties
|
Rural area
|
Mothers of girls aged 11-12
|
Media engagement (preferred recalled reminder mode)
|
6
|
40Pandey et al,
2011
|
Cross-sectional
|
India
|
Medical school
|
Students of medical school
|
Technology-based health literacy
|
6
|
43Brown, V.B, et al
2017
|
Cross-sectional study
|
Nigeria
|
urban setting
|
Mothers and their
infants aged 0–3 months
|
Media-based approach
|
6
|
44Moniz et al, 2013
|
Randomized controlled trial
|
United States
|
Outpatient clinic
|
Obstetric patients at less than 28 weeks of
gestation pending the flu shot
|
Media-based approach
|
8
|