Let's call! Using the phone to increase vaccine acceptance

B-Tier
Journal: Health Economics
Year: 2024
Volume: 33
Issue: 1
Pages: 82-106

Score contribution per author:

0.670 = (α=2.01 / 3 authors) × 1.0x B-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

In the context of the COVID‐19 pandemic, we develop and test experimentally three phone‐based interventions to increase vaccine acceptance in Mozambique. The first endorses the vaccine with a simple positive message. The second adds the activation of social memory on the country's success in eradicating wild polio with vaccination campaigns. The third further adds a structured interaction with the participant to develop a critical view toward misleading information and minimize the sharing of fake news. We find that combining the endorsement with the stimulation of social memory and the structured interaction increases vaccine acceptance and trust in institutions.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:wly:hlthec:v:33:y:2024:i:1:p:82-106
Journal Field
Health
Author Count
3
Added to Database
2026-01-24