What Works to Get the Elderly Vaccinated Against COVID-19? Experimental Evidence From India
Aging, Covid19
About this trial
This is an interventional other trial for Aging
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- At least 55 years of age
- Has phone number
Exclusion Criteria:
- Not part of the experiments registered under protocol IDs 223749 or 172020
Sites / Locations
- JPAL SA at IFMR
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Arm 4
Arm 5
Arm 6
Arm 7
Arm 8
Experimental
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Experimental
Community receives buddy and gossip treatment, individual informed directly (arm (1))
Community receives buddy and gossip treatment, individual not informed directly (arm (2))
Community receives gossip treatment, individual informed directly (arm (3))
Community receives gossip treatment, individual not informed directly (arm (4))
Community receives buddy treatment, individual informed directly (arm (5))
Community receives buddy treatment, individual not informed directly (arm (6))
Community receives information, individual informed directly (arm (7))
Community receives information, individual not informed directly (arm (8))
(i) Individual elder given vaccination information. (ii) Individual elder encouraged to get vaccinated using "buddy system," whereby he/she is accompanied to the vaccination site by another adult who could also get the vaccine. A potential buddy also given vaccination information and encouraged to help the elder get to the vaccination site so they could both be vaccinated. (iii) Members of elder's community asked who in the community is good at spreading information. These "gossips" then asked to spread information about vaccination of elders and to encourage their communities to use the buddy system to get elders vaccinated.
Individual elder lives in community with elders in arm (1).
(i) Individual elder given vaccination information. (ii) Members of elder's community asked who in the community is good at spreading information. These "gossips" then asked to spread information about vaccination of elders.
Individual elder lives in community with elders in arm (3).
(i) Individual elder given vaccination information. (ii) Individual elder encouraged to get vaccinated using "buddy system," whereby he/she is accompanied to the vaccination site by another adult who could also get the vaccine. A potential buddy also given vaccination information and encouraged to help the elder get to the vaccination site so they could both be vaccinated.
Individual elder lives in community with elders in arm (5).
Individual elder given vaccination information.
Individual elder lives in community with elders in arm (7).