Does integration matter? an international cross-sectional study on the relationship between perceived public health and primary care integration and COVID-19 vaccination rates
Perceived PC-PH integration increased with decreasing economic quartiles and this perception was linked to actual national vaccination coverage. Integration may be especially important for countries with lesser vaccine supply. High-income countries may benefit from increased collaboration between PC and PH to enhance vaccination efficiency. The findings contribute to understanding the role of PC-PH integration in vaccination programmes in different settings.
Authors
- Robert Mash (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7373-0774)
- Marcelo García Diéguez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2117-0984)
- Manushi Sharma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9450-4792)
- David Ponka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0902-8520)
- Devarsetty Praveen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0973-943X)
- Rifka Chamali
- Felicity Anne Goodyear-Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6657-9401)
- Sumeet Sodhi
Institutions
- University Health Network (CA)
- University of Ottawa (CA)
- University of Auckland (NZ)
- Manipal Academy of Higher Education (IN)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Stellenbosch University (ZA)
- Toronto Western Hospital (CA)
- UNSW Sydney (AU)
- College of Family Physicians of Canada (CA)
- George Institute for Global Health (IN)
- Universidad Nacional del Sur (AR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-02-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0317970
- Primary Topic
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation