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Can getting men more involved in childcare boost vaccination rates? new study aims to find out.
NCT ID NCT06258200
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether community-based programs that encourage men to share childcare and support immunization can improve gender equity and vaccine uptake. About 448 caregivers in Togo and Pakistan will either receive household visits, couples discussions, and community leader messages, or no intervention. Researchers will compare changes in how couples divide tasks and whether children get their vaccines on time.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Community-based gender transformative intervention (household visits, couples communication groups, community leader messaging)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that involving men in childcare and immunization decisions boosts vaccine rates and fairness at home.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage behavioral study with 448 participants. Results may not apply to other regions or cultures, and behavior change can be hard to sustain.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 448 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2025
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
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18 to 49 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: Caregivers Pakistan: * Adult women and men aged 18-49 who are in a monogamous relationship, or polygamous relationship in which the male partner agrees to participate with one female partner, and are together caregivers of at least one child 12 months of age or younger * Have lived in the study site for at least one year * Plan to continue to live in the study site for at least one year from time of recruitment * If the caregiver is drawn from one of the intervention Union Councils, must be willing to fully participated in the intervention for the full implementation period Caregivers Togo: * Adult women and men aged 18-49 who are in a monogamous relationship, or are in a polygamous relationship in which the man resides only with the woman who is also involved in the study, and who and are together caregivers of at least one child 12 months of age or younger * Have lived in the study site for at least one year * Plan to continue to live in the study site for at least one year from time of recruitment * If the caregiver is drawn from one of the intervention communities, must be willing to fully participate in the intervention for the full implementation period Community mobilizers Pakistan: * A woman or man currently living in the intervention Union Councils * Has at least one child who has received the complete vaccine series * Fluently speak the language that is most commonly spoken in the Union Council in which they live * Be able to read and write * Have previous experience of working on advocacy and community mobilization * Have previously worked on childhood immunization mobilization * Are familiar with the community influencers * Are willing to complete training for the intervention * Must be willing to actively implement intervention for the full implementation period Papas Champions Togo: * Be a married man with children, who has demonstrated his involvement in his children's health * Has at least one child who has received the complete vaccine series * Currently live in the intervention community * Fluently speak the language that is most commonly spoken in the community in which they live * Be able to read and write * Be willing to promote the benefits of vaccination to other fathers in the community * Be willing to work on a voluntary basis\* * Be accepted by the local community and recognized as a responsible and respectable person. * Be willing to complete training for the intervention * Be willing to actively implement the intervention for the full implementation period CSO Leaders Pakistan: * Be based in one of the intervention Union Councils * Actively support implementation intervention CSO Leaders Togo: * Be based in one of the intervention districts * Actively support implementation intervention Community Leaders Pakistan: * Be based in one of the intervention Union Councils * Have known influence on gender dynamics, caregiving, and child health behaviors including immunization * Be willing to participate in the values clarification and attitudinal transformation activities conducted as part of the intervention Community Leaders Togo: * Be based in one of the intervention communities * Have known influence on gender dynamics, caregiving, and child health behaviors including immunization * Be willing to participate in the community sensitization activities conducted as part of the intervention EPI Stakeholders Pakistan/Togo: * Be based in one of the study districts since the beginning of the study * Be familiar with the operations research intervention conducted as part of the study Exclusion Criteria: Any individuals that do not meet all of the above inclusion criteria or do not agree to participate in the study will be excluded from data collection. In addition, individuals who are unable to make decisions/respond to questions on their own without assistance by someone else will also be excluded from enrolment.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Uc-10 Pehalwan Goth - Gulshan Town, Karachi East, Pakistan
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Uc-11 Garden East - Jamshed Town, Karachi East, Pakistan
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UC 10/B, Quetta, Pakistan
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UC 13/A, Quetta, Pakistan
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Adakpamé, Golfe, Togo
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Adamavo, Golfe, Togo
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Kanyikope, Golfe, Togo
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Ségbé, Golfe, Togo
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Gbodjome / Kpogan Agbetiko, Lacs, Togo
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Gbodjome /agbataloglo, Lacs, Togo
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Moretan /assati, Mono-Est, Togo
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Kpekpleme/ Kativou, Moyen-mono, Togo
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TADO /tado DOME, Moyen-mono, Togo
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Dagbati, Vo, Togo
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Dzrekpo /klologo, Vo, Togo
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Ahépé, Yoto, Togo
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Kouvé, Yoto, Togo
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Abobo / LEBE, Zio, Togo
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Mission TOVE / Apessito, Zio, Togo