Social Science in Humanitarian Action (SSHAP): Recent submissions
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Social Considerations for Monkeypox Response
(SSHAP, 2022-06)Given the health, social, and economic upheavals of the COVID-19 pandemic, there is understandable anxiety about another virus, monkeypox, quickly emerging in many countries around the world. In West and Central Africa, ... -
Citizen Ethnography in Outbreak Response: Guidance for Establishing Networks of Researchers
(SSHAP, 2022-05-27)This guidance outlines the steps for designing and implementing ethnographic research which is led by citizens. It explains what citizen ethnography is and then sets out what should be considered throughout the process of ... -
COVID-19 Vaccines and (Dis)Trust among Minoritised Youth in Ealing, London, United Kingdom
(SSHAP, 2022-05-23)This brief explains youth perceptions of COVID-19 vaccination and outlines key considerations for engaging with and building trust among young people living in Ealing, London. Within the category of ‘young people,’ there ... -
Key Considerations: Tackling Structural Discrimination and COVID-19 Vaccine Barriers for Roma Communities in Italy
(SSHAP, 2022-05-23)This brief highlights how structural discrimination and social exclusion shape attitudes to COVID-19 vaccines among Roma communities in Italy, and the role trusted communal and public authorities can play in supporting ... -
10 Ways Local Governments in Multicultural Urban Settings can Support Vaccine Equity in Pandemics
(SSHAP, 2022-05-20)At national and aggregate levels, COVID-19 vaccination across G7 countries appears successful. To date, 79.4% of the total population of G7 countries have received a first dose, 72.9% a second, and 45.4% a booster shot ... -
Key Considerations: Equitable Engagement to Promote COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake among Undocumented Urban Migrants
(SSHAP, 2022-05-20)This brief sets out key considerations linked to the promotion of COVID-19 vaccine uptake among undocumented migrants residing in Rome, Italy. We focus on strategies to equitably distribute COVID-19 vaccines. Evidence from ... -
COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy among Minoritised Youth in Cleveland, Ohio, United States
(SSHAP, 2022-05-20)Despite progress in COVID-19 vaccination rates overall in Cleveland, vaccine inequity persists as young people from minoritised communities are often less likely to be vaccinated. Despite being over-represented in COVID-19 ... -
Key Considerations: Engaging 'People on the Move' to Promote COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance in Italy
(SSHAP, 2022-05-20)This key considerations brief outlines perceptions, understandings and experiences of COVID-19 vaccination among ‘people on the move’ in Italy. For an increasing number of such people, Italy is considered a transit destination ... -
Key Considerations: Improving Uptake of the COVID-19 Vaccine Amongst Women in South Sudan
(SSHAP, 2022-03-10)Disparities in vaccine equity exist on a global scale, but also within countries. While in high income countries slightly more women than men tend to be vaccinated, the opposite is true in low income countries. In South ... -
Key Considerations: Adherence to COVID-19 Preventive Measures in Greater Kampala, Uganda
(SSHAP, 2022-03-10)This brief sets out key considerations for risk communications and community engagement (RCCE) to promote adherence to COVID-19 preventive measures in greater Kampala, Uganda. It looks at adherence to COVID-19 preventive ... -
Key Considerations: Behavioural, Social and Community Dynamics Related to Plague Outbreaks in Madagascar
(SSHAP, 2022-03-08)This brief explores behavioural and community dynamics related to plague outbreaks in Madagascar. The aim is to support actors involved in plague response to acquire a deeper understanding of behavioural and cultural ... -
Key Considerations: Achieving COVID-19 Vaccine and Health Equity in Ealing and North West London
(SSHAP, 2021-11-30)This brief illustrates how COVID-19 vaccine (in)equity has played out on the ground and offers key considerations for how it can be improved in the North West London (NWL) borough of Ealing. We conducted a review of ... -
Evidence Review: Achieving COVID-19 Vaccine Equity in Ealing and North West London
(SSHAP, 2021-11-30)This review sets out key considerations for improving vaccine equity – as well as broader health equity – in the North West London (NWL) borough of Ealing. It foregrounds the political, economic and social dynamics which ... -
Evidence Review: COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance by Key Influencers in the MENA Region - Teachers and Healthworkers
(SSHAP, 2021-11-18)As COVID-19 vaccines have been deployed and scaled, concerns about vaccine acceptance have emerged. Effective management of the virus requires that communities everywhere buy into the public health measures designed to ... -
Evidence Review: Religious Marginalities and COVID Vaccination - Access and Hesitancy
(SSHAP, 2021-11-09)Religious minority affiliation or status can play a very important role in influencing people's access to vaccines as well as their willingness to undergo vaccination. Many studies focus on class, ethnicity and geographic ... -
SSHAP Key Considerations for Outbreak and Epidemic Preparedness Response in Côte d’Ivoire
(SSHAP, 2021-09-01)In August 2021, a suspected case of Ebola was identified at a hospital in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. The patient had recently travelled from Labé, Guinea to Abidjan by road and was admitted to a hospital after experiencing a ... -
Review of the Evidence Landscape on the Risk Communication and Community Engagement Interventions Among the Rohingya Refugees to Enhance Healthcare Seeking Behaviours in Cox's Bazar
(SSHAP, 2021-07-22)This report is the first output in a body of work undertaken to identify operationally feasible suggestions to improve risk communication and community engagement efforts (RCCE) with displaced Rohingya people in Cox’s ... -
Key Considerations: India's Deadly Second COVID-19 Wave: Addressing Impacts and Building Preparedness Against Future Waves
(SSHAP, 2021-06-25)Since February 2021, countless lives have been lost in India, which has compounded the social and economic devastation caused by the second wave of COVID-19. The sharp surge in cases across the country overwhelmed the ... -
Data Synthesis: COVID-19 Vaccine Perceptions in Africa: Social and Behavioural Science Data, March 2020-March 2021
(SSHAP, 2021-05-06)Safe and effective vaccines against COVID-19 are seen as a critical path to ending the pandemic. This synthesis brings together data related to public perceptions about COVID-19 vaccines collected between March 2020 and ... -
Rapid Review: Perceptions of COVID-19 Vaccines in South Africa
(SSHAP, 2021-04-21)As of April 19, 2021, South Africa has recorded 1.56 million COVID-19 cases and almost 54,000 deaths - more than any other country on the African continent. The country has begun the national rollout of the Johnson & ...