The study was conducted within the NIHR-funded Global Health Research Group on Gastrointestinal Infections (GHRG-GI), a multi-country, multi-disciplinary project aimed at improving health outcomes from vaccine-preventable gastrointestinal infections in Eastern (Kenya and Ethiopia) and Southern (Malawi) Africa.

The Social Science work package aimed to understand treatment seeking for diarrhoea among caregivers of under-five children and socio-determinants of vaccine uptake, with particular emphasis on rotavirus vaccine.The study was implemented in densely populated urban areas with limited access to social amenities and a high burden of infectious diseases. Further details can be found on the link below here.