The overall aim of the SAFEST project is to test novel methods for mapping populations and monitoring social network and vaccination-related data. Specific objectives of the SAFEST project are:

1. Pilot the use of a social network data collection software used to map social networks with members of primary schools’ parent associations.
2. Investigate how anti-vaccination beliefs and attitudes are transmitted from one individual to another and whether individuals who hold similar beliefs cluster together by using Social Network Analysis (SNA).
3. Experimentally test the use of peer mentors within networks for changing other members’ beliefs and attitudes towards vaccinations.