Breaking community barriers to polio vaccination in northern nigeria: The impact of a grass roots mobilization campaign (Majigi)

Pathogens and Global Health

Volumn 106, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 166-171

  Nasiru, Sani Gwarzo ^a   Aliyu, Gambo G ^b   Gasasira, Alex ^c   Aliyu, Muktar H ^d   Zubair, Mahmud ^c   Mandawari, Sunusi U ^c   Waziri, Hassana ^c   Nasidi, Abdulsalami ^a   El Kamary, Samer S ^b  

^a Federal Ministry of Health   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^d VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Majigi; Nigeria; Polio; Trend; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; NIGERIA; POLIOMYELITIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VACCINATION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INFANT; MALE; NIGERIA; POLIOMYELITIS; POLIOVIRUS VACCINES; VACCINATION;

EID: 84866644270     PISSN: 20477724     EISSN: 20477732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/2047773212Y.0000000018     Document Type: Article

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