Children with paralytic poliomyelitis: A cross-sectional study of knowledge, attitudes and beliefs of parents in Zamfara state, Nigeria

BMC Public Health

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Ogwumike, Omoyemi O ^a   Kaka, Bashir ^b   Adeniyi, Ade F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b Women's and Children's Hospital   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Attitude; Beliefs; Knowledge; Nigeria; Paralytic poliomyelitis; Parents

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; PARENT; POLIOMYELITIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; PARENTS; POLIOMYELITIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867626637     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-888     Document Type: Article

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