Threats to polio eradication in high-conflict areas in Pakistan and Nigeria: A polling study of caregivers of children younger than 5 years

The Lancet Infectious Diseases

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 1183-1192

  SteelFisher, Gillian K ^a   Blendon, Robert J ^a,b   Guirguis, Sherine ^c   Brulé, Amanda ^a   Lasala Blanco, Narayani ^a   Coleman, Michael ^c   Petit, Vincent ^c   Ahmed, Mashrur ^c   Mataruse, Noah ^c   Corkum, Melissa ^c   Nisar, Mazhar ^d   Ben Porath, Eran N ^e   Gigli, Susan ^f   Sahm, Christoph ^g  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNICEF   (United States)

^d Ministry of Health   (Pakistan)

^e SSRS Media   (United States)

^f InterMedia   (United States)

^g Oxford International Group   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ERADICATION; FEMALE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIGERIA; PAKISTAN; PATIENT ATTITUDE; POLIOMYELITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOM SAMPLE; VACCINATION; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ENDEMIC DISEASES; ETHNIC CONFLICT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; INFANT; INTERVIEW; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

CAREGIVERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE ERADICATION; ENDEMIC DISEASES; ETHNIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; NIGERIA; PAKISTAN; POLIOMYELITIS;

EID: 84942195005     PISSN: 14733099     EISSN: 14744457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(15)00178-4     Document Type: Article

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