Understanding vaccine hesitancy in polio eradication in northern Nigeria.

CONCLUSIONS: Results suggest that strategies to address the micro-political dimension of vaccination - expanding community-level engagement, strengthening the role of local government in public health, and enhancing public participation of women - should be effective in reducing non-compliance, asan important set of strategies complementary to conventional didactic/educational approaches and working through religious and traditional 'influencers'.
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Source: Vaccine - October 11, 2017 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Taylor S, Khan M, Muhammad A, Akpala O, van Strien M, Morry C, Feek W, Ogden E Tags: Vaccine Source Type: research