From intense rejection to advocacy: how Muslim clerics were engaged in a polio eradication initiative in Northern Nigeria.

Gambo Aliyu and colleagues describe an approach to eradicating polio in Northern Nigeria by engaging Muslim clerics in influencing community perceptions. Please see later in the article for the Editors' Summary.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Sani-Gwarzo Nasir, Gambo Aliyu, Inuwa Ya'u, Muktar Gadanya, Muktar Mohammad, Mahmud Zubair, Samer S El-Kamary
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-08-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4122353?pdf=render