Exploring dakwah as Muslim cultural element strategy in oral polio vaccination campaign in Nigeria
Oral Polio Vaccination campaign started in Nigeria in 1988 with the sole aim of eradicating poliomyelitis in the country. However, the campaign faces challenge of rejection or non-compliance from mostly Muslim parents of northern Nigeria due to the absence of cultural sensitivity. The study explored...
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| author | Ahmad, Gambo Ibrahim Ahmad, Mohd Khairie Cheah, Joyce Lynn-Sze |
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| description | Oral Polio Vaccination campaign started in Nigeria in 1988 with the sole aim of eradicating poliomyelitis in the country. However, the campaign faces challenge of rejection or non-compliance from mostly Muslim parents of northern Nigeria due to the absence of cultural sensitivity. The study explored the possibility of adopting dakwah a Muslim cultural element as a communication strategy to reach out to the Muslim parents with culturally sensitive oral polio vaccination messages to enhance the acceptance of the campaign. Data was collected through focus group of Muslim parents with eligible children five years and below in states of Kaduna, Kano and Bauchi of northern Nigeria. The findings revealed that the dakwah strategy using learned Islamic scholars that disseminate effective messages with cultural sensitivity and in an interpersonal
communication situation will enhance the acceptance of oral polio vaccination among Muslim parents. The study concludes that learned Islamic scholars should be involved fully in the campaign for community mobilisation and sensitisation for the acceptance of the oral polio vaccination. |
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| spelling | uum-267642020-01-30T06:15:02Z https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/26764/ Exploring dakwah as Muslim cultural element strategy in oral polio vaccination campaign in Nigeria Ahmad, Gambo Ibrahim Ahmad, Mohd Khairie Cheah, Joyce Lynn-Sze PL Languages and literatures of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania Oral Polio Vaccination campaign started in Nigeria in 1988 with the sole aim of eradicating poliomyelitis in the country. However, the campaign faces challenge of rejection or non-compliance from mostly Muslim parents of northern Nigeria due to the absence of cultural sensitivity. The study explored the possibility of adopting dakwah a Muslim cultural element as a communication strategy to reach out to the Muslim parents with culturally sensitive oral polio vaccination messages to enhance the acceptance of the campaign. Data was collected through focus group of Muslim parents with eligible children five years and below in states of Kaduna, Kano and Bauchi of northern Nigeria. The findings revealed that the dakwah strategy using learned Islamic scholars that disseminate effective messages with cultural sensitivity and in an interpersonal communication situation will enhance the acceptance of oral polio vaccination among Muslim parents. The study concludes that learned Islamic scholars should be involved fully in the campaign for community mobilisation and sensitisation for the acceptance of the oral polio vaccination. 2019-07-23 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/26764/1/SMTC%202019%20254%20%20260.pdf Ahmad, Gambo Ibrahim and Ahmad, Mohd Khairie and Cheah, Joyce Lynn-Sze (2019) Exploring dakwah as Muslim cultural element strategy in oral polio vaccination campaign in Nigeria. In: Seminar Teknologi Multimedia & Komunikasi 2019, 23-24 Julai 2019, Pusat Pengajian Teknologi Multimedia dan Komunikasi UNIVERSITI UTARA MALAYSIA. |
| spellingShingle | PL Languages and literatures of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania Ahmad, Gambo Ibrahim Ahmad, Mohd Khairie Cheah, Joyce Lynn-Sze Exploring dakwah as Muslim cultural element strategy in oral polio vaccination campaign in Nigeria |
| title | Exploring dakwah as Muslim cultural element strategy in oral polio vaccination campaign in Nigeria |
| title_full | Exploring dakwah as Muslim cultural element strategy in oral polio vaccination campaign in Nigeria |
| title_fullStr | Exploring dakwah as Muslim cultural element strategy in oral polio vaccination campaign in Nigeria |
| title_full_unstemmed | Exploring dakwah as Muslim cultural element strategy in oral polio vaccination campaign in Nigeria |
| title_short | Exploring dakwah as Muslim cultural element strategy in oral polio vaccination campaign in Nigeria |
| title_sort | exploring dakwah as muslim cultural element strategy in oral polio vaccination campaign in nigeria |
| topic | PL Languages and literatures of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania |
| url | https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/26764/1/SMTC%202019%20254%20%20260.pdf |
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