Audu Musa, Bashir Abba, Adamu M I Ningi, Emanuel Gali, Samuel Bawa, Fadninding Manneh, Pascal Mkanda, Richard Banda, Yared G Yehuluashet, Sisay G Tegegne, Gregory Umeh, Peter Nsubuga, Andrew Etsano, Faisal Shuaib, Ado Mohammed, Rui G Vaz
INTRODUCTION: In Kaduna State of Nigeria, the high influx of people from neighboring states with eligible children for polio vaccination represents a significant proportion of the target population. Many of these children are often missed by the vaccination team. The purpose of the study was to determine the contribution of targeted stakeholders in transit polio vaccination. METHODS: We used the trends of vaccinated children at transit points, motor parks and markets, well as total children vaccinated by transit teams in Chikun, Igabi and Sabon Gari Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Kaduna State, Nigeria, four rounds before and after the introduction of transit polio vaccination with targeted stakeholders in Kaduna State...
October 10, 2016: Vaccine