Vaccines, 2021 Background: Africa was certified polio-free in 2020 and to maintain the polio-free status, African countries need to attain and maintain optimal routine polio vaccination coverage. One indicator for optimal polio vaccination coverage is the prevalence of
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Effectiveness of a community-level social mobilization intervention in achieving the outcomes of polio vaccination campaigns during the post-polio-endemic period: Evidence from CORE Group polio project in Uttar Pradesh, India. [PDF]
BMC Public Health, 2021 A social mobilization (SM) initiative contributed to India’s success in polio elimination. This was the CORE Group Polio Project (CGPP) India, a partner of the Uttar Pradesh (UP) SM Network and which continued its SM activities, even during the polio ...
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Maternal education, empowerment, economic status and child polio vaccination uptake in Pakistan: a population based cross sectional study [PDF]
BMJ Open, 2017 Objectives: To explore the association of maternal education and empowerment with childhood polio vaccination using nationally representative data of Pakistani mothers in a reproductive age group. Design: Cross-sectional.
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Polio vaccination campaigns in conflicts: succeeding while other humanitarian efforts fail? [PDF]
Frontiers in Public HealthIn conflict settings, public health interventions such as vaccination campaigns and improvements in water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) could benefit all parties involved.
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Improvements in Polio Vaccination Status and Knowledge about Polio Vaccination in the CORE Group Polio Project Implementation Areas in Pastoralist and Semi-Pastoralist Regions in Ethiopia. [PDF]
Am J Trop Med Hyg, 2019 . Strengthening routine immunization is one of the four prongs of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative. Achieving this requires improving immunization coverage in hard-to-reach areas. The objectives of this analysis were to assess levels of oral polio
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Development of a thermostable microneedle patch for polio vaccination. [PDF]
Drug Deliv Transl Res, 2019 The aim of this study was to develop a dissolving microneedle (MN) patch for administration of inactivated polio vaccine (IPV) with improved thermal stability when compared with conventional liquid IPV.
Kolluru C, Gomaa Y, Prausnitz MR.
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Oral Polio Vaccination and Hospital Admissions With Non-Polio Infections in Denmark: Nationwide Retrospective Cohort Study [PDF]
Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 2015 In a nationwide Danish register-based cohort study, the live oral polio vaccine was associated with fewer admissions for lower respiratory infections compared with the inactivated DTaP-IPV-Hib vaccine.
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A Cross-Sectional Survey of Healthcare Workers on the Knowledge and Attitudes towards Polio Vaccination in Pakistan. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Pakistan accounts for 85.2% of the total polio cases reported worldwide. Healthcare workers (HCWs) are an integral part of immunization campaigns and source of education for the general public.
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Model Penyebaran Penyakit Polio Dengan Pengaruh Vaksinasi [PDF]
Jurnal Fourier, 2013 Polio (Poliomielitis) is an infectious disease caused by the polio virus. This disease attacks the entire body (including the muscles and nerves) and can lead to muscle weakness that is permanent, paralysis or death.
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