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The bar chart shows the barriers to polio vaccination as identified by 40 respondents who refused to get their children vaccinated.
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p> Background and Objectives : Poliomyelitis still remains a significant public health concern in developing countries though it has been eradicated from most of the world. Illiteracy, cultural constraints, and skepticism of the general public regarding vaccination are considered major impediments to its successful eradication from developing count...
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... test p-value <0.05 taken as significant; **Positive attitude: score ≤32 out of 40 on questionnaire. During the in-depth interviews, the following themes were identified as barrier factors against immunization: a) fear of side effects, b) religious reasons, c) non-compliant family members, d) lack of knowledge, e) conspiracy and political agenda of the West, f) distrust on the government vaccines, g) security concerns, and h) myths and misconceptions like infertility, loss of potency among male children, etc., also identified ( Figure 2). ...
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Malnutrition is identified as a risk factor for insufficient polio seroconversion in the context of a vaccine-derived poliovirus (VDPV) outbreak-prone region. In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), underweight decreased from 31% (in 2001) to 26% (in 2018). Since 2004, VDPV serotype 2 outbreaks (cVDPV2) have been documented and were g...
