Impact of engaging security personnel on access and polio immunization outcomes in security-inaccessible areas in Borno state, Nigeria

• Published in: BMC public health Vol. 18; no. S4; pp. 1311 - 73
• Main Authors: Nkwogu, Loveday, Shuaib, Faisal, Braka, Fiona, Mkanda, Pascal, Banda, Richard, Korir, Charles, Bawa, Samuel, Mele, Sule, Saidu, Mahmud, Mshelia, Hyelni, Shettima, Aliyu, Tegegne, Sisay G., Yehualashet, Yared G., Adamu, Usman, Nsubuga, Peter, Vaz, Rui G., Wondimagegnehu, Alemu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 13.12.2018; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Analysis; Captivity; Care and treatment; Child; Child health; Children; Civilian joint task force; Health Services Accessibility - statistics & numerical data; Humans; Immunization; Immunization - statistics & numerical data; Immunization Programs - organization & administration; Indicators; Innovations; Insurgency; Laboratories; Local government; Lot quality assurance sampling; Missed children; Nigeria - epidemiology; Outbreak response; Personnel; Poliomyelitis; Poliomyelitis - epidemiology; Poliomyelitis - prevention & control; Poliovirus Vaccines - administration & dosage; Program Evaluation; Quality control; Rebellions; Risk factors; Security inaccessible areas; Security Measures - organization & administration; Supplemental immunization activities; Surveillance; Task forces; Treatment outcome; Vaccination; Vaccines; Viruses; Nigeria; Afghanistan; India; Security inaccessible areas; Civilian joint task force; Missed children; Supplemental immunization activities; Outbreak response; Zero-dose children; Lot quality assurance sampling

Nigeria was polio free for almost 2 years but, with the recent liberation of areas under the captivity of insurgents, there has been a resurgence of polio cases. For several years, these inaccessible areas did not have access to vaccination due to activities of Bokoharam, resulting in a concentratio...