title: From intense rejection to advocacy: how Muslim clerics were engaged in a polio eradication initiative in Northern Nigeria.
abstract: Gambo Aliyu and colleagues describe an approach to eradicating polio in Northern Nigeria by engaging Muslim clerics in influencing community perceptions. Please see later in the article for the Editors' Summary.
authors.affiliation: Federal Ministry of Health, Abuja, Nigeria.
authors.forename: Sani-Gwarzo
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Nasir
authors.affiliation: Health and Human Services, Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Nigeria.
authors.forename: Gambo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Aliyu
authors.affiliation: National Primary Health Care Development Agency, Abuja, Nigeria.
authors.forename: Inuwa
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ya'u
authors.affiliation: Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano, Nigeria.
authors.forename: Muktar
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gadanya
authors.affiliation: Federal Ministry of Health, Abuja, Nigeria.
authors.forename: Muktar
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mohammad
authors.affiliation: National Primary Health Care Development Agency, Abuja, Nigeria.
authors.forename: Mahmud
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zubair
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America.
authors.forename: Samer S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: El-Kamary
mesh_terms: D002977:Clergy; D017589:Immunization Programs / Q000458:organization & administration; D007514:Islam; D009549:Nigeria; D011051:Poliomyelitis / Q000517:prevention & control*
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