title: Enhancing transit polio vaccination in collaboration with targeted stakeholders in Kaduna State, Nigeria: Lessons learnt: 2014-2015.
abstract: 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.
  
  
  
  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.
  
  
  
  A total of 87,502 under-5 children were vaccinated by the various transit teams in the three LGAs, which accounted for 3.2% of the total 2,781,162 children vaccinated by the three LGAs. For transit point vaccination, the number of vaccinated children increased from 1026 to 19,289 (302%), while motor park vaccination increased from 1289 to 4106 (318%) and market vaccination increased from 10,488 to 14,511 (138%), four rounds after the introduction of transit polio vaccination with targeted stakeholders.
  
  
  
  Engagement of targeted stakeholders significantly enhanced transit polio vaccination in Kaduna State, Nigeria.
authors.affiliation: World Health Organization, Country Representative Office, Abuja, Nigeria. Electronic address: musaau@who.int.
authors.forename: Audu
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Musa
authors.affiliation: World Health Organization, Country Representative Office, Abuja, Nigeria.
authors.forename: Bashir
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Abba
authors.affiliation: World Health Organization, Country Representative Office, Abuja, Nigeria.
authors.forename: Adamu M I
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Ningi
authors.affiliation: World Health Organization, Country Representative Office, Abuja, Nigeria.
authors.forename: Emanuel
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gali
authors.affiliation: World Health Organization, Country Representative Office, Abuja, Nigeria.
authors.forename: Samuel
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bawa
authors.affiliation: World Health Organization, Country Representative Office, Abuja, Nigeria.
authors.forename: Fadninding
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Manneh
authors.affiliation: World Health Organization, Regional Office for Africa, Brazzaville, Congo.
authors.forename: Pascal
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mkanda
authors.affiliation: World Health Organization, Country Representative Office, Abuja, Nigeria.
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Banda
authors.affiliation: World Health Organization, Country Representative Office, Abuja, Nigeria.
authors.forename: Yared G
authors.initials: YG
authors.lastname: Yehuluashet
authors.affiliation: World Health Organization, Country Representative Office, Abuja, Nigeria.
authors.forename: Sisay G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Tegegne
authors.affiliation: World Health Organization, Country Representative Office, Abuja, Nigeria.
authors.forename: Gregory
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Umeh
authors.affiliation: Global Public Health Solutions, Atlanta, GA, USA.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Nsubuga
authors.affiliation: National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Abuja, Nigeria.
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Etsano
authors.affiliation: National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Abuja, Nigeria.
authors.forename: Faisal
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Shuaib
authors.affiliation: National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Abuja, Nigeria.
authors.forename: Ado
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mohammed
authors.affiliation: World Health Organization, Country Representative Office, Abuja, Nigeria.
authors.forename: Rui G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Vaz
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D017589:Immunization Programs; D008297:Male; D009549:Nigeria / Q000453:epidemiology; D011051:Poliomyelitis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D023321:Poliovirus Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D014611:Vaccination / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
chemical_list: D023321:Poliovirus Vaccines
keywords: Kaduna state; Polio supplemental immunization activities; Transit vaccination