Tropical Doctor > Volume 38, Number 3 > Pp. 173-175

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Paralytic poliomyelitis during the pre-, peri- and post-suspension periods of a polio immunization campaign

S Lamina BSc(pt) MSc   ^*    S Hanif BSc(pt) MSc   

^* Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Jimma University, Ethiopia; Department of Physiotherapy, Murtala Mohammad Specialist Hospital, Kano PMB 3200, Nigeria

Correspondence to: S Lamina, Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Jimma University, PO Box 378, Jimma, Ethiopia Email: siklam_86{at}yahoo.co.uk

A total of 744 paralytic poliomyelitis patients (0–59 months old) were reviewed and results showed a critical and perpetual surge during 2003 (20.2%), 2004 (27.4%) and 2005 (41%). A slight male predominance (56%) was reported and a high incidence was reported in the low socioeconomic (68.3%) and urban setting (60.3%) groups. It was concluded that the polio eradication campaigning programmes in Nigeria had not been successful and that legislation on poliomyelitis was required.

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