Journal article
Islam and polio
Public health interventions and policies do not have a uniform response worldwide. Medical anthropologists appreciate the role of cultural epidemiology in establishing the community response and, concomitantly, the disease\'s fate. In the case of polio, which has a viable vaccine, social misconceptions and religious misinterpretations receive the most media attention as the barriers preventing the disease from tipping over into complete eradication.
Authors
Languages
- English
Publication year
2014
Journal
The Lancet Infectious Diseases
Volume
9
Type
Journal article
Categories
- Service delivery
Diseases
- Polio
Tags
- Demand
