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Gender and Polio Eradication

In this video, Oluwaseun Akinyemi discusses the impact of different cultural perceptions of gender on polio eradication efforts. (Step 5.6)

Oluwaseun Akinyemi, MD, MPH, FWACP, FRSPH, PhD
College of Medicine, University of Ibadan & University College Hospital, Nigeria

In this lecture, you will be asked to watch this video:

This is an additional video, hosted on YouTube.

As you watch, reflect on the following questions:

How does gender affect immunization at the individual, household, and community levels?

Give one example for each level, as well as a strategy to overcome each of the three challenges you list.

After you watch the video at the external website, please return to this page to finish viewing the lecture.

Share your thoughts on the lecture, video, readings, and these questions in the discussion section on this page.

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