Abstract:
The reasons certain groups of people remain enriched by polio immunization services
and why others reject them, have been a concern to researchers, some have
attributed it to religious and traditional beliefs while others suggested that it is as a
result in different attitude prediction and beliefs of people. The objective of the study
is to examine the attitudes of people towards polio immunization in Argungu Local
Government Kebbi State. The methodology employed was purely descriptive survey
research. Quantitative research methods were adopted. The research covers
Arugungu LGA. A total of 120 respondent
s were randomly sampled with the well
structured questionnaires. Simple percentage was used to represent the data and
cross tabulation with chi
-
square was used to test the hypothesis. The result showed
that there Thus this research found out that poor quality services and lack of
awareness are responsible for low level of polio immunization prevalence among
rural dwellers and also that the lower the knowledge of polio immunization among
people, the more likely they resist the polio vaccination. The research therefore
recommended that the negative perception that the society has towards polio
immunization has to change and one major tools for the change it proper orientation
through the mass media and that the attitude of rural dwellers toward polio
immunization has to be encouraged through their traditional leaders, the religious
leaders, etc
.
