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Received: 21 July 2018

Accepted: 4 December 2018

First Online: 25 January 2019

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: DNC- Graduate of Nigerian Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training ProgrammeUO - Graduate of Nigerian Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training ProgrammeOP- Graduate of Nigerian Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training ProgrammeSG -Deputy National Coordinator National Stop Transmission of Polio Programme African Field Epidemiology Network (AFENET)/Programme supervisor NFELTPAB - Program Advisor /Lead HIV/AIDS Programs African Field Epidemiology Network (AFENET)/ Programme supervisor NFELTPNPa -Senior Resident Advisor Nigerian Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training ProgrammeNPe - Medical Epidemiologist Global Public Health Solutions, Atlanta, USA

: Ethics approval was waived by Federal Capital Territory Health Research Ethics Committee due to the exigencies of the response. Permission was obtained from the department of public health Kwali Local Government Area (LGA) during the response and all the respondents consented verbally and we documented the respondent’s agreement to participate in the study by ticking yes on the introduction/consent section of the questionnaire.

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