Rotavirus is the commonest cause of severe diarrheal disease worldwide, with prevalence as high as 25% in Nigeria. Severe rotavirus disease is vaccine preventable, with potential to prevent 576 deaths per day in Africa, yet 85% of deaths occur in Africa and South-East Asia.Nigeria is yet to adopt the 2009 WHO recommendation of global inclusion of rotavirus vaccine into the national immunization programme. With pre-existing barriers to immunizing Nigerian children; it is relevant to explore the health-care providers knowledge of rotavirus disease and acceptance of the vaccines pre-introduction.
Methods:We explored the knowledge, beliefs and attitudes of 91 health-care providers towards rotavirus disease and vaccines using questionnaire based in-depth interviews.
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