Health officials are fighting misconceptions and misinformation about the polio vaccine in rural Uttar Pradesh. This resistance makes it very difficult to eradicate polio.

Doctors have had to resort to convincing, cajoling and even threatening to get parents to agree to vaccinate their children. (Voice of America News)

The report tells of a doctor who tries various approaches (including mentioning a possible future rule that would punish negligent parents) to convince a family to vaccinate their children.

UPDATE: Another example of the battle that these health workers are facing: A man from rural West Bengal who did not want his son to have polio drops has divorced his wife for disobeying him.