Table 4.
Knowledge and Perceptions of Polio and Information Sources.
| Karachi | Bajaur | Pishin | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indicators | (n = 3766) | (n = 1258) | (n = 2099) |
| Knowledge about Polio | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) |
| Yes | 3748 (99.5) | 1229 (97.7) | 2036 (97) |
| No | 18 (0.5) | 29 (2.3) | 63 (3) |
| Source of knowledge about Polio | |||
| TV | 2199 (47.1) | 199 (15.8) | 822 (39.2) |
| Radio | 23 (0.5) | 905 (71.9) | 561 (26.7) |
| Newspaper | 49 (1.1) | 31 (2.5) | 139 (6.6) |
| Posters | 388 (8.3) | 49 (3.9) | 416 (19.8) |
| Masjid Imam | 10 (0.2) | 64 (5.1) | 274 (13.1) |
| Local leaders | 24 (0.5) | 79 (6.3) | 19 (0.9) |
| Elders | 1231 (26.4) | 330 (26.2) | 526 (25.1) |
| Neighbors | 368 (7.9) | 169 (13.4) | 445 (21.2) |
| Friends | 131 (2.8) | 66 (5.3) | 264 (12.6) |
| Relatives | 682 (14.6) | 235 (18.7) | 348 (16.6) |
| Doctor | 592 (12.7) | 629 (50) | 451 (21.5) |
| Hakeem | 0 (0) | 1 (0.1) | 29 (1.4) |
| Homeopathic doctor | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 14 (0.7) |
| Quack | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 16 (0.8) |
| LHV | 13 (0.3) | 28 (2.2) | 26 (1.2) |
| Nurse | 0 (0) | 2 (0.2) | 27 (1.3) |
| Traditional healer | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 8 (0.4) |
| LHWs | 58 (1.2) | 339 (27) | 822 (39.2) |
| Vaccinators | 36 (0.8) | 364 (28.9) | 83 (4) |
| Others | 37 (0.8) | 8 (0.6) | 29 (1.4) |
| Consider Polio as a health problem | |||
| Yes | 3482 (92.5) | 1088 (86.5) | 1267 (60.4) |
| No | 90 (2.4) | 69 (5.5) | 231 (11) |
| Don’t know | 194 (5.2) | 101 (8) | 601 (28.6) |
| Knowledge about preventing a child from getting polio | |||
| By proper disposal of waste/sewage | 487 (10.4) | 245 (19.5) | 607 (28.9) |
| By vaccinating a child/person or polio drops | 2643 (56.6) | 811 (64.5) | 1066 (50.8) |
| Avoiding contact with an infected child/person | 86 (1.8) | 96 (7.6) | 305 (14.5) |
| Washing hands with soap and water | 204 (4.4) | 69 (5.5) | 196 (9.3) |
| Others | 997 (21.4) | 6 (0.5) | 9 (0.4) |
| Don’t know | 426 (9.1) | 139 (11.1) | 438 (20.9) |
| Knowledge about how a child gets polio disease | |||
| By drinking dirty water | 602 (12.9) | 246 (19.6) | 701 (33.4) |
| By eating dirty food | 624 (13.4) | 318 (25.3) | 543 (25.9) |
| Through sewage contamination of food/water | 372 (8) | 300 (23.9) | 441 (21) |
| By air/breathing | 34 (0.7) | 117 (9.3) | 452 (21.5) |
| By evil eye | 48 (1) | 212 (16.9) | 442 (21.1) |
| Don’t know | 1626 (34.8) | 73 (5.8) | 367 (17.5) |
| Allah’s will | 793 (17) | 452 (35.9) | 842 (40.1) |
| Other | 403 (8.6) | 4 (0.3) | 3 (0.1) |
| Knowledge about polio transmission | |||
| By air/breathing | 262 (5.6) | 596 (47.4) | 855 (40.7) |
| By evil eye | 28 (0.6) | 152 (12.1) | 359 (17.1) |
| By contaminated water | 389 (8.3) | 183 (14.6) | 496 (23.6) |
| By sewage contamination | 707 (15.2) | 191 (15.2) | 697 (33.2) |
| Through polio vaccines | 43 (0.9) | 258 (20.5) | 160 (7.6) |
| Don’t know | 2543 (54.5) | 334 (26.6) | 773 (36.8) |
| Other | 228 (4.9) | 0 (0) | 8 (0.4) |
| Knowledge about preventive measures for polio | |||
| Completing routine EPI immunization | 2485 (53.3) | 900 (71.5) | 1365 (65) |
| Completing routine EPI immunization plus getting your child vaccinated in NIDs | 1327 (28.4) | 248 (19.7) | 473 (22.5) |
| Proper nutrition of the child | 847 (18.2) | 116 (9.2) | 561 (26.7) |
| Proper hygiene | 1331 (28.5) | 288 (22.9) | 226 (10.8) |
| Proper care | 510 (10.9) | 138 (11) | 138 (6.6) |
| Keeping child away from a sick child | 147 (3.2) | 302 (24) | 651 (31) |
| Proper sewage disposal and sanitation | 99 (2.1) | 75 (6) | 178 (8.5) |
| Other | 429 (9.2) | 0 (0) | 7 (0.3) |
| Do not know | 282 (6) | 57 (4.5) | 247 (11.8) |