Table 5.
Knowledge & Perceptions of Polio Vaccines.
| Karachi | Bajaur | Pishin | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indicators | (n = 3766) | (n = 1258) | (n = 2099) |
| Knowledge about oral polio vaccine | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) |
| Yes | 3759 (99.8) | 1253 (99.6) | 2044 (97.4) |
| No | 7 (0.2) | 5 (0.4) | 55 (2.6) |
| Knowledge about OPV protecting against polio | |||
| Yes | 3347 (88.9) | 1186 (94.3) | 1445 (68.8) |
| No | 55 (1.5) | 21 (1.7) | 25 (1.2) |
| Don’t know | 71 (1.9) | 30 (2.4) | 342 (16.3) |
| Not sure | 293 (7.8) | 21 (1.7) | 287 (13.7) |
| Knowledge about the consequences of not giving OPV | |||
| Child gets polio | 2419 (64.2) | 669 (53.2) | 1208 (57.6) |
| Child will not get polio | 919 (24.4) | 359 (28.5) | 492 (23.4) |
| Polio would not be eradicated from Pakistan | 172 (4.6) | 111 (8.8) | 191 (9.1) |
| Don’t know | 256 (6.8) | 119 (9.5) | 208 (9.9) |
| Perceptions about the safety of OPV | |||
| Completely safe | 2891 (76.8) | 791 (62.9) | 880 (41.9) |
| Reasonably safe | 517 (13.7) | 353 (28.1) | 405 (19.3) |
| Not safe at all | 179 (4.8) | 16 (1.3) | 199 (9.5) |
| Other | 4 (0.1) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Don’t Know | 175 (4.7) | 97 (7.7) | 615 (29.3) |
| Ever refused to give polio drops to your child? | |||
| Never | 2897 (76.9) | 943 (75) | 1689 (80.5) |
| Once | 294 (7.8) | 209 (16.6) | 111 (5.3) |
| More than once | 420 (11.2) | 92 (7.3) | 290 (13.8) |
| Always | 137 (3.6) | 14 (1.1) | 5 (0.2) |
| Other | 18 (0.5) | 0 (0) | 4 (0.2) |
| Are all your children immunized with OPV? | |||
| Yes | 3543 (94.1) | 1162 (92.4) | 1996 (95.1) |
| No | 95 (2.5) | 16 (1.3) | 33 (1.6) |
| Partially | 99 (2.6) | 32 (2.5) | 42 (2) |
| Not at all | 20 (0.5) | 3 (0.2) | 2 (0.1) |
| Don’t know | 9 (0.2) | 45 (3.6) | 26 (1.2) |
| Did your child/children receive OPV during the recent campaign | |||
| Yes | 3526 (93.6) | 1241 (98.7) | 2067 (98.5) |
| No | 238 (6.3) | 14 (1.1) | 18 (0.9) |
| Don’t know | 2 (0.1) | 3 (0.2) | 14 (0.7) |
| Decision-maker regarding the health matters of the children? | |||
| Mother-in-law | 419 (9) | 353 (28.1) | 769 (36.6) |
| Father-in-law | 136 (2.9) | 359 (28.5) | 633 (30.2) |
| Husband | 2304 (49.4) | 763 (60.7) | 1812 (86.3) |
| Mother/Myself | 2212 (47.4) | 259 (20.6) | 363 (17.3) |
| Other | 65 (1.4) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.1) |
| Decision-maker regarding immunization of the children? | |||
| Mother-in-law | 336 (8.9) | 158 (12.6) | 201 (9.6) |
| Father-in-law | 92 (2.4) | 256 (20.4) | 244 (11.6) |
| Husband | 1562 (41.5) | 703 (55.9) | 1593 (75.9) |
| Mother/Myself | 1717 (45.6) | 139 (11.1) | 59 (2.8) |
| Others | 59 (1.6) | 2 (0.2) | 1 (0.1) |