Table 7.
Comparison of KAP Surveys in 2020 and 2012.
| Karachi | Bajaur | Pishin | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicators | 2012 | 2020 | 2012 | 2020 | 2012 | 2020 |
| Respondent’s knowledge about polio | 94.1 | 99.5 * | 97.5 | 97.7 | 98.4 | 97.0 |
| Respondent considers polio to be a health problem | 92.2 | 92.5 | 85.6 | 86.5 | 77.6 | 60.4 * |
| Respondents having knowledge about OPV | 99.3 | 99.8 | 96.8 | 99.6 | 97.8 | 97.4 |
| Perceptions about the safety of OPV | ||||||
| Completely safe | 76.5 | 76.8 | 61.6 | 62.9 | 49.7 | 41.9 |
| Reasonably safe | 11.2 | 13.7 | 11 | 28.1 | 28.9 | 19.3 |
| Not safe at all | 1.1 | 4.8 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 9.5 |
| Don’t Know | 11.2 | 4.7 | 24.7 | 7.7 | 19.7 | 29.3 |
| Ever refused OPV | 5.0 | 23.1 * | 17.4 | 25.0 * | 20.0 | 19.5 |
| Immunization card available | 26.4 | 47.7 | 12.9 | 78.1 | 6.9 | 44.5 |
| Immunization status | ||||||
| Fully immunized | 52.3 | 55.5 * | 28.3 | 67.8 * | 56.5 | 68.6 * |
| Partially immunized | 27.9 | 35.1 | 35.4 | 27.3 | 17.2 | 18.0 |
| Unimmunized | 19.8 | 9.4 * | 35.1 | 5.0 * | 25.6 * | 13.4 |
* Represents significant difference p < 0.05.