Table 2.

Knowledge, attitude, and perceptions of the community regarding polio vaccination in 34 high-risk union councils of Karachi division, Sindh, Pakistan.

Variables	Number	Percentage
Polio teams visit your house
No	3	0.9
Yes	322	99.1
Number of times the Polio team visited
1–10	40	12.3
11–24	194	59.7
≥36	80	24.6
Reason for repeated visits of polio teams (multiple response variables)
Child health or vaccination	218	67.5
Job or Government Policy	115	35.6
conspiracy or data collection	45	13.9
To harm children	46	14.2
Don’t know	49	15.2
Rate behavior of the polio team (0 very bad to 10 very good)
0	15	4.6
1–9	167	51.2
10	139	43.3
Participant’s knowledge of polio
It’s a type of Paralysis	74	22.8
A type of a diseases	130	40
Don’t know	116	35.7
Participant’s knowledge about poliovirus-associated permanent disability
No	79	24.3
Yes	241	74.2
Polio vaccine importance score (0 not important to 10 highly important)
0	138	42.5
1–9	132	40.7
10	46	14.2
Ever refused for polio vaccine
No	43	13.2
Yes	276	84.9
Reason for polio refusal (multiple response variables)
no trust in vaccine quality	112	37.3
no trust in Polio Teams	20	6.7
afraid of side effects	45	15.0
Child was sick	31	10.3
Infertility	26	8.7
Misconception	30	10.0
Religious concerns	20	6.7
Elders don’t allow	42	14.0
Repeated Campaigns	13	4.3
Negative Video/Media	39	13.0
why this disease only	27	9.0
Prefer Private Vaccination	25	8.3
already vaccinated	2	0.7
Other reasons	14	4.7
No response	7	2.3
Anyone senior official came to convince for polio vaccination
Don’t know	10	3.1
No	61	18.8
Yes	242	74.5
Vaccinated child as per someone’s recommendation (multiple response variables)
No	136	45.5
CHW	33	11.0
Doctor	28	9.4
Other	102	33.9
The information source of the Polio campaign (multiple response variables)
CHW	260	57.1
TV	68	14.9
Banner/pamphlet	49	10.8
Newspaper	15	3.3
Religious persons	8	1.8
Social Media/Mobile	8	1.8
Local Influencer/Neighbor/Relative	14	3.1
Other (Doctor, School)	33	7.3