Vaccine perception among acceptors and non-acceptors in Sokoto State, Nigeria

Highlights • Perceptions people held about polio and oral polio vaccine affected their acceptance of oral polio vaccine in Sokoto State. • Those who perceived the severity of polio and their susceptibility accepted the oral polio vaccine during campaigns. • Opinion of family members about the oral polio vaccine moderated vaccine acceptance. • Oral polio vaccine acceptance was related to outbreaks of paralysis of any sort. • Implications of this study include the investigation of vaccine acceptance in a high risk population.