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Table 7 Comparison of the scores between private and governmental sectors during the vaccination process*

From: Vaccination process evaluation at COVID-19 vaccination centers in Lebanon: a national study

Process

Scoring and percentages

Private (N = 24)

Governmental (N = 9)

P-value

Transportation

Score/5

5.0

5.0

Percentage

100.0

100.0

Handling and storage

Score/10

8.9 ± 1.3

9.2 ± 0.4

0.430

Percentage

88.8 ± 12.6

92.2 ± 4.4

Vaccine preparation

Score/7

6.04 ± 1.3

6.3 ± 1.3

0.565

Percentage

86.3 ± 18.1

90.5 ± 18.9

Pfizer preparation

Score/11

9.9 ± 1.9

9.1 ± 1.7

0.373

Percentage

90.2 ± 17.2

83.1 ± 15.2

AstraZeneca preparation

Score/5

4.7 ± 0.5

4.5 ± 0.7

0.561

Percentage

94.5 ± 9.3

90.0 ± 14.1

Pre-vaccination

Score/5

4.3 ± 1.2

4.1 ± 1.1

0.700

Percentage

85.8 ± 24.7

82.2 ± 21.1

Administration

Score/8

7.9 ± 0.3

8.0

0.387

Percentage

99.0 ± 3.5

100.0

Post-vaccination

Score/4

3.3 ± 0.8

3.2 ± 0.8

0.820

Percentage

82.3 ± 18.8

80.6 ± 20.8

Total score**

Score/39

35.4 ± 2.7

35.9 ± 1.8

0.626

Percentage

90.8 ± 6.8

92.0 ± 4.5

  1. *The statistical test used was the Student’s t-test for all steps except for the post-vaccination step. Mann–Whitney U test was used for the post-vaccination step
  2. **The total score excludes the score of the “Pfizer Preparation” and “AstraZeneca Preparation”, and only includes the common questions to all VCs