From: Vaccine management practices among healthcare workers in Morogoro, Tanzania: a cross-sectional study
Variables | Number | Percent (%) |
---|---|---|
Functions of vaccine vial monitors (VVM) | nā=ā77 | Ā |
Prioritize vaccine vials for usability | 2 | 3.0 |
Monitor refrigerator performance | 11 | 14.0 |
Assess vaccine safety | 17 | 22.0 |
Assess vaccine quality during storage | 46 | 60.0 |
Assess heat exposure to vaccine | 1 | 1.0 |
VVM sticker found at/or beyond the discard point | nā=ā77 | Ā |
Yes | 10 | 13.0 |
No | 67 | 87.0 |
Know the WHO recommended storage temperatures of vaccine (+ā2 toā+ā8ĀŗC) | (nā=ā77) | Ā |
Yes | 70 | 90.9 |
No | 7 | 9.1 |
Knowledge on temperature monitoring | Ā | Ā |
Reading current temperature from a Fridge-tagĀ® 2 | nā=ā77 | Ā |
Ā Yes | 58 | 75.0 |
Ā No | 19 | 25.0 |
Reading minimum temperature from a Fridge-tagĀ® 2 | nā=ā77 | Ā |
Ā Yes | 51 | 66.0 |
Ā No | 26 | 34.0 |
Reading maximum temperature from a Fridge-tagĀ® 2 | nā=ā77 | Ā |
Ā Yes | 55 | 71.4 |
Ā No | 22 | 28.6 |
Health workersā performing monthly temperature data reviews | Ā | Ā |
Yes | 38 | 49.0 |
No | 39 | 51.0 |
Knowledge of freeze-sensitive vaccines in a refrigerator | Ā | Ā |
TT/Td | 23 (nā=ā77) | 30.0 |
PCV | 34 (nā=ā77) | 44.0 |
DTP | 57 (nā=ā77) | 74.0 |