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Table 4 Vaccine availability and management practices at the health facility

From: Evaluation of vaccine storage and distribution practices in rural healthcare facilities in Kenya

Characteristics

Variable

Number (n = 122)

Percentage (%)

In the past 6 months, has the facility experienced stockouts?

Experienced stock outs

48

39.34

Check if the facility has established and documented maximum and minimum stock levels in the store

Established

100

81.97

Instances where the safety stocks were consumed for the facility

Yes

39

31.97

Ascertain if the vaccines tallies with the diluents by conducting a random sample

Tallies

108

88.52

Wastages documented in the stock ledger were not more than 1%

Less than 1%

63

51.64