Table 2 Monitoring of vaccine use and immunization operating standards procedures
Variable | Number of participants | % |
|---|---|---|
Methods of monitoring vaccine use | ||
Calculated vaccine wastage rates at facility | 39 | 66.10 |
Monthly summary report of vaccine stock | 55 | 93.22 |
Use of immunization monitoring chart | 49 | 83.05 |
Immunization service monthly review meeting | 34 | 5.63 |
Operating standard or service | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Availability of immunization SOP booklet | 17 | 28.81 |
Time taken to retrieve immunization SOP booklet in minutes | ||
< 5 | 12 | 20.34 |
5–10 | 5 | 8.47 |
Number of months of stock required in the facility | ||
< 1 | 51 | 86.44 |
> 1–2 | 2 | 3.39 |
> 2–3 | 6 | 10.17 |
Number of days immunization services are offered in a week | ||
One | 5 | 8.47 |
Two | 11 | 18.64 |
Five | 43 | 72.88 |
Reasons of immunization services not being provided daily | ||
No refrigerator | 3 | 5.08 |
Faulty refrigerator | 3 | 5.08 |
Workload | 3 | 5.08 |
To avoid wastage of vaccines | 6 | 10.17 |
Variable | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Availability of pre-qualified WHO refrigerator | 56 | 94.91 |
Years in service of the refrigerator | ||
< 5 | 15 | 25.42 |
5–10 | 21 | 35.6 |
> 10 | 20 | 33.90 |
Unknown | 3 | 5.08 |
Availability of adequate storage space | 54 | 91.53 |
Functioning cold chain equipment | 51 | 86.44 |
Number of weeks refrigerators were malfunctioning | ||
> 3 | 5 | 8.47 |
Unknown | 54 | 91.53 |
Frequency of cold chain breakdown for the last 12 months | ||
Once | 8 | 13.56 |
Twice | 14 | 23.73 |
At least three times | 7 | 11.86 |
None | 30 | 50.85 |
Availability of adequate biomedical engineers | 1 | 1.69 |
Routine cold chain equipment maintenance | 12 | 20.34 |
How fast is a break down fridge repaired in weeks | ||
< 1 | 2 | 3.39 |
1–< 2 | 5 | 8.47 |
2–< 3 | 15 | 25.42 |
> 3 | 37 | 62.71 |