Table 2 Type of vaccine wastage at the cold rooms (April to September 2016)
From: Vaccine wastage in The Gambia: a prospective observational study
Month | Vaccine | Type of wastage | Total doses discarded | Proportionate wastage (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Urban | ||||
Apr | BCG | breakage | 40 | 0.02 |
Apr | Measles | breakage | 20 | 0.01 |
Apr | DPT | breakage | 40 | 0.10 |
Apr | TT | breakage | 20 | 0.01 |
Apr | Pentavalent | expiry | 40,260 | 10.7 |
Jun | Rotavirus | expiry | 55,428 | 29.4 |
Rural | ||||
Apr | Pentavalent | expiry | 1200 | 9.6 |
Jun | Rotavirus | expiry | 836 | 6.7 |
Jun | BCG | missing | 240 | 20.0 |
Jun | YF | missing | 300 | 13.8 |
Aug | YF | Othera | 1010 | 62.7 |