Skip to main content

Table 6 Knowledge attitude and practice among health workers

From: Vaccine wastage in The Gambia: a prospective observational study

 

Yes/total respondents (%)

Q. For how long can an opened measles vial be kept?

 2 h

1/78(1.3)

6 h

73/78(93.6)

 24 h

3/78(3.8)

 Don’t know

1/78(1.3)

Q. Do you batch/group children for any vaccine?

 BCG

15/79(19.0)

 Hep B

5/79(6.3)

 Measles

5/79(6.3)

 YF

3/79(3.8)

 OPV

3/79(3.8)

Q. For which vaccines does the MDVP apply?

 

 BCG

10/77(13.0)

Hep Ba

51/80(63.8)

OPVa

52/80(65.0)

 Rota

2/79(2.5)

Pentaa

64/80(80.0)

IPVa

50/80(62.5)

 PCV

3/80(3.75)

 Measles

13/80(16.25)

 Yellow fever

13/80(16.25)

DTPa

56/80(70.0)

TTa

55/80(68.75)

Q. What do you do to implement MDVP?

 Open as soon as requested

58/79(73.4)

 Wait for a few children

9/79 (11.4)

 Have a min number of children

2/79 (2.5)

 Only on certain dates

3/79(3.8)

 Others

37/78 (47.4)

Q. Conditions for reuse of vaccines

 

 Expiry date not passed

57/79 (72.2)

 Appropriate cold chain conditions

34/79(43.0)

 Aseptic technique

79/79(100.0)

 VVM 1 or 2

75/79(94.9)

 Others (Label intact)

37/78 (47.4)

Q. What reasons for wastage do you know?

 Expired

44/79(55.7)

 High temp VVM

47/79(59.5)

 Freezing

12/70(15.2)

 Spillage

19/79(24.1)

 Breakage

47/9(59.5)

 > 6 h open

28/79(35.4)

 Discard after opening

26/79(27.9)

 All doses can’t be used

22/79(27.9)

 Others

39/79(49.4)

Q. In what ways can vaccine wastage be reduced?

 Improve stock Management

50/79(63.3)

 Organise sessions

29/79(36.7)

 Batch

11/78(14.1)

 EEFO

14/79(17.7)

 Minimise misuse

21/79(26.6)

 Implement MDVP

23/79(29.1)

 Others

51/79(64.7)

  1. aMulti-dose vial policy (MDVP) applies, VVM Vaccine vial monitor EEFO earliest expiry first out