From: Vaccine wastage in The Gambia: a prospective observational study
Yes/total respondents (%) | |
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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) |