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Table 3 Wastage rates and factors for different vaccines in the Littoral Region in 2016 and 2017a

From: A retrospective review of vaccine wastage and associated risk factors in the Littoral region of Cameroon during 2016–2017

Vaccinesb

2016

2017

Total

Children vaccinated

Doses used

WRc

WFd

Children vaccinated

Doses used

WR

WF

Children vaccinated

Doses used

WR

WF

BCG

88,041

128,233

31.34%

1.0031

84,956

126,892

33.05%

1.0033

172,997

255,125

32.19%

1.0032

OPV

347,083

360,238

3.65%

1.0004

327,576

344,233

4.84%

1.0005

674,659

704,471

4.23%

1.0004

IPV

84,196

102,329

17.72%

1.0018

73,460

89,621

18.03%

1.0018

157,656

191,950

17.87%

1.0018

PENTA

259,277

265,547

2.36%

1.0002

241,162

253,707

4.94%

1.0005

500,439

519,254

3.62%

1.0004

PCV

259,079

251,142

−3.16%

0.9997

242,642

233,048

−4.12%

0.9996

501,721

484,190

−3.62%

0.9996

ROTA

168,835

165,226

−2.18%

0.9998

161,630

159,736

−1.19%

0.9999

330,465

324,962

−1.69%

0.9998

MR

81,642

100,052

18.40%

1.0018

66,533

82,990

19.83%

1.0020

148,175

183,042

19.05%

1.0019

YF

81,523

99,389

17.98%

1.0018

72,442

89,144

18.74%

1.0019

153,965

188,533

18.34%

1.0018

Total

1,369,676

1,472,156

6.96%

1.0007

1,270,401

1,379,371

7.90%

1.0008

2640,077

2,851,527

7.42%

1.0007

  1. a Data source: Cameroon Ministry of Public Health (MOPH), District Vaccination Data Management Tool (DVDMT) 2016–2017 for Littoral Region b Vaccines: BCG bacillus Calmette-Guérin, OPV oral polio vaccine, IPV inactivated polio vaccine, PENTA pentavalent vaccine: diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus (DPT), hepatitis B and Haemophilus influenza type b (Hib) vaccines, PCV pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, ROTA rotavirus vaccine, MR measles and rubella vaccine, YF yellow fever vaccine
  2. c WR Wastage rate
  3. d WF Wastage Factor