ArticlePloS one2021
Knowledge, attitude and practice of vaccinators and vaccine handlers on vaccine cold chain management in public health facilities, Ethiopia: Cross-sectional study.
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- Incomplete vaccination among children aged 12-35 months in West Arsi Zone, Ethiopia.BMC pediatrics · 2026Article
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- Pandemic-Proofing: Intercepting Zoonotic Spillover Events.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
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- A cross-sectional assessment of the effects of select training modalities on vaccine cold chain management.Journal of pharmaceutical policy and practice · 2024Article
- Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of vaccinators about expanded programs on immunization: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Assessment of vaccine management performance in health facilities of Mwanza Region, Tanzania: a cross-sectional study.Journal of pharmaceutical policy and practice · 2023Article
- Vaccine cold chain management practice and associated factors among health professionals in Ethiopia: systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of pharmaceutical policy and practice · 2023Review
- Evaluation of vaccine storage and distribution practices in rural healthcare facilities in Kenya.Journal of pharmaceutical policy and practice · 2023Article
- Vaccine cold chain management practices in primary health centers providing an expanded immunization program in Northwest Ethiopia: self-reported and actual practice observational study.Frontiers in public health · 2023Observational
- Vaccine Cold Chain Management and Associated Factors in Public Health Facilities and District Health Offices of Wolaita Zone, Ethiopia.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2023Article
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- Cold Chain Maintenance and Vaccine Stock Management Practices at Public Health Centers Providing Child Immunization Services in Jimma Zone, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia: Multi-Centered, Mixed Method Approach.Pediatric health, medicine and therapeutics · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundEffective management of the vaccine cold chain system at all levels is one of the crucial factors for maintaining vaccine potency. Vaccines require more complex handling and storage requirements due to increased temperature sensitivity and complicated immunization schedules. This urges adequate knowledge, attitude, and practice. This study assessed the knowledge, attitude, and practice of vaccinators and vaccine handlers' in public health facilities. METHODOLOGY: An institutional-based cross-sectional study design was used to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice of 127 vaccinators and vaccine handlers in public health facilities of Oromia Special Zone, from September 1 to 30, 2019. Data were collected using self-administered questionnaires and a structured observation checklist. Descriptive and inferential statistics were made using the statistical package for social sciences version 20. Variables with a p-value <0.05 were taken as statistically significant.
resultThe response rate was (96.94%). Sixty-eight (53.5%; 95% CI: 46.5%, 61.4%), 58 (45.7%; 95% CI: 37.8%, 53.5%) and 62 (48.8%: 95% CI; 41.7%, 56.7%) vaccinators and vaccine handlers had satisfactory knowledge, positive attitude and good practice respectively. Receiving training on cold chain management had a statistically significant association with the level of knowledge on cold chain management (AOR = 3.04, 95% CI: 1.04-8.88).
conclusionsMore than half of vaccinators and vaccine handlers had satisfactory knowledge, while below half of vaccinators and vaccine handlers had a positive attitude and good practice. The determinants of knowledge in cold chain management were receiving training on cold chain management. Providing regular technical support and on the job training on vaccine cold chain management will improve the knowledge, attitude, and practice of vaccinators and vaccine handlers.
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