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Evaluation of Vaccine storage Efficacy in HadhramoutGovernorate | ||
| Medical Journal of Tikrit | ||
| Article 1, Volume 2, Issue 122, 2016, Pages 39-43 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Abdulhakeem Lardhi; Jalil I.Al-Ezzi | ||
| Abstract | ||
| The study concentrates upon the process of vaccine storage, which significantly determines theefficacy of vaccine in disease prevention.Study design: Eighteen health centers were selected in Hadhramout governorate usingmultistage sampling &questionnaire were done according to WHO standard &by directvisualization. Good &poor results were found during this study, among poor ones, in 11% ofcenters there is lack of trained personnel for vaccine storage, also lack of memo papers in 33%The sun which has detrimental effect on vaccine storage, enters the room in 44% of studiedcenters ,.The refrigerators should be specified for vaccine storage only ,but unfortunately wereused for other purposes in 6%,the temperature of the refrigerator was taken less than twice aday in 11%of health centers. The good results include, presence of refrigerators in all centers,disposing the vaccine after expiry date ,all personnel know the correct temperature of storage(2-8C) even some of them were not well trained .The results of this study were different in oneaspect & similar in another with WHO recommendations &studies from Europe.The study shows many defects in vaccine storage of health centers either due to carelessness ofresponsible personnel or from health authority in the governorate like lack of correct placewhere refrigerator should be placed, or lack of providing trained substitute in each center.According to WHO recommendations we recommend the following A-provision of trainedpersonnel &trained substitute B-providing suitable place for refrigerator to prevent entry ofsun light to vaccine storage C-the refrigerator should be specified for vaccine storage only Dprovisionof booklets &bulletin papers for responsible staff. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Evaluation of Vaccine storage Efficacy in HadhramoutGovernorate; HadhramoutGovernorate | ||
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