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Table 1 Observed conditions of the cold chain status in health facilities (n = 40, including 8 districts health services (DHS) and 32 integrated health centers (IHC)) in Cameroon, December 2008

From: Program on immunization and cold chain monitoring: the status in eight health districts in Cameroon

Observed conditions of the cold chain status in health facilities

Number of health facilities (%)

Total

DHS

IHC

P value*

Availability of at least one functional refrigerator in health facilities

28 (70.0)

8 (100.0)

20 (62.5)

0.0404

Availability of at least one functional freezer in health facilities

9 (22.5)

6 (75.0)

3(9.4)

0.0005

Access to power supply

    At least one source

34 (85.0)

8 (100.0)

26 (81.3)

0,2361

    The power simply was permanent (total with power supply =34)

7 (20.6)

0 (0.0)

7 (26.9)

0.0900

    Sources of power supply

        Electricity as main source

21(61.8)

8 (100.0)

13 (50.0)

0,0112

        Gas as main source

12 (35.3)

0 (0.0)

12 (46.2)

0.0176

        Kerosene as main source

01(2.9)

0 (0.0)

01(3.8)

0.7647

Temperature recording

    Temperature recording sheets pasted on refrigerators (total with refrigerators = 28)

27 (96.4)

8 (100.0)

19 (95.0)

0.0900

    Thermometer available in refrigerators

27 (96.4)

7(87.5)

20(100.0)

0.1071

    Temperature properly recorded (complete ad update)

16 (40.7)

5(71.4)

11 (55.0)

0.0872

    Refrigerators with temperature within the recommended range (2-8°C) at the moment of observation

20 (70.1)

5 (71.4)

15(75.0)

0.3321

Proper storage of vaccines in the refrigerator

22 (78.6)

5 (62..5)

17 (85.5)

0.0392

Proper parking of ice packs in refrigerators

13 (46.4)

2 (25.0)

11 (55.0)

0.0314

Refrigerators with vaccine vial monitor that has change

3 (10.7)

1 (12.5)

2 (10.0)

0.1146

Refrigerators with other product than vaccine, diluents and ice packs

8 (28.6)

4 (50.0)

4 (20.0)

0.0235

  1. * P value obtained from Fisher Exact Test.